Guardian Security Group, Inc

Lost my last key fob (dumb) on my Chrysler 300. I thought it was going to need a tow to dealer. Nope. Guardian has all the electronics to plug into the car and made two fobs for me. Came to my house within an hour. Professional, large van and friendly tech. They do charge mileage to come out but their fobs are cheaper than dealership. Five stars for sure. Plus I'm not sure if anyone else in Tacoma area has the electronics besides these guys. I called around first

Today my 8 year old 2008 Mini Cooper's 2nd FOB went through washing machine destroying the remote door opening capability. While the RFID chip still started the car it would not open the doors from the outside. No big deal except on Mini Coopers a well known flaw is the rear hatch external handle (located under and between the license plate lights) mechanism fails after about 3-4 years as it did in mine. The other poor design feature is that the internal dash unlock switch works through the electronic latch that goes bad. After 2006 Mini Cooper (AKA BMW) stopped installing an internal release cable under the seats that would have offered a second way, other than remote electronics, to open the hatch. Therefore when the electronic hatch latch release inevitably goes defunct you can only open the rear hatch with the remote on the FOB. When your last FOB goes through the washer, you can no longer open the rear hatch. The Mini Dealer said they would gladly sell me and program a replacement FOB for just under $500. Holy SH__! is what I thought to my self. The guys at Guardian said they could do much better but the guy who does it was home sick today. So instead they took a look at my Mini and opened it from the inside by dismantling the back panel. He then showed me where the interior release cable could have been installed by BMW, BUT WASN'T (Those Bast___s at BMW) He showed me how for a few dollars and a few minutes time I could rig up a manual interior release mechanism I could easily work from the inside by a simple reach around. He charged me $55 for his time to get the hatch open. I went home and had the release wired in about 20 min and now I can open my hatch. The release is hidden from view but easy to access. I have been using Guardian for all my locksmith needs for more years than I can remember. They are all business, straight forward guys that know their trade. They try to solve your problem; not rip you off. That is why I keep going back. I have never written them a review before this, but for the $445 dollars they saved me from spending at the Mini Dealer I feel I owed it to them.

Brought my 9-3 Saab in to have keys made. by far cheaper than any other place I checked plus they went above and beyond and diagnosed a few other issues and helped me out. I worked mainly with dave. And I can't say enough about how thankful and easy the whole process was. Id rate higher the 5 stars if I could.

I was very impressed and satisfied. They not only saved me money, but also gave me twice what the Jeep Dodge Dealership was going to provide. Customer service was friendly, informative, and expedient. Thank you for the great service. -Kevin

So fast and nice good keys Jacquee's for my trailer and fixed my truck fob key great place