You’d be surprised. Some vehicles rarely get unlocked with the remote. 😂

 

Any ideas if any of the ones sold will fit? Tasca has the Ford but found Dorman on Amazon & EBay. Wonder if they’re interchangeable?

 

I would 100% not buy a Dorman part. What is the cost delta between Dorman and OEM ?

 

I just checked and they're actually pretty close in price, so I'll more than likely stick with the Tasca if I order one.

 

The most difficult part is getting the unit off the door, as the tab that retains it can be pretty stubborn... Regardless, once you get it off the door you simply have to separate the halves of the assembly, swap the rubber digit pad, then snap the halves back together and snap the assembly back into the door. The video below is what I found and followed, even though he was doing something slightly different:

 

That's a good question. I can't even find the OEM keypad. I checked a couple Ford dealership sites, Rock Auto, etc. Doorman (or the older OEM keypad models) were all I could find. Is the OEM better than the Dorman in this case? I would be very interested, seeing as how I bought a Dorman keypad a while back. It seems fine to me but time will tell.

I haven't been terribly impressed with Ford OEM quality, specifically my limited experience with the lug nuts. OEM lugs were absolute garbage and got immediately unusable, bent caps, etc. I went to the auto parts store and they wanted an insane price for every Dorman lug ($5-10 each!) so I just kinda assumed those were super high quality. I swapped out for Gorillas at around $2.5/e and they seem MUCH better quality, solid one piece instead of the trash "capped" OEM version. I did hear that they could rust but my truck has never seen a snowflake or salt road so that's not an issue for me. Anyway, sorry about the rabbit trail...

 

I believe the Tasca parts showed OEM Ford in the description.

 

Gotcha. I see this: https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...Y2LWdhcw%3D%3D

Says it's OEM but it looks 100% identical to the Dorman brand one I got off Amazon. And the Amazon one is 45, this one is $36 (not looking at shipping), so the cost delta would be -$9. I highly doubt the OEM part is any measurable amount better. I would welcome any evidence that demonstrates something else, though.

 

I've done this and no programming is required. It recognizes your current code. The tough part is replacing the pad.....

 

Old door keypad

New door keypad, a big difference.