2009 Toyota Yaris
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2009 Toyota Yaris Metal Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Out on the shoulder near North Ranch, a guy called me because his key had snapped clean in the ignition of his 2009 Yaris. Half the blade was still seated in the cylinder. He had the other half in his hand and a very specific look on his face that said he had already made two calls before mine.

The first locksmith he reached quoted him a full ignition replacement over the phone without asking a single question about the break. That quote included drilling. He declined, kept scrolling, and found me.

When I got there, the fragment was in far enough to be annoying but not far enough to have moved any of the wafers out of position. I worked the broken piece out without touching the cylinder internals. No drilling, no damage, no drama. Once the fragment was clear, I decoded the lock directly from the wafer positions, which gave me the cut depth I needed. Cut the new blade on-site and tested it in both the ignition and the door.

The lock worked exactly the same as before. No new cylinder, no tow to a shop, no waiting on a part order. He was back on the road faster than a dealer appointment would have even been scheduled.

The ignition replacement quote from the other locksmith would have cost him significantly more. He mentioned that twice on his way back to the driver seat.

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