Best Locksmiths on Hilton Head Island
Locksmiths on Hilton Head Island: who unlocks a car tonight, who makes a new car key, and who rekeys a rental.
Locked out or lost a car key on Hilton Head? Call Gold Key Locksmith (24/7, car lockouts and car keys) or Locked In Locksmithing & Safe (open 24 hours, new keys and fobs made where the car is). For a rental’s broken keypad or a rekey, Areawide Decorative Hardware & Locksmith has a walk-in shop, and Sigma Lock and Safe comes from Bluffton.
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Locksmiths Based on Hilton Head
These locksmiths are based on the island. Each card says what the company does; the stars open a summary of what customers say.
14 Marblehead Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Phone: (843) 351-1811
Car lockouts and car keys, house and business lockouts, rekeying, lock repair and high-security keypads.
Why it’s listed: Available 24/7, 365 days a year, and lists Bluffton, Okatie, Hardeeville and Beaufort among the towns it serves. One of the island’s best-reviewed locksmiths. Reviewers describe a key broken in a rooftop cargo carrier, a lost key on a road trip and an old front-door lock repaired rather than replaced.
8 Cardinal Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Phone: (843) 505-2803
Car lockouts, new car keys, fobs and remotes, house lockouts, rekeying, rental keypads and safes, with the locksmith coming to you.
Why it’s listed: Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, and installs keypads on rental properties. Reviewers describe a car key dropped in the ocean, a broken remote fixed at a customer’s workplace, and a text with the arrival time.
106 Arrow Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Phone: (843) 686-4007
A walk-in locksmith shop and door-hardware showroom: duplicate keys, lock installs and keypad repairs.
Why it’s listed: A shop you can walk into, open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed noon to 1). Owners of beach rentals describe a broken keypad lock repaired on a Sunday morning, and repeat customers say it tracked down a duplicate key other shops could not.
A Bluffton Locksmith That Works on the Island
Based in Bluffton with no storefront; the locksmith comes to the house, car or business.
Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 304-3011
Lockouts for cars, homes, businesses and safes; rekeys and lock changes; multipoint and French-door hardware.
Why it’s listed: Family-owned (formerly IBEX Locksmith) and sets up keyless access for short-term vacation rentals. Lists Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes, Shipyard, Hilton Head Plantation, Long Cove and Windmill Harbour among the neighborhoods it serves regularly.
Locked Out of Your Car on Hilton Head? Who to Call Tonight
For a car lockout or car key replacement on Hilton Head, Gold Key Locksmith is available 24/7, 365 days a year, and Locked In Locksmithing & Safe is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, making new car keys and replacing fobs and remotes where the car is. Ask for the full price, including the trip out, before the locksmith drives over.
A locksmith has to confirm the car is yours before making a key, so have your ID and the registration ready. In a rental car, call the rental company’s roadside number first; it may handle the key itself.
Locked Out of a Vacation Rental
Call the rental company or property manager first: they have a spare key or can reset the door code. If the keypad itself has failed, rental owners call Areawide Decorative Hardware & Locksmith, whose reviewers describe a keypad fixed on a Sunday morning, or Locked In Locksmithing & Safe, which installs keypads on rentals.
Owners setting up keyless entry for a short-term rental can ask Sigma Lock and Safe, which sets up access control for vacation rentals. See also home services on Hilton Head Island for the other trades rental owners rely on.
Rekeying, Keypads and Safes for Homes and Rentals
After buying a home or changing property managers, rekey the locks: Gold Key, Locked In and Sigma all rekey, and Gold Key and Locked In install keypads. Areawide sells decorative and commercial door hardware from its Arrow Road showroom and installs it.
For a safe, call Locked In Locksmithing & Safe or Sigma Lock and Safe, which both work on safes. For a spare house key, Areawide cuts duplicates, and self-serve key kiosks are at Shelter Cove and on Pembroke Drive.
Locksmiths in Bluffton, SC
The locksmiths who serve Bluffton come to you, for lockouts, rekeys and car key replacement in Bluffton, SC. Sigma Lock and Safe is based in Bluffton and covers Bluffton, Hilton Head and Beaufort and Jasper counties, Gold Key Locksmith lists Bluffton, Okatie and Hardeeville, and Locked In Locksmithing & Safe serves Hilton Head and Bluffton.
For a copied key, there are self-serve key kiosks inside Lowe’s on Malphrus Road and The Home Depot on Gateway Village Road. See the best locksmiths in Bluffton, SC, and home services in Bluffton for other trades.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can unlock my car on Hilton Head tonight?
Gold Key Locksmith is available 24/7, 365 days a year, for car lockouts, and Locked In Locksmithing & Safe is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Ask for the full price before the locksmith drives out.
Who is the best locksmith on Hilton Head Island?
Gold Key Locksmith, Locked In Locksmithing & Safe and Areawide Decorative Hardware & Locksmith are the island’s best-reviewed locksmiths. Gold Key and Locked In answer around the clock; Areawide is a walk-in shop on Arrow Road.
I lost my car key on vacation in Hilton Head. Can a locksmith make a new one?
Yes. Locked In Locksmithing & Safe makes new car keys and replaces fobs and remotes where the car is, and Gold Key Locksmith does car keys too. Have your ID and registration ready; in a rental car, call the rental company first.
I am locked out of my vacation rental. What should I do?
Call the rental company or property manager first; they have a spare key or can reset the code. If the keypad has failed, Areawide Decorative Hardware & Locksmith and Locked In Locksmithing & Safe both work on rental keypads.
Is there a locksmith in Bluffton, SC?
Sigma Lock and Safe is based in Bluffton and comes to you. Gold Key Locksmith and Locked In Locksmithing & Safe, both on Hilton Head, also serve Bluffton.
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