Name: A C Lock Service
Address: 1140 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94702
Telephone: +1 510-841-4806
Rating: 4.3400

Locksmith Help

Unclaimed

50 Reviews

A C Lock Service

1140 University Ave, Berkeley CA, 94702

aclockinc.com

Call now: +1 510-841-4806

Send to your phone!

A C Lock Service Reviews

Chris Faith

First time customer and for sure will not be the last. Tom earned a lifetime customer today. I swung by to get a car key copied and noted that he wasnt there. I called and he explained that he was on his way to a site job, but was close by and actually turned around to come back and help me out. For him to do that for me for just a little key copy is outstanding customer service. He was patient and explained some pretty subtle differences in the weird key that I had for my car regarding the integrated transponder and the diffs in the master vs. valet keys. He got it copied for me in moments, charged me virtually nothing for it and the key works great! Thanks Tom. You are now my key shop and will be for anyone that asks me.

Matt Nakamatani

Made me a spare key for my car. Does good job but be patient.

Jeanne Morris

Very efficient. A+ work. Much appreciated. Someone you can count on.

Farhana Basrawala

Tom is a heartfelt old world tradesman with so much integrity. A rare delight these days to deal with someone like him

P. I.

The best local locksmith bar none, the owner is super involved in every installation, and puts his family name behind their products. Security systems, car alarms, key refits, and home locks, are all on the menu, and at affordable prices.

Stanley Meyer

AVOID THIS SCAM ARTIST!!! Not even one star rating for this thief cheater. First he puts you on hold for no reason just to satisfy his arrogant ego and to make you feel he is so much in demand, then he raises the price when you are desperate, then he can't do the job so he raises the rate even more and lies about some bogus hungry children of his and a sick mother which is the oldest tricks in a gypsy handbook.

Peter Nervo

Good Service .. been going there for years now......

danny vo

Great place and service. Needed a car key cut (not programmed) and would bring an uncut key. I called another locksmith nearby in Berkeley and they quoted me $150, no thanks. That sounded like a rip off. A C Lock Service did the same service for $5 in less than 5 minutes. They we're quick, polite, and the key worked perfectly after I programmed it myself for free.

Patrick Piazza

Very not user friendly over the phone to the point of being brushed off. Unclear about hours of service and told me he does not come in to his shop in the mornings. Three minutes into the call he said he had another really important call and he had to take it. Call back tomorrow! This duffer is out to pasture. Must be about to retire.

Michelle Bacon

Very helpful owner. Super nice and will go the extra mile to make sure everything works correctly. Guarantees his work (I saw several people come in while I was waiting). Seemed very trustful. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

Winnie L

Called just asking about services/hours and immediately went into how he has customers who hes been working with for over 20+ years and that they come first... I was only asking about when I could come in. He was very arrogant, talked over me, and hung up on me. Maybe having a bad day? Anyhow, i was simply looking to get a key made at a local shop vs a chain. Lost a customer but I guess it doesnt matter since hes had customers for over 20+ years that he prioritizes anyway.

Marcel Cox

I have a 2011 mustang with the MyKey feature on it, which has the ability to limit speed and radio volume. I rushed through the process and made my key the non administrative key. So I was limited to listening to my music but so loud, and I couldn't get the lead out on the highway from time to time. Called the shop and spoke to a guy named Tom. Real good guy. Solid, down to earth person, and hes a real dude. He fixed my problem in about 10 minutes. If you ever have any key related issues, this is the place to go. Tom is the man.

Jen cruz

The person that answers the phone is very rude i called looking for service and he would just speak over me the whole time told me if you want to speak with my voicemail or email you can but i don't have all day to sit here and talk to you as i was trying to explain what type of service i needed, i sent him an email gave him roughly 4 hrs to cool down said maybe he was really busy let me try him later i asked him if he received my email then lies saying he came looked at it and needed parts when he never once followed up to tell me he could assist me and never came his phone was cutting out let him know i couldn't hear him he then got frustrated and started talking over me i questioned if this was the way he spoke with all his customers who he FORGETS is what makes his company a company , he told me well if you don't like it look so where else 'BYE BYE' RUDE. RUDE. RUDE . RUDE . People that do not know how to run their companies. i don't know if this guy is going thru some personal issues but may God bless him he seems to be such a dark angry person.

Michelle Amador

He was leaving on vacation. Didn't have time for me.

Edward Wang

Very nice any great service

Stefan Lucke

I loved the service here. Whereas other stores and chains like HomeDepot and ACE give you the litany why they would not cut a car key that you bring in yourself (you have to buy one from the store at a fat price), at Long's it was easily possible. And they charged a fraction of what the honorable competition down the road offered on the phone. Car key duplication is a rigged racket, for the most part. At Long's, the business seems honest and fair.

Jane Norbeck

I needed an upgrade to the locks for my front door. Tom came out and installed the deadbolt that I had purchased, but he recommended that I return the other lock for a different model, given my configuration. It required a second trip on his part to install the second lock once it arrived, which he did with no additional charge. After the locks were installed he made adjustments to the doors that improved their action. I am very satisfied with the knowledgeable and skillful work I received.

