Key issues.
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1st Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 71
From: NE
Key issues.
Ok, I have had one, and only one working key for my mustang, I don't lose keys so it didn't bother me. Well now I have a problem, today that key broke, it got caught in a door and bent, while trying to bend it back it broke. I have one blank key, and one key that is cut right, but doesn't have a chip. What can I do? Is there any way to use the broken key + cