Replacement Key
New guy here...just purchased used 2015 F-150 XL. Only came with one key fob (switchblade type) and a valet key. Both will start ant truck. If I purchase a new fob, can I program it those two keys or are two working fobs needed?
Thank much.
Thank much.
As preventative I purchases two 128 bit high security transponder key blanks (no remote buttons) for my 2016 F150 XLT SuperCrew
Strattec blank # 5923293 for $17.00 each from this online store
http://www.clksupplies.com/products/...er-key-5923293
Took the to a local lock & key store who cut them for $15.00 each; So for $32.00 each I have spare keys. Loads cheaper than dealer pricing.
Following instructions in the owners manual with the 2 factory key fobs the new keys were matched to my truck and work perfectly.
Strongly suggest doing this before you lose one of the factory keys otherwise you're stuck having to get ripped by the dealer.
Strattec blank # 5923293 for $17.00 each from this online store
http://www.clksupplies.com/products/...er-key-5923293
Took the to a local lock & key store who cut them for $15.00 each; So for $32.00 each I have spare keys. Loads cheaper than dealer pricing.
Following instructions in the owners manual with the 2 factory key fobs the new keys were matched to my truck and work perfectly.
Strongly suggest doing this before you lose one of the factory keys otherwise you're stuck having to get ripped by the dealer.
I got the key on eBay for about $40 Canadian, GlenV posted a link with an even better deal, and the cutting by a local locksmith cost $25 Canadian. I programmed the key myself with the two original fobs and the owner's manual. Not all locksmiths can cut these keys, I'm in Kingston and had to go to Ottawa to find one who could.
Dealer wanted well above $100 for a third key and couldn't provide a key only for my vehicle, only a fob as that is what came with it originally.
Edit: alternatively if you want a key that can open the door, but cannot be used to start the truck (hidden key in case you lock yours in), you can get this key cut, but leave it unprogrammed.
The only thing I don't like about my truck, is the autolock !!!
Last edited by Sod; Dec 31, 2018 at 05:21 PM.
My XLT has the "switchblade" flip key and does NOT have the insert in the center console where you put the fob to reprogram it (I looked.) Is it only the keyless trucks that have that little compartment for the key fob?


