Lockout Myth

Using duck tape to roll down your can windows. On some older, non-motorized windows, it is possible to move the window down slightly with force. By slightly, I mean like a 1/2”. For all the electronic window motors; you’re not going to overcome the electric motor by pushing the window. Unless you push so hard that you break the motor and perhaps the window in the process. You cannot safely pry down vehicle window, that’s just by design.

24-Hour Lockout Services, Locksmith Ridgefield Wa:

• House
• Apartment
• Condo
• Duplex
• Airbnb
• Business
• Office
• Storeroom
• Warehouse
• Car
• Truck
• Van
• SUV
• Recreational Vehicle (RV)
• Travel Trailer
• Food Truck/Cart
• Mobile Home
• Semi-Truck
• Delivery Vehicle
• Moving Truck
• Rental Vehicles
• Trailer Hitch & Boat Hitch
• Steering Wheel Lock
• Glove Compartment
• Gas Cap
• Roof Rack, Bike Rack, Sky Rack, Cargo Carrier

Locksmith Ridgefield Wa, Residential Locksmith Services

Home Owner, Landlord, Tenant/Renter, and Realtor Locksmith Services:

• Keys locked in house or room (lockout, pop lock, pick lock, bypass lock)
• Broken key extractions
• New Lock Installation (drilling and prepping the door to accept a lock)
• New locks
• Additional keys
• Rekey
• Padlocks
• Mailbox locks and keys

Door alignment issues

These are the main reasons why latches and bolts fail. There are several causes: improperly drilled holes, incorrectly positioned strike and latch plates, sagging hinges, bowed doors, excessive gap between the door and frame, or just settling from age.

Latch replacements

Latches typically wear out before the rest of the lock, sometimes preventing the door from being opened. Kwikset latches seem to fail most often and this is typically due to design flaws and alignment issues. Standard entrance locks use latches with an additional dead-latch. This piece is meant to rest on the latch plate while the primary latch is extended inside the plate. When both latches go inside the plate, they can be manipulated to open the door, and they also bind against the back of the latch plate from the pressure of the door. This is what causes the latch to fail within a few years.
We stock replacement latches for Kwikset, Baldwin, Schlage, Yale, and Master Lock.

Bolt replacements (for deadbolts)

Bolts don’t fail very often, but alignment issues are the top reason they do. This is especially critical when they are operated by electronic components. Smooth action is required for the small motor to throw and release the 1” lock bolt. Too much binding can prevent the lock from fully engaging/disengaging, overclock the motor, wear batteries, and break the lock.

Replacement Locks:

• Knobs (entrance, privacy, passage)
• Levers (entrance, privacy, passage)
• Deadbolts
• Padlocks
• Lock Cylinders

Mailbox locks

Rekeying

• Lost or stolen keys
• Staff turnover (caretaker, maid, nanny)
• Evictions
• Estates
• Binding keys (worn keys and lock pins)
• New property lease or purchases

Locksmith Ridgefield Wa, Commercial Locksmith Services

• Lockout
• Broken key extraction
• Rekey
• Master Keying and Master Rekeying
• New Lock Installation (drilling and Prepping the door and frame to accept a lock)
• Lock replacement:
• Knob (Entrance, Storeroom, Privacy, Passage)
• Lever (Entrance, Storeroom, Privacy, Passage)
• Single sided deadbolt
• Double sided deadbolt
• Mortise cylinder (Keyed, Thumb-turn, Dummy/Blank)
• Storefront doors
• Cylinders
• Hook bolts
• Swing bolts
• Dead-latches
• Vertical rods
• Panic bar assembly
• Mailbox locks and keys

Locksmith Ridgefield Wa, Automotive Locksmith Services

Lockout Services:

• Car
• Truck
• Van
• SUV
• Recreational Vehicle (RV)
• Travel Trailer
• Food Truck/Cart
• Mobile Home
• Semi-Truck
• Delivery Vehicle
• Moving Truck
• Rental Vehicles
• Trailer Hitch & Boat Hitch
• Steering Wheel Lock
• Glove Compartment
• Gas Cap
• Roof Rack, Bike Rack, Ski Rack, Cargo Carrier

Other Automotive Services:

• Broken key extraction
• Obtain key code
• Code cut keys
• Worn keys
• Metal Keys (non-transponder chipped)
• Transponder Keys
• POD Keys
• Remote Head Keys
• Fobik/Fobix Keys
• Flip-Keys
• Smart Keys (Proximity Fobs)
• Reprogram of existing keys:
• Transponder Keys, Flip-Keys, Fobs, Keyless Entry Remotes, Fobik/Fobik Keys, Smart/Proximity Fobs

Add Vehicle Key

This option allows you to add additional vehicle transponder keys or smart keys. You must currently have at least one key that will start and run the vehicle. So long as the security of vehicle has not been compromised, adding additional keys is typically simpler and quicker.

All Keys Lost

Many vehicles require two working keys to perform All Keys Lost. This process can take a little longer and is typically more expensive that just adding a second or third key.
If you’ve lost one or all of your vehicle keys, or if you’ve purchased a used vehicle and want to ensure that previously programmed keys will not operate your vehicle, this option would be ideal.
Any physical key that used to operate the doors, trunk, glove box, and physical aspect of the ignition will still work those areas, but the vehicle will not start with those keys.

Most vehicles supported within the following makes:

• Acura
• Buick
• Cadillac
• Chevrolet (Chevy)
• Chrysler
• Dodge
• Ford
• Genesis
• GMC
• Honda
• Hyundai
• Jeep
• Kia
• Lincoln
• Mazda
• Mercury
• Nissan
• Oldsmobile
• Plymouth
• Pontiac
• Saturn
• Subaru

Locksmith Ridgefield Wa, Motorcycle Keys

Most Non-Transponder equipped motorcycles:

• Harley Davidson
• Honda
• Kawasaki
• Suzuki
• Triumph
• Yamaha

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