Locked out at 11 pm? Need your new home rekeyed before you unpack? KeyNow Locksmith is DFW's locally owned, state-licensed mobile locksmith. Car keys, home locks, commercial security — at your location, any hour.
Late-night lockout on the I-635 feeder. A Frisco office that can't open Monday morning. A Deep Ellum apartment whose tenant took the keys when they left. These are real calls we get. Here's what we do about them.
Lost your only key in a Kroger parking lot? Locked out at the American Airlines Center after a Mavs game? Our mobile units carry professional Autel and Ilco programming equipment — the same gear dealerships use — for Ford, Toyota, BMW, GM, and 95% of vehicles on the road. No tow. No dealership markup.
Dallas summers warp door frames. Contractors hand out key copies like business cards. And nobody rekeyed that Oak Cliff bungalow before the last three tenants moved in. We handle the full picture — emergency unlocks, new-home rekeying, deadbolt upgrades, and smart lock installs where we actually stay to configure the app.
An employee left last Tuesday and still has a key to your Uptown suite. Your panic bar failed inspection. A tenant in your Deep Ellum retail space is locked out at 7am before the weekend market opens. These are real calls we get — and we handle all of them without the corporate markup.
No hold music. No "we'll have someone call you back." No price that triples when the tech shows up.
Real person, real quote, right now. Tell us where you are and what's locked — we'll tell you the price before we leave the shop. That number doesn't change when we arrive.
The closest available licensed technician dispatches with the right hardware on board. Mobile units are staged across DFW, not in a single shop — so you reach a real tech, not a call center.
Car unlocked. Door open. Key programmed. We don't leave until it works — and the invoice matches the quote. Every time.
We don't work from a single shop. Our fully-equipped service vans are staged strategically across DFW so the nearest unit is always close to you.
Each van carries professional-grade Autel MaxiIM, Ilco key programmers, and Laser Key cutters — the same equipment used by authorized dealerships, without the dealership trip or tow.
Bait-and-switch pricing. Unverifiable licenses. Subcontractors dispatched from states away. Here's how we're different — and how to verify it.
Every technician operates under a Texas DPS Alarm & Locksmith License. We're bonded and carry full liability insurance — protecting your property on every call. Don't trust your home or vehicle to unlicensed operators.
Our units stage across the Metroplex, not from a single shop. Locked out near the AT&T Discovery District? Stranded at a Legacy West parking garage in Plano? The closest available licensed technician is dispatched and we share their live ETA when you call.
We give you a firm number before we dispatch. Dallas has a documented bait-and-switch problem in this industry — the BBB has a whole file on it. Our invoice has never differed from our phone quote. Not once.
Modern transponder keys, proximity fobs, and push-to-start systems require professional-grade EEPROM and OBD-II programming equipment. Our units carry Autel MaxiIM, Ilco auto key programmers, and Laser Key cutters — at a fraction of dealership cost.
We are not a national franchise with anonymous call centers. KeyNow Locksmith is locally owned by DFW residents who know these streets. When you call us, you reach a local dispatcher who sends a local tech — not a contractor from another city.
Every lockout we open is opened without damage to your door, frame, or weatherstripping — that's a written guarantee, not a marketing line. Every key we cut and program is tested before we leave, and every install (deadbolt, smart lock, ignition cylinder) carries a 90-day labor warranty. If something we did stops working, we come back and fix it.
KeyNow Locksmith operates from multiple mobile staging areas throughout DFW, giving us broad coverage across every city in our service area. Click your city to see local service details.
Also serving Dallas neighborhoods: Downtown Dallas · Uptown · Deep Ellum · Bishop Arts District · Oak Lawn · Preston Hollow · Highland Park · University Park · Lake Highlands · Lakewood, and more.
Every KeyNow Locksmith dispatch is backed by a written guarantee. Not a slogan — the actual terms we deliver under.
You hear the firm, all-in price on the phone before we leave. The invoice on completion matches that number — no "trip fee," no "diagnostic fee," no surge pricing for nights, weekends, or holidays.
We open standard auto and residential lockouts with non-destructive tools — Lishi picks, long-reach wedges, air bladders, professional bypass picks. If we damage your door, frame, or weatherstripping during an unlock, we pay for the repair.
Every install, rekey, key program, and ignition repair carries a 90-day labor warranty. If anything we did stops working in the warranty window, we come back and fix it at no charge.
You receive a Texas DPS–licensed technician (LIC# B30851701) in a marked KeyNow Locksmith vehicle. Credentials on the dashboard, badge on the tech. No subcontractors, no surprise faces.
Answers to the most common locksmith questions from Dallas customers.
KeyNow Locksmith provides upfront, transparent pricing before starting any work. Service call fees start at a low flat rate; final pricing depends on the job (e.g., a standard car unlock differs from transponder key programming). There are no hidden fees — the price quoted over the phone is the price you pay.
KeyNow Locksmith dispatches Sun-Thu 8 AM-10 PM and Fri 8 AM-3 PM (holidays included; closed Saturdays) across Dallas and the surrounding Metroplex. Our mobile technicians stage from local hubs in Dallas, Plano, Irving, Arlington, and other Metroplex centers, with the closest available licensed technician sent to your location.
Yes. KeyNow Locksmith holds a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Alarm and Locksmith License. This state license is required for all professional locksmith work in Texas. You can verify our license on the Texas DPS website at dps.texas.gov.
Absolutely. Our mobile key-cutting and programming units are equipped to generate new transponder keys, smart fobs, and laser-cut keys from scratch for 95% of vehicles, including Ford, Toyota, Honda, GM, Jeep, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. We cut and program at your location — no tow to the dealership required.
Once our technician is on-site, most car unlock jobs are completed using non-destructive slim-jim or air wedge techniques. The process is damage-free and does not affect your vehicle's warranty.
We cover Dallas and surrounding Metroplex cities, including Dallas, Plano, Arlington, Irving, Frisco, McKinney, Richardson, Garland, Carrollton, Lewisville, and 40+ additional cities across the greater Dallas area.
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