On today's blog we'll talk about the sucky situation of losing your car keys, more specifically losing your Honda car keys.

When you first notice you've lost your car keys there are two things that instantly cross your mined:  1) how do i get new keys made.     2) if someone found my keys can he/she steel my car ?

So the answer for question number 1 is call a locksmith and ask for a price, the answer for question number 2 is YES, until you program new keys to the car someone will be able to steel it with your lost/old/stolen key.

At Metro Local Locksmith we make Honda / Acura transponder keys ( cut & programmed ).

You'll need to call a locksmith that would come to you, if it's a licensed professional locksmith he will ask you on the phone if you are the owner of the car and if you ever had to change your ignition or door locks before.

The procedure is actually very simple ( o.k not very but fairly simple ), there are 2 basic ways to make a Honda or Acura car key, you can either get the cuts for the key from the VIN (vehicle identification number ) and convert the code to cuts, or you can get the code or cuts from one of the cylinder locks in the vehicle, ( the glove box cylinder works great for that mater ).

After the keys are made ( always get two copies ), and they are working on the doors and ignition locks, it's time to plug the computer and program the chips ( transponder chips ) in the keys to the vehicle's computer immobilizer unit.

When the new keys are programmed and the green security light is off, then the old keys ( the chips in the old keys ) are deleted from the car's computer, which means that who ever found/stall your keys can't steel your car.

For more information about replacement car keys in the New York metro area please fill free to contact us at Metro Local Locksmith, on the phone or at the web www.metrolocallocksmith.com

Usually a Honda / Acura transponder key should cost less then $199 but every job is different and every case needs to be evaluated.

Like always - try not to lose your keys to begin with !

Ben.