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Car key replacement · Perth

Car key replacement in Perth

Spare keys, lost keys, key fobs and push-start smart keys, cut and programmed where the car is parked, so it never needs a tow.

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Quick answer

Amco replaces car keys at the car across Perth, Western Australia, including when every key is lost and there’s nothing to copy from. In business hours a spare key is from $240 inc GST while you still have a working one, or from $295 for a proximity or push-start key; if every key is lost, or it’s after hours, it costs more and we agree the price before we start. We make keys for every Japanese brand, plus Hyundai and Kia, and most US-built cars such as Ford and Holden. Most keys are done in roughly 30 minutes after we reach the car.

All keys lost
New keys made from scratch at the car
Makes
Japanese, Hyundai, Kia, most American
Job time
About 30 min once at the car
ID
Photo ID and proof of ownership
What it costs

How much does a replacement car key cost?

Business hours, inc GST

If you still have a working key, a spare costs from $240 inc GST (from $295 inc GST for a proximity or push-start key). If every key is lost, the price is higher and we quote it for your make and model before we start, because it depends on the make and how many keys need cutting and programming.

Spare key
From $240, with a working key
Prox / push-start spare
From $295
All keys lost
Costs more, quoted for your make and model before we start

After-hours costs more and varies with the time; the price is agreed before we start.

Prices checked September 2026.

Worked example: a straightforward spare key with a working original in hand starts from $240; a spare proximity or push-start key starts from $295.

What pushes the price higher: the car’s make and key type, whether it’s an all-keys-lost replacement, and after-hours timing.

Send a photo of your existing key (or the make, model and year) through the quote form, or ring 08 9444 2089, and we’ll give you a straight price before we book you in.

Know your key

Which car key do you have?

The type of key decides what the replacement involves. If you’re not sure which one you have, send a photo through the quote form and we’ll tell you.

Plain blade keyNo chip, usually on older cars. We cut it from the lock or the key code, and there’s nothing to program.
Transponder (chip) keyLooks plain, but a chip in the head has to be recognised by the immobiliser. We cut the blade and code the chip at the car; that part is car key programming.
Remote or flip keyLock and unlock buttons in the key head, and on a flip key the blade folds away. We cut the blade, code the chip and pair the remote, so one key does all three.
Push-start smart keyStays in your pocket or bag and is coded to the car. Most hide a small emergency blade for when the battery goes flat.

If the only key is lost, it’s still one visit. We make the new key at the car and delete the lost one from the car’s computer so it won’t start the engine. The doors may still respond to it, so tell us if the keys were stolen.

By make

Makes we cut keys for

Spare keys and all-keys-lost replacements, made at the car. Tap your make for the details.

Spare keys and all keys lost: Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki and the other Japanese makes, plus Hyundai, Kia, Ford and Holden. That includes the utes, vans and 4WDs: HiLux, Ranger, Triton, Navara, BT-50, Colorado, LandCruiser, Prado, Patrol, HiAce and Transit.

Spares only, while you still have a working key: Volkswagen. If every VW key is gone, that’s a dealer job, and we’ll tell you so on the phone.

Opened, but no keys made: European and Chinese cars. We get you back in without damage and tell you who to call for the key.

The make-by-make table is on our car locksmith page. Or ring 08 9444 2089 with the make, model and year.

How it works

New keys, no tow truck

  1. Tell us the car

    Make, model and year, and where it is.

  2. Price agreed

    You know the cost before we come out.

  3. Keys made at the car

    The new key is cut, coded to the car and tested. Lost keys can be deleted so they won’t start the car.

Before we start

What to have ready

  • Photo ID.
  • Proof the car is yours, such as the rego papers or an insurance or finance document.
  • The VIN if you can find it. It’s on the rego papers and usually at the base of the windscreen.
  • Your working key, if you’re getting a spare.

We check ID and ownership on every car key job, so nobody can have a key made for a car that isn’t theirs.

From a recent car key job

A recent Mitsubishi job: we made the key only, using the customer’s existing remote buttons and chip.

Magnus, Amco Locksmiths.

Common questions

Straight answers

Yes. Our 24 hour emergency service covers lost car keys and car lockouts across Perth for the makes listed on our car locksmith page. After-hours jobs cost more than business hours, and we agree the price with you first.

Yes, for the makes we cover. We make a new key at the car with nothing to copy from.

No. We drive out to wherever the car is.

We can delete lost keys from the car’s computer so they won’t start it. The doors may still respond to them, though.

Not when every key is lost. We can open them without a mark, and for a Volkswagen we can make a spare while you still have a working key.

Yes, for the makes we cover. We cut and program a brand new key at the car, even when every key is gone.

The make, model and year, the type of key (plain, transponder, remote or push-start; see car key programming) and whether you still have a working key. A spare from a working key is simpler than all keys lost. You get the price before we start.

Yes – an all-keys-lost replacement costs more than a spare, because there’s no original to copy from. We quote it for your make and model before we start; a spare with a working key starts from $240 (from $295 for proximity/push-start).

Call us with the make, model, year and where the car is. Have photo ID and proof the car is yours ready. We come to the car, so there’s no tow truck.

Yes, as an add-on while we’re already with you for a spare car key or other work. We don’t book a visit just to swap a battery.

We can fix a cracked key shell or a broken blade, as an add-on while we’re already with you for a spare key or other work. We don’t book a visit just for a key repair.