Today we’re talking about Citroen and Peugeot cars because there are a lot on the road, all with the same problem as any other car when it comes to lost, stolen or broken car keys.
The French car key round up
But one of the biggest problems with Citroen or Peugeot car keys is the casing falling apart or flip style key blades losing their ‘springiness’ and failing to spring out from the key.
Replacement of Citroen or Peugeot car keys in Coventry
It’s important to use a professional auto locksmith who won’t be daunted by particular requirements of replacing Citroen or Peugeot car keys. Whatever your key emergency in the Coventry or Coventry area, Eydens can replace and reprogramme your French car key, and have mobile units that can help you at the roadside. You’ll find it’s less expensive and much quicker than your local car dealership.
A quality service for lost, broken or duplicate car key
Although these keys eventually fail, Eydens use a high-quality DS style key to reprogramme and replace your Citroen or Peugeot vehicle.
French car keys and cards need different types of programming, but replacement or duplication is not a problem for our highly trained team. We carry massive stocks of uncut keys so that we can cut, programme a new key to your vehicle, delete any missing keys, and get you back on the road asap.
Reprogramming your new car key for most French models
We can produce replacement keys for most Citroen or Peugeot car models as we have specialist diagnostic equipment to program transponder keys and reproduce remote controls for central locking.
Instead of reaching for the phone to call your insurance company, give us a call. We will attend on the same day and change the locks for what averages out to be the same as your excess. Just so much simpler.
Programming Citroen or Peugeot car keys
Citroen has two main key profiles, one with a flip style blade with a VA2 profile and one which is a non-remote key with a SX9 profile. Whilst the Peugeot main key profile is HU83.
To cut any Citroen or Peugeot car key there is a special number that tells us how to cut the blade to operate the locks. If it is missing, we use specialist tools to pick and decode the lock, allowing us to cut a key without even removing the lock from the car.
Each key also has a highly complex transponder chip inside the casing which is then coded to the car immobiliser. We use a specialised diagnostic tool to read the pin code from the vehicle which allows us to program your new key. This can be done at our site in Coventry or at the roadside and you are good to go.
Use a professional auto locksmith
What is important is having the certainty of a quality replacement key service without the costs and waiting time of going to a dealer. Eydens understand the particular needs of your key emergency whether you drive a Citroen or Peugeot vehicle.
If you are in Coventry or surrounding Coventry area and get stranded, locked out or stuck because of any car key related situation, don’t panic! Just give us a call and we will get you back on the road.
GOOD TIP: You’ll never know when you might need to call out an emergency auto locksmith, so why not save our number in your phone? 02476 332 524
