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Auto locksmith work from Locksmith Mentone repairs the locks and ignition on your car, at your vehicle. We free a stuck key, repair a worn cylinder, fix a jammed door or boot lock and cut a key that fits. Call 0410 380 354 or send your details and we will tell you what the repair involves.
What we cover
A key that sticks in the ignition or will not turn usually points to a worn cylinder, a bent key or a steering lock under load. We free the key without forcing it, test the cylinder and tell you whether it needs a repair or a replacement. Read about a car key stuck in the ignition or that will not turn.
The ignition cylinder holds the wafers that match your key. When they wear, the key turns stiffly or not at all. We rebuild or replace the cylinder, cut a key to match and check that the car starts. See ignition cylinder repair.
Good to know
The process
Step 1: Call 0410 380 354 and give your make, model and the lock that is failing.
Step 2: We inspect the lock, the key and the cylinder at your car.
Step 3: We free, repair or replace the part.
Step 4: We cut or match a key where the cylinder changes.
Step 5: We test the key in the door, boot and ignition.
Where we go
Each suburb has its own parking and public places, so we plan the job around where your car is. Mentone is our base.
Westfield Southland and Southland station are in Cheltenham, and we attend car park breakdowns where a lock or key fails.
Parkdale station was rebuilt in 2024, and the beach is a short walk from it, so we repair locks for drivers who park near both.
Beaumaris sits in the City of Bayside, and we travel from Mentone to repair your lock at home or on the street.
Highett Road is the main shopping strip, and we repair ignition and door locks for cars parked there or at Highett station.
Foreshore car parks in Mordialloc carry time limits, so we work quickly when a stuck key leaves you beside the beach.
Moorabbin includes Moorabbin Airport, and we attend cars with failing locks in the suburb and around it.
Heatherton is in the City of Kingston, close to Mentone, and we travel to your street to repair a failing lock.
We repair ignition, door and boot locks for cars parked at home or at Kennedy Community Centre.
Aspendale station is on Nepean Highway, and we attend cars with a stuck key near the station and the beach.
Black Rock sits in the City of Bayside, and we travel from Mentone to repair your ignition or door lock.
Answers
Other services
Does your car not recognise its key? See our automotive locksmith service.
Often yes. We inspect the cylinder first and repair it when the wafers and body are sound.
Yes. We cut a key that fits the repaired or new cylinder and test it before we leave.
Do not force the key. Call us, and we free the key and check the cylinder.
Tell us your car make, model and the lock that fails. Call 0410 380 354 or use the contact page.