Family owned. Based in South Florida. Every job is done by our own licensed technicians, never a subcontractor, never a dispatch service in another state. 15 years, licensed and insured.
Prices for locks and hardware are the hardware price.
Fitting is quoted on site, because the labor depends on the door, the frame and what is already
there. We would rather tell you that here than surprise you at the door.
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1,300+ VERIFIED 5-STAR REVIEWS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
One of South Florida’s most reviewed, highest-rated locksmith teams, a 4.9 to 5.0 star average across more than 1,300 verified customer reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook and Thumbtack combined. A+ with the BBB since 2018. Six years running on Three Best Rated. No subcontractors, no out-of-state dispatch centers, just our own licensed, local technicians.
Getting Us Out & Getting a Quote
Charged on every call-out. It pays for the drive and for a licensed tech to look at it properly instead of guessing on the phone. Once he has seen it you get one price for the whole job, and you say yes or no before anything gets touched.
You pay the $55 and nothing else. The truck still came out and the tech still spent his time, so the service call stands either way.
Night-time call-out, charged separately from the work.
We walk the property and hand you a detailed written estimate and receipt.
Send photos and the details and we quote it exactly over the phone, at no charge.
When we can quote by phone, and when we need to look first
Most jobs we can price accurately over the phone. Send us a few photos and the details and we will give you an exact number at no charge, with no obligation.
Some work genuinely needs a look before a price is fair to either of us, and we would rather say so up front than quote a number and change it later. Access control systems, camera installation, and gate work such as welding, soldering and repairs all depend on things a photo cannot show, the size and thickness of the door or gate, how it was originally built, and what is already installed behind it.
Locks are the same. Until the existing lock comes off, there is no way to know what is inside the door: the mechanism, the backset, how the door was prepared, and which hardware will actually fit it. Two doors that look identical from the outside often take completely different locks. Guessing at that stage helps nobody.
So on those jobs the technician removes the lock, shows you exactly what is there, and gives you the price before any work begins. You approve that number first. We never start a job and price it afterwards.
Automotive
from $250
Residential & Smart Locks
from $245
from $4.99
from $95
from $95
from $250
from $150
from $180
from $150
What “fresh installation” means
A fresh installation is a lock going into a door that has never had one there. The door has to be cut and bored to exact points so the lock seats flush and the bolt lines up with the frame, no gaps, no binding, no forcing the door shut. On a residential door that starts at $125. On a metal doorcommercial doors are normally metal, and so are most condo and apartment doors inside a building, it starts at $250, because metal takes different tooling, different hardware and considerably more work.
Commercial
from $95
from $65
from $250
from $2,750
from $150
Custom and metal fabrication work
Some jobs cannot be done with hardware off a shelf. A gate that needs a bracket built, a frame that has to be cut and re-welded, a strike plate fabricated to fit an opening nobody makes a part for, that is custom work, and it starts at $250. Welding and soldering on gates, frames and metalwork runs $250 to $2,500 with the material included, depending on how much has to be built, cut or reinforced. We look at it, tell you what it takes, and give you one price before we start.
Security Cameras & CCTV
Why camera work is quoted on site
A camera on an existing cable run is a straightforward job. A camera that needs a new Cat5e or Cat6 line pulled across a building is not. The honest price depends on how many cameras, how far the cable has to travel, what it has to pass through, the recorder and how many days of footage you want kept. We walk the property, then give you one written quote for the finished systemequipment, cable, mounting and programming together. You approve it before anything is drilled.
We handle everything from a four-camera house to multi-building commercial properties running well over a hundred cameras with a full rewire, all by our own technicians.
Car Keys by Vehicle
Standard and transponder keys originated, cut and programmed. Price depends on year, make and model.
You have the key, it needs coding to the vehicle. Depends on year, make and model.
Proximity and push-to-start keys cut and programmed on site. Final price depends on year, make and model.
Standard keys from $150. Push-to-start models start at $250.
For 2021 and older. Depends on year, make and model. 2022 to 2026 are dealer-level, see below.
For 2021 and older. Same pricing as Range Rover. 2022 to 2026 are dealer-level, see below.
We fit original, durable keys only. We do not stock cheap aftermarket blanks, they fail, they strand people, and they cost more in the end. If you would rather we supply the key than order it yourself, that is an additional charge for the original part.
Module replacement, high-end vehicles
from $3,500
Some late-model vehicles cannot be keyed at all once the keyless module has failed or been locked out. On Jaguar Land Rover this is the KVM, Keyless Vehicle Modulethe unit that authenticates the key, handles proximity detection and stores every authorized key in memory. When it goes, no amount of programming will help; the module itself has to be replaced.
What this job includes: the new module ordered from the dealer, installed the same day it arrives, dealer-level programming access, and two new keys supplied and coded to the vehicle.
Typical example: a 2025 or 2026 Range Rover requiring a KVM swap. From $3,500, depending on the vehicle and the module. We quote the exact figure once we have the VIN.
Vehicles Requiring Dealer-Level Tools
Check your vehicle below before you call. We would rather explain the requirements upfront than take payment for a job we cannot finish.
Every vehicle listed here needs dealer-level tools, equipment, access, or communication with the manufacturer’s servers, operated by a licensed, qualified professional.
We service Mercedes-Benz through the 2014 model year. From 2015 onward these require dealer-only access and must be handled directly by a Mercedes-Benz dealership.
Dealer-level access required. The key is ordered through the dealer, and once it arrives we provide the dealer-level programming. Allow roughly three to five business days from ordering the key to finishing the programming.
