Extra key?

by **panic** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:39 am

My dealer believes that an extra key should cost = 1 month's rent.

Are they all like that?
Alternate source (yes, I have the number and the tag)?

by **System_Crash** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:01 pm

Thats because the key has a "chip" in it so that noone can just jam a screw driver into the ignition and steal you're car easy.
Believe ME I've had alot of vehicle towed to the shop

by **lilm** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:07 pm

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by **SolaraBlue** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:10 pm

i was under the impression the dealer had to give you the key at little to no cost... it was discussed on here a while ago. forget the details. im sure someone who knows will chime in.

by **System_Crash** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:45 pm

why would they give you a $150 key and program it ($50) for free !?

by **TLMNICK** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:28 pm

Its one of the many ways a stealership will have you by the balls. Some of them wont program keys that were bought on e-bay, and they wanna charge 200+ to cut a key and program it. Programming a key is easy when you have their diagnostic tool.

by **Gangis** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:56 pm

You don't even need a diagnostic tool to program your key. There are instructions you can use to program a key to your car provided you still have your master key. Basically it's a ballet that involves your driver's side door, locks and the ignition.

by **panic** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:05 pm

OK, I'm listening!!

by **Gangis** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:07 pm

LOL... well, what I would do is order a compatible key off ebay, a blank one. And then go to a hardware store to have it cut, like $5 easy. Then download the instructions off the net (they may be on SG) and you've saved a couple hundred bucks at least. Just be sure, though, that you have a master key and not the valet.

by **System_Crash** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:48 am

Correct, you can program some cars like said above , thing is can our laras' do that ? anyone ever tried? and what year works like that

by **NightRider** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:44 pm

What color is the master key anyway? Or is it the keys that the car comes with?

by **kingkakyle** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:57 pm

NightRider wrote:What color is the master key anyway? Or is it the keys that the car comes with?

the master is black
the valet is grey

by **[SMAN]** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:43 pm

kingkakyle wrote:
NightRider wrote:What color is the master key anyway? Or is it the keys that the car comes with?

the master is black
the valet is grey

if that is true, then they gave me 3 masters and 1 slave.

by **NightRider** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:41 am

Then i have two master keys and one valet key.

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