Car Lockout Service
Locked out of your car or trunk in Coronado or San Diego? We come to you and open it without damage.
How it worksMobile car locksmith · Imperial Beach
Car Locksmith in Imperial Beach
Mobile car lockouts, key replacement and fob programming in Imperial Beach, 7:30 AM to 10:30 PM, every day.
Every day, 7:30 AM to 10:30 PM
Imperial Beach sits at the bottom of the Silver Strand and we sit at the top, so it is one road between us. That makes us a natural car locksmith in Imperial Beach: we come straight down State Route 75 from Coronado and do the job at your car, at the pier, on Seacoast Drive, or in the driveway at Navy housing.
IB is a beach town first. Keys go into the sand at the pier and into the water at the estuary. Fobs stop working after a salty day. Navy families in the housing tracts need spare keys for a second driver, or a fob programmed after one was lost on deployment. We see all of it, and we handle it on site.
Where in Imperial Beach we come to you
Imperial Beach for us runs from the Silver Strand down to the Tijuana River estuary. Seacoast Drive is the beachfront, with the pier at Portwood Pier Plaza and the restaurants and rentals on either side. Palm Avenue carries State Route 75 through town, Imperial Beach Boulevard and 13th Street cross it, Bayside lies toward the bay, and the Navy housing tracts fill the blocks between the beach and the outlying field. We come to the pier lot and the streets behind it, driveways in housing, the estuary trailheads, the strip lots along Palm Avenue, and the day lots and campground at Silver Strand.
Common calls from Imperial Beach
Fob quit after a day at IB Pier
Fine sand and salt spray get into a fob at the pier, and it does not have to go in the water to stop working. It gets weaker through the afternoon and by the time you walk back to the lot on Seacoast Drive, nothing. We test it, program a replacement to the car in the lot, and the car starts as it should.
Key snapped in a door on Seacoast Drive
Cars that live on Seacoast Drive face the ocean every day, and door locks stiffen until a key breaks in them. The stub is flush with the lock and there is nothing to grip. We come to the space, pull the piece without damaging the cylinder, cut a new key, and program it if your car needs a chipped one.
Car bought from a shipmate has one key
Sailors in the housing tracts buy and sell cars among themselves, and the car often changes hands with a single chipped key and a plain copy that opens the door and nothing else. We program a proper transponder key in your driveway, and the plain copy still works as a door key if you want to keep it. Bring the title or the bill of sale.
Parking, gates and meeting up in Imperial Beach
Most people meet us on Seacoast Drive, in the pier lot at Portwood Pier Plaza or on the streets that run inland from it, so give us the cross street and the side. On a warm weekend the pier lot is full and the overflow spreads several blocks; after dark the beach end of those streets is dim. In housing, the house number matters more than the street name. At the estuary, name the trailhead. At Silver Strand State Beach we check in at the kiosk, and the day-use lots lock at dusk, so call before the light goes.
How a visit works in Imperial Beach
- Call or text (619) 313-6749. Tell us where the car is in Imperial Beach, the year, make and model, and what happened. You get the price before we leave Coronado.
- We drive to the car. Wherever it sits in Imperial Beach: a garage level, a valet lot, a driveway or the curb. We text when we are close.
- 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 Imperial Beach
The places locals call from most, and what usually goes wrong there.
IB Pier
The public lot at the foot of the pier on Seacoast Drive is small, and the streets behind it, Evergreen and Elder, take the overflow. Lost keys after a walk or a fishing trip. We cut and program a new key at the car; tell us the street if you are not in the lot.Seacoast Drive
The beachfront strip with restaurants and rentals. A fob left in a rental unit that is now locked. We open the car and, if you need one, make a spare.Silver Strand State Beach
Between Coronado and IB, halfway home for us. Day lots and the bayside RV campground. Locked out with the gear inside. Tell the entrance kiosk a locksmith is coming and we drive down the Strand to your space.Tijuana River estuary trails
Trailhead parking at the south end of Seacoast Drive and by the visitor center on Caspian Way. Keys dropped on the trail rarely turn up. Meet us at the trailhead you started from, and if it is after dark put your hazards on.Navy family housing
The housing tracts sit between the beach and the outlying field. Worn ignitions, fobs for a second car, and a key that left on deployment. We come to the house; give us the street name and house number, since the tracts have a lot of similar streets.
Car locksmith services in Imperial Beach
The calls from IB are car lockouts at the beach, car key replacement for keys lost in the sand, and key fob programming after the ocean got to the fob. We program transponder keys, pull broken keys out of locks the salt has stiffened, and cut spare car keys for households with more than one driver and only one key.
Car Key Replacement
Lost every key? We cut and program a new car key at your vehicle, no original needed, in Coronado or San Diego.
How it worksKey Fob & Remote Programming
New fob, lost remote or an extra one for the family. We program it to your car on site in Coronado and San Diego.
How it worksImperial Beach questions
How do you get to Imperial Beach from Coronado?
Straight down the Silver Strand on State Route 75. It is one road from our door to yours.
Can you help at Navy housing?
Yes. We come to the house. Bring ID and proof of ownership, and we take care of the rest in the driveway.
Can you come to the beach lots after dark?
Yes. The lot at the pier and the streets along Seacoast Drive are open in the evening, and we work until 10:30 PM. Put your hazards on so we can pick out the car, and stay near it.
Locked out or need a key in Imperial Beach?
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.