$12 vs. $85 for a new key! Good Bargain.
11-28-2010, 12:29 AM
#1
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$12 vs. $85 for a new key! Good Bargain.
My wife lost her set of keys darn it...the dealer wanted $35 for a key, plus $50 to program the key!!! To heck with that..I bought a Ford key on Ebay for $12 & programmed it in less that a minute myself! Saved $73 times 2 as she lost her Mercury key too. I will NEVER let a dealer shaft me like that for a key! I feel sorry for the lil 'ol ladies who trust the dealers!
11-28-2010, 12:53 AM
#2
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the only way you can program a key is to either have 2 more keys(that are programmed) and cycle them or program through dealer or lock smith if you got around that i would like to know how if the dealler still tried to charge you that much with you having 2 other keys than yes they are tring to take your money
11-28-2010, 08:52 AM
#3
The only way you can program a key is to either have 2 original keys(that are programmed) and cycle them or program through dealer or lock smith if you got around that I would like to know how. If the dealer still tried to charge you that much with you having 2 original keys then yes they are tring to take your money.
I would also like to know how to program a single key without the 2 original keys.
11-28-2010, 12:37 PM
#4
MuthaTruckin' Monster
I may be mistaken, but I believe that I have heard from a locksmith that there is a way to program a single key thru the OBD-II port using some sort of programmer (not the kind of programmer we use for tuning, but I think it is the same principle of using the CPU). I don't know if this is what the OP was talking about, but the price he said was about the cost that the locksmith told me they charge to do this.
11-28-2010, 01:14 PM
#5
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We had 4 keys total for each car & she lost one key from each vehicle...the F150 & her Mercury Sable. Whenever I get a new car I always have 2 spares made right away. In fact I always carry two sets of keys on me, it saves me once in a while.
Yes if you only have one key then you must go back to the dealer to be plugged into their computer is what the directions say & that is around $150 PLUS the key! There may be a way around that but I haven't found it.
Yes if you only have one key then you must go back to the dealer to be plugged into their computer is what the directions say & that is around $150 PLUS the key! There may be a way around that but I haven't found it.
11-28-2010, 01:17 PM
#6
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Here is what I found online..
On-Board Programming Method "C"
for Ford keys (Later 1998-newer Ford, Lincoln, Mercury)
If you want to initiate a new master key....
On-Board Programming Method "C"
for Ford keys (Later 1998-newer Ford, Lincoln, Mercury)
If you want to initiate a new master key....
1. This requires that the vehicle be connected to special dealer equipment. There are two ten minute delays involved while this device erases all existing key programming and sets up the vehicle computer to accept new key codes. Two new keys should be ready because the system requires a minimum of two keys in the program. After the first two keys are programmed, additional keys can be entered individually by following the instructions for adding duplicate keys (below).
If you want to add a key....**You must have two original keys to perform this procedure. If you only have one key, you WILL have to take it to the dealer to get it programmed**
1. Insert and existing (working) key into the ignition cylinder.
2. Turn the ignition cylinder ON (RUN) and back to OFF. Ignition should stay on for at least ONE SECOND.
3. Remove the existing key and, within TEN seconds, insert a second working key and turn it to ON (RUN) and the back OFF. Ignition must be in ON for at least ONE second, but no more than TEN seconds. Remove the key.
4. Insert the new key before TWENTY seconds have elapsed and turn it to ON (RUN). Leave it the ON position for at least ONE second and turn back to OFF.
5. The security light will light up for THREE seconds to indicate that the new key has been successfully programmed.
6. To program additional keys, repeat steps 1 through 5
1. Insert and existing (working) key into the ignition cylinder.
2. Turn the ignition cylinder ON (RUN) and back to OFF. Ignition should stay on for at least ONE SECOND.
3. Remove the existing key and, within TEN seconds, insert a second working key and turn it to ON (RUN) and the back OFF. Ignition must be in ON for at least ONE second, but no more than TEN seconds. Remove the key.
4. Insert the new key before TWENTY seconds have elapsed and turn it to ON (RUN). Leave it the ON position for at least ONE second and turn back to OFF.
5. The security light will light up for THREE seconds to indicate that the new key has been successfully programmed.
6. To program additional keys, repeat steps 1 through 5