Tom Gardner

Keys always work, unlike most hardware stores where the keys never work quite right.Excellent service and they're open on Saturdays

Jim Parrie

I have been doing business with Tom at Longs Locksmith for many years. He's one of the good guys! Believes in doing the job right the first time, and will go above and beyond in order to make sure his client is happy. If you let him know you need to see him during lunch, I'm sure he would make arrangements for that to happen.

Paola Alessandra Sensi-Isolani

This is the best locksmith everQ Unlike the other local locksmith longs answered my call made at night to set up an emergency appointment the following morning. They came early the next day, changed all the locks, worked with an old lock to make it work better and in every way were incredibly efficient and the price was also very very reasonable. I recommend them most highly!

Julie H

High quality work, I highly recommend Long's locksmith for any lock needs

Keru Cai

Longs came really fast and let me back into my apartment -- and didn't charge me!!! He said it was my lucky day. BEST LOCKSMITH EVER. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Shawn Kenyon

Exceptional service and quality of work. My friends and I were visiting SF from Calgary, Canada and lost our car keys on the train the night before we had to drive back. I came into Tom's shop in the morning and explained our situation to him, and he was more than understanding and willing to help us out in a hurry. Tom went so far above and beyond what we were expecting, and was significantly faster than anyone we called had quoted us (a couple places even said it would be days). Tom had us good to go in a couple hours and he even threw in an extra key for us incase we lost the new one too. He even gave me a ride back to our hotel where he programmed our new keys, thanked us, and sent us on our way back home. Could not have hoped for a better experience.

James Daily

Tried receiving help just now and they denied me service for no reason. Whoever work here is a flat out bi***

Jay Gonzalez

Had them make me a replacement key for my car and in the process they deprogrammed my original. When I when back to have the original key reprogrammed they were rude and couldn't fix the issue so they gave up and said it was an electrical issue with my car. Not to mention he walked off with non of the keys working which luckily I was able to program my self in front of his their business. Thanks Long's I'll make sure to tell everyone about your friendly and amazing knowledge of what you claim to do. What a joke. They keeper telling me I couldn't program in manually because their hand book states other wise. Really? I guess I can perform miracles.

Max Lu

I don't usually write reviews, but Tom is an excellent locksmith with great experience and work ethics. My car key broke in the ignition and half of the key lodged very deep inside the ignition switch. Unfortunately my car was parked at a residential area with no permit, and Tom put in such great amount of effort to solve my problem. He even fixed my separate ignition problem (need to wiggle the key to turn it sometimes) for free because he wants the ignition to work perfectly. Magnificent quality of work. 10/10 would recommend.

Will Tams

super helpful owner, very knowledgable and just a very good honest person.

Fanglin Linda Liu

copy a car key with programmable chip for only $60! The dealership asks for around $500. Very nice people and cheap price.

Emma Rudié

Friendly AND fast service! A tough combo to find. Carson does great work!

Geobio Boo

my reliable go-to place for copying keys! huge selection of keys, reliable service, quite reasonable prices!

Chris Greacen

In a world full of fake waste-of-time computer-operated hardware-store and mall key-copy-mats, Long's stands way out from the pack. At Long's you'll find genuine expertise in solving any lock problem.

Cynthia Horton

GREAT SERVICE

Manuel Hotfield

Longs locksmith did a very good job making some duplicates for my keys. The service is so fast, I didnt realize its done, the staff is friendly and well-mannered nothing more to ask.

Kasra Kamooneh

Great service and value, thank you AC Lock!

Peter Danzig

My 3 year old locked us out of a bedroom for which we had no key. I called Longs Locksmiths/KeysForCars at 8A on Monday morning. Tom came right away, unlocked the door and, at my request, disabled the lock to prevent future accidents. He was incredibly professional, polite, and sociable. His fee was perfectly reasonably, so that I asked him to do a bit of additional projects for me.I strongly recommend him. He tells me all of his business comes from word of mouth; he's earned my respect and future referrals.

Hargun Dhaliwal

Best place to make a duplicate keys that are hard to duplicate...

Elizabeth Leddy

Never getting keys from home depot again! Fast and courteous.

Babygurl Delgadillo

extremly good service, came to us as fast as possible and got to work

Don St.Clair

Comprehensive key shop

Kian Stipp

Tom is the Locksmith's Locksmith!

Ruth Wittman

One word -- excellent.

Cheryl B

Always courteous and friendly.

Arthur Brownlee IV

Fast, friendly and awesome skills.

Thomas May

They cut and cloned me a Mercedes sprinter key in no time. Experts in car keys.

John Stile

Gilad Wolff

William Johns

Ravleen Kaur

Prakash Lama Ghising

Bobby Eddins

Rate and Review Your Experience

Nearby

A C Lock Service

1140 University Ave, Berkeley CA, 94702

A C Lock Service Reviews

Rate and Review Your Experience

Nearby

KeyMe

Reliable Locksmith Bay Area

Rex Key & Security

KeyMe

Albany Mobile Locksmith

Speed Locksmith Of Berkeley

Share this facility

Send to your phone