Two Businesses on One Vehicle
A locksmith’s van carries equipment for two quite different businesses. One is access — locks, cylinders, door hardware. The other is remote control — garage doors, gates, and increasingly car keys. The remote side is where the consumable margin sits, because the remote is replaced and the cylinder is not.
What Each Side Sells
| Lock / garage remote | Car key fob | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer | Homeowner, office, landlord | Vehicle owner |
| Typical job | Lost remote, broken handset | Lost or damaged key |
| Replacement cycle | Frequent — handsets get dropped | Frequent — keys get lost |
| What sells | Rolling-code and multi-band units | Shells, blanks, duplicators |
| Margin profile | Higher unit value, lower turnover | Lower unit value, higher turnover |
Why Stocking Both Is Worth It
The customer who lost their car key is frequently the same customer whose garage remote failed last winter. A van carrying shells, blanks and a multi-band duplicator can serve the whole access-and-remote need in one visit, which is worth more than the parts margin on the second item.
The practical consequence is stock depth. A locksmith who carries one shell reference and one duplicator will send a customer away and see them at another workshop; a locksmith carrying a spread of references and one duplicator covering the bands they actually meet will retain the customer.
How to Build the Range
- Band coverage first. A 280-868MHz duplicator covers the fixed-code garage and gate market in one device.
- Shell depth second. Spread quantity across the vehicle families your area actually has, rather than depth in the single most common one.
- Blank depth third. Blanks are easy to reorder locally; shells are harder, so carry more of them.
- Certification last. FCC Part 15 for North America, CE-RED and RoHS for the EU, RCM for Australia.
Request a Quotation — Lock Remotes and Key Fobs
Send the vehicle families or frequency bands you cover most, and we will reply with the exact references, EXW price, MOQ and lead time. MOQ 100 pcs per SKU.
Send Inquiry on WhatsAppEmail: Joanna@rfmando.com · MOQ 100 pcs per SKU · 1 free sample per SKU ($30 DHL, buyer pays) · Lead time 7-15 days · T/T 30/70 · EXW Xiamen
Scope of Supply
We supply housings, key fob shells and blanks only. We do not supply transponder chips or immobiliser programming devices, and we do not provide immobiliser key coding services. Those categories are regulated differently in each market and responsibility for lawful use in your jurisdiction rests with the buyer.
Catalogue references for the specification above: LiftMaster ME960-LM 433.92MHz 3-button keychain transmitter and RF universal learning remote for fixed-code car keys. All are MOQ 100 pcs per SKU, 7-15 day lead time, one free sample per SKU, and supplied on our own PCBA and housing tooling with AQL 5% inspection available.
Where to Order
- Locksmith Tools — duplicators, shells and blanks
- RF Remote Controls — multi-band cloners and keyfob remotes
- Garage Door Remotes — rolling-code and fixed-code units
Terms
MOQ 100 pcs per SKU. One free sample per SKU ($30 DHL, buyer pays). Lead time 7-15 days. Payment T/T 30/70. Prices EXW Xiamen. 100% functional test on every unit; a third-party QC report at AQL 5% is available on request.