We’ve all experienced that panic. You are running errands, or maybe even out-of-town, and as you pat your pockets to ensure everything is there –phone: ✓, wallet: ✓, keys:…– you’re suddenly alarmed. Your keys are missing and you have no idea why they aren’t there. If you’re lucky that day, maybe you will find them in that inner coat pocket you always forget about.

But losing them is only one of the many possible misfortunes that could happen with your keys. Just the other week I was on a road trip that took me 5 hours away from Rochester, and my *only key* fell apart as I turned it in the ignition.

Either type of ordeal makes it easy to imagine how having a spare key on hand can spare you a huge amount of grief. You’ll be able to take relief in knowing you won’t have to go through the big hassle of getting a new key made without having one to copy it from. A process that can be expensive and laborious.

Additionally, if you’re prepared enough to have a spare on your person, you won’t need to frantically re-chase your steps. Even keeping it in your car’s glove compartment will save you a lot of effort should it be absolutely necessary to call a locksmith.

Blacks Hardware is able to create key copies for a wide variety of both newer and older vehicle models. We can make spares of machine cut keys, keys with electronic transponder chips, laser cut ‘sidewinder’ keys, motorcycle keys, and even those for some really hard-to-find antique cars.

Years of cutting keys has granted us experience getting copies to work for even the most particular vehicles. And it’s also why we guarantee a key from us will work. If you’re curious if we have the type of key for your car, feel free to give us a call or stop in the store. It’s far better to be prepared and have a spare copy than deal with being unable to open or drive your own car.