Dealer-level tools and communication with the manufacturer’s servers. From $499. Final price depends on the vehicle and whether one or two keys are needed. Programming runs about two to three hours and can vary with Nissan or Infiniti server response.
Dealer-level tools and communication with GM servers. From $600. Final price depends on the vehicle and whether one or two keys are needed. Programming runs about two to three hours and can vary with GM server response.
Dealer-level tools and communication with Ford servers. From $600. Final price depends on the vehicle and whether one or two keys are needed. Programming runs about two to three hours and can vary with Ford server response.
All keys lost service. $600. Dealer-level tools required, operated by a licensed, qualified professional.
Dealer-level tools and communication required. The key must be obtained through the dealer before we can perform the programming.
Additional key service only. From $600. This is for adding another key to a vehicle that still has one. All keys lost is not available for these years. Dealer-level tools required.
Dealer-level access and equipment required for the whole job. From $600.
Additional key and all keys lost, both using dealer-level tools and programming. From $600.
All keys lost, using dealer-level tools and programming. From $1,200.
Final price and whether the job is possible at all depend on the vehicle’s condition and how its electronics respond during programming. Extra diagnostic work may be needed if the computer or programming system is blocked, the ECU is not communicating properly, the steering lock has a fault, the vehicle does not respond to dealer-level programming, or another security system is stopping the key from programming. A minimum diagnostic charge of $250 applies when that work is required, separate from key programming and key replacement pricing.
You can ask for the diagnostic even if you decide not to have the key or the repair done with us. After we inspect the vehicle we can give you a written report covering the fault we found, why the vehicle is not accepting programming, which computer, ECU, steering lock or security system is involved, the recommended next step, and the detail a dealership or another shop needs to quote it accurately. That report is yours to take anywhere, and it can also tell you what the job is before you pay to tow the car. The $250 minimum applies whether or not you continue with us, and any further work is explained to you after the vehicle has been diagnosed.
Car Key Warranty
30 days on parts and labor for car keys supplied and programmed by Pro Locksmith. If a key we supplied fails inside 30 days, we make it right.
No warranty of any kind on a key you supply. We perform the same on-site programming we always do. If the key does not take, that is a fault in the key, not in the work, and the service call, our time and the programming attempt are still payable. We will tell you this again before we start.
This applies to dealer-ordered keys too. If you order a Volkswagen, Audi or Lamborghini key from the dealer, that is a customer-supplied key, we program it, but it carries no warranty from us.
High-security keys, bring your security card
Medeco and Mul-T-Lock keys are restricted. To cut you a copy we need the security card that came with your lockit is what carries the cut code and proves the keys are yours to copy.
No card, no key. That is not our policy, it is how the system is designed, and it is the reason these locks are worth having: nobody can walk in and copy your key either. Find the card before you come.
Pro Locksmith is an authorized Medeco and Mul-T-Lock dealer. If the card is genuinely lost, come and see us, there is a route through the manufacturer, but it is not a same-day counter job.
These are real ranges, not teaser pricing. Lockouts, rekeys
and repairs are priced complete, what you see is what you pay. You are told your exact
price before any work starts, never after.
A local company, with our own people
Pro Locksmith is a family-owned business based in South Florida. We are not a dispatch service in another state that takes your details and hands the job to whichever subcontractor answers first, the practice that gives this trade its reputation.
The technician who arrives works for us. We know their name, we trained them, and we answer for the work. That is why we can publish a price list at all: when the same people do the job every time, the numbers stay honest.
Licensed and insured, 15 years of experience. You are welcome to check us out before you call, we would rather you did.
A push bar does not include the outside trim. The bar releases the door from inside; the lever or pull on the outside is a separate piece that has to match it. Budget for both, trim starts at $175 and goes up with the grade you choose. We will tell you the pair price before you commit, not after the bar is on the door.
What we need to see before we open a lock click to read
Proof of ownership, required on every job, no exceptions
Before we open anything or change any lock, we have to establish that the property or vehicle is yours. This is not paperwork for its own sake. It is the reason nobody can call us and have your locks changed either.
Government-issued ID plus a document tying you to the address or the VIN, deed, title, registration, lease, utility bill or similar.
We cannot open a property or change locks for someone who is out of state, out of the country, or sending a friend, a relative or a contractor on their behalf. No exceptions, however reasonable the request sounds.
If the property is rented and the tenant is in possession, an owner cannot have us open it or change the locks. That is a matter for the courts, not a locksmith.
We carry out lock changes on an eviction only with the Sheriff physically present and the court paperwork in hand. We do not attend evictions on a landlord’s word alone.
Car lockouts and key work require ID and proof the vehicle is yours, title, registration or equivalent. A key in your hand is not proof.
Business lockouts require proof of ownership or documented authority to act for the business.
If anything about a request does not sit right, we will ask you to send ID and proof of ownership over the phone, before a technician leaves. If you are not willing to provide it up front, we will not attend. That is not suspicion of you personally, it is the same check that keeps anyone from doing this to your property.
If you cannot produce it, we will not open it, and we will still charge for the call-out, because our technician still traveled. Bring the documents and it is a two-minute conversation.
damage. Tell us the make and model when you call, it changes the number.
Key fobs: we replace and program fobs. We do not sell fob batteries separately.
Ranges cover standard work in our service area. Non-standard hardware and after-hours calls can
fall outside them, you will always be told first.
Call (954) 406-8266 for a firm quote