LKQ Euro Car Parts offering garage locksmith services
LKQ Euro Car Parts has partnered with automotive locksmith distributor Autowave, to support independent garages in providing key cutting, programming and cloning services to their customers.
Under the agreement, customers will be able to access Autowave’s equipment and the LKQ Academy’s training to cater for efficient, high-quality replacement keys. This includes an accessible key programming starter kit, developed by the Workshop Solutions team at LKQ Euro Car Parts, in collaboration with Autowave.
The kit includes a full suite of devices for key cutting, programming and cloning, including the XHorse Dolphin XP005L (Dolphin II), an automatic key-cutting machine ideal for fast, accurate key cutting. It features self-calibration, a vast key database and free online updates.
The kit also includes the OBDStar Key Master G3, the latest advanced key programming tool supporting cars, marine and motorcycle applications, and the XHorse Key Tool Max Pro, which offers key programming and transponder functions.
Meanwhile, LKQ Euro Car Parts also provides Autowave module cloning and airbag reset tools, including the OBDStar P50 Airbag Crash Data Tool for reading and clearing airbag crash data, and the OBDStar DC706 Module Cloning Tool for duplicating ECMs, BCMs and TCMs – ideal for complex repairs. The OBDStar Key Master DP Plus professional tool for key programming car, marine and motorcycle applications is also available.
Complementary training is also available through the LKQ Academy to ensure that technicians can use tools competently and confidently. This includes hands-on sessions for teaching key programming for individual brands and airbag system resets. Additionally, technicians will learn how to clone ECMs, BCMs and TCMs.
The training will also show technicians how to maximise return on investment and emphasise the importance of software updates.
Lee Chapman, head of support and LKQ Academy, said: “Key programming has traditionally been the domain of highly specialist locksmiths, leaving garages reliant on bringing in external diagnostics experts with advanced tools and skills they didn’t have in-house.
“This partnership with Autowave removes these barriers, making it cost-effective and straightforward for garages to open up key programming as a new – and highly profitable – revenue stream of their own.”