Can you cut a key without the original?

Often yes — a key can frequently be cut to the lock itself rather than copied from an existing key. Bring us the lock details, or let a technician look at the door, and we will tell you what is possible.

What is the difference between cutting and programming?

Cutting shapes the metal blade so it turns the lock. Programming pairs the electronics — a chip, remote or transponder — with the vehicle or system so it is accepted. Modern car keys usually need both.

Do you cut gate and padlock keys as well as door keys?

Yes. Household door keys, gate keys, security gate keys and common padlock keys are all standard work.

Key Cutting & Key Programming

Keys Cut Where You Are

Most key jobs are small, quick and enormously useful — right up until the day you needed the spare and did not have it.

Unlock Heroes cuts keys on site across Gauteng & Limpopo. Because we are mobile, that can happen at your front door, at your business, or beside the vehicle, rather than requiring a trip to a counter with a lock in a bag.

Key Cutting

Key Programming

What We Cut & Programme

Household and gate key cutting
Keys cut to match existing locks
Remote, chip and transponder programming
Spare key sets for tenants and staff
Keys cut to a lock where no original exists
Padlock and security gate keys

Door lock and key barrel worked on during a key cutting callout — Keys are cut to the lock itself where no original is available.

Spares Before You Need Them

Cutting a spare from a working key is straightforward. Producing a key after every copy has been lost is a bigger job — the lock has to be read or decoded, and for a vehicle the new key also has to be programmed. The difference in effort between those two situations is the whole argument for getting spares cut on a quiet day.

It is worth having a spare for each person who uses the property, plus one kept somewhere sensible — with someone you trust rather than under a pot beside the door, which is the first place anyone looks.

Down to one key? That is the moment to call, not after it goes missing.

Call 064 432 9929

Vehicle Keys, Remotes & Transponders

A modern car key is two things at once: a shaped blade and a piece of electronics. Cutting the blade alone will not start the car — the chip or remote also has to be paired with the vehicle. We handle both parts, with the programming done at the vehicle.

What is possible varies quite a lot between makes, models and model years, so have those details ready when you call. Full detail on vehicle work is on the automotive locksmith page.

Keys Matched To Existing Locks

If you are having new locks fitted, they can often be keyed to match a key you already carry — so a new gate lock and your front door open on the same key rather than adding another one to the ring. Mention it before the hardware goes on and it is usually straightforward.

Key cutting and programming across Gauteng & Limpopo. Call 064 432 9929 or WhatsApp 063 260 9710.

Key Cutting & Programming

Keys Cut Where You Are

What We Cut & Programme

Spares Before You Need Them

Vehicle Keys, Remotes & Transponders

Keys Matched To Existing Locks