Mobile car locksmith · Coronado

Car Locksmith in Coronado

Mobile car lockouts, key replacement and fob programming in Coronado, 7:30 AM to 10:30 PM, every day.

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Every day, 7:30 AM to 10:30 PM

Coronado is home, and the island is small, so we are never far from you. When you need a car locksmith in Coronado, we come to the car, whether it is on Orange Avenue, in the lot at the Ferry Landing, or on a side street off Ocean Boulevard, and do the work there. There is no shop to tow to. Keys are cut and programmed at the vehicle.

Coronado has a lot of visitors and a lot of Navy families. Both get locked out, lose keys in the sand, and end up with a fob that no longer talks to the car. We handle all of it on site, from Spreckels Park to the golf course to a slip on Glorietta Bay. Because we start on the island, a Coronado call is the shortest drive we make.

Where in Coronado we come to you

Coronado for us runs from the foot of the bridge to the end of the Cays. The Village is Orange Avenue and the streets on either side of it. Central Beach is the sand along Ocean Boulevard between the Hotel del Coronado and North Island, with the Shores towers south of the hotel. On the bay side there is the Ferry Landing at First Street, Tidelands Park under the bridge, Glorietta Bay and the golf course; Silver Strand State Beach is halfway down to the Cays. Calls come from hotel and condo garages, driveways on the numbered streets, marina lots, and the public side of the base gates.

Common calls from Coronado

Locked out at a Spreckels Park concert

Summer concert Sundays fill every curb around the park, from Orange Avenue to C Avenue and Sixth to Seventh Street. The chairs go back in the trunk, the lid drops, and the key is in the cooler. We open the car where it sits and you are home in a few blocks. Tell us which of the four streets around the park you parked on.

Key will not turn on Orange Avenue

Older cars live on the island, and the ignition is often the first thing to wear. The key goes in, turns partway and stops, usually in the angled parking outside the shops on Orange Avenue. We repair or replace the ignition at the space, and if the key itself is worn down we cut a fresh one so the new cylinder does not inherit the old problem.

Key snapped at the Glorietta Bay boat launch

The launch ramp at Glorietta Bay Park has trailer parking that empties late on a weekend, and a lock that has spent years in salt air can grab a key and break it. We pull the broken half out of the door or the ignition and cut a new key on the spot. Tell us whether you are in the trailer spaces or the lot by the community center.

Parking, gates and meeting up in Coronado

A cross street is usually enough in Coronado, but a few places call for more. In the Village, give us the block of Orange Avenue or the numbered street, and whether you are in the angled spaces. At the Hotel del Coronado and the Shores, give us the garage level or the tower name. At North Island and the Amphibious Base we stay outside the fence, so pick a spot on the public side and describe it. On concert nights at Spreckels Park and warm beach weekends the curbs are full, so stay by the car, hazards on.

How a visit works in Coronado

  1. Call or text (619) 313-6749. Tell us where the car is in Coronado, the year, make and model, and what happened. You get the price before we leave Coronado.
  2. We drive to the car. Wherever it sits in Coronado: a garage level, a valet lot, a driveway or the curb. We text when we are close.
  3. Done at the curb. We open the car or cut and program the key on the spot, test it with you, and you drive away.

Where we meet you in Coronado

The places locals call from most, and what usually goes wrong there.

  • Hotel del Coronado

    Beach walks and valet stands. A key goes into a pocket and comes out somewhere on the sand. Tell us whether the car is in the hotel garage, at the valet stand, or in Ocean Boulevard street parking, and we make a working key there.

  • Coronado Ferry Landing

    You came off the ferry, had dinner, and the fob is locked inside the car. The lot sits between First Street and the water; tell us whether you are up by the shops or down by the ferry dock, and if the fob is dead we program a new one at the car.

  • Central Beach and Ocean Boulevard

    Free street parking along the dunes, and it fills by mid-morning on a warm weekend. Salt water is hard on fobs. If yours quit after a swim, we replace it and pair it to the car where it sits along the wall.

  • Coronado Cays

    Separate villages off the Strand, several behind their own gates. Give us the village name and the gate code if there is one, and we come to the driveway or the slip behind the house rather than have you drive the only key up the Strand.

  • Silver Strand State Beach

    Day-use lots on the ocean side and the bay side, joined by a tunnel under the highway. The lots close at sunset, so if you are locked out with the light going, call as soon as you know and tell the kiosk a locksmith is on the way.

  • North Island and the Amphibious Base

    Base personnel call us from both ends of the island. For North Island we meet near the main gate at the end of Fourth Street; for the Amphibious Base, on the Strand side. Bring your ID and we can cut and program a key right there.

Car locksmith services in Coronado

Most calls in Coronado are car lockouts and lost key replacement, followed by key fob programming after a fob has met the ocean. We program transponder keys for cars that need a chip to start, handle ignition repair when the key will not turn or sticks, pull broken keys out of salt-stiffened locks, and cut spare keys for households with more drivers than keys.

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Coronado questions

Do you have a shop in Coronado?

No. We are mobile only. We bring the equipment to your car wherever it is parked in Coronado and cut and program keys there.

Can you meet me at North Island or the Amphibious Base?

Yes. We meet you outside the gate, or at another spot base security allows. Bring your ID and proof of ownership and we will take care of the rest.

I lost my only key at the beach. Can you make one?

Yes. We make a new key at the car, and we program it there too. See car key replacement for what we need from you, or read what to do when locked out of your car in Coronado.

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Locked out or need a key in Coronado?

Call or text and tell us where the car is. We come to you anywhere in Coronado and across San Diego, 7:30 AM to 10:30 PM, every day.

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