Emergency locksmith for a broken key – Vaihingen an der Enz

Your key broke in Vaihingen an der Enz (71665) and the door won’t open? This often happens with old keys that have worn thin. ikeytz removes the broken piece from the cylinder and opens the door, usually without damage.

Don’t work in the cylinder with tweezers, wire or glue. That often pushes the broken piece deeper. Keep the piece that broke off. Tell us whether the door has just slammed shut (only the latch holds) or is locked.

Vaihingen an der Enz is in the west of the district on the Enz, below Kaltenstein Castle (not Stuttgart-Vaihingen). Typical buildings there are houses in the old-town lanes and in districts such as Ensingen, Gündelbach or Riet. In old cylinders, the key often breaks right at the edge of the cylinder. Tell us the district. Vaihingen an der Enz is not Stuttgart-Vaihingen.

Door opening, door slammed shut: Mon–Fri 8 am–6 pm 99 €, Mon–Fri 6 pm–8 am, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 149 €. Locked: 129 € or 179 €. Removing the broken piece of key is included in the opening price. If the cylinder is damaged and you want a new one: Opening plus a new cylinder on the same call-out: slammed shut 148 € / 198 €, locked 178 € / 228 €; cylinder material typically 25–50 € (standard).

Sunday, 8 am, locked: 179 €. Monday, 7 pm, door slammed shut: 149 €. Monday, 2:30 pm, door slammed shut: 99 €. We confirm the exact amount by phone before we set off.

We pull the broken piece out of the cylinder with special tools. Then we open the door. If the cylinder is worn, we recommend replacing it and tell you the price first.

The key is hard to insert, catches when you turn it or has to be jiggled. Then the cylinder is dirty or worn. Graphite or cylinder spray often makes it run smoothly again. If that does not help, a new cylinder is cheaper than a snapped key.

Even with a broken key, we only open the door if you live there or are authorised. Show your ID card or passport, or post with your address. If the flat is rented and the cylinder belongs to a master key system, tell us on the phone; then we check whether a swap needs to be agreed with the landlord.

Using glue. Pushing the broken piece deeper with a needle. Carrying on with a bent spare key that will soon break too.

Have a new key cut from the original. Check that the cylinder turns easily. Keep the invoice.

Vaihingen an der Enz (71665): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 20.0 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Eberdingen, Sersheim and Oberriexingen too, at the same prices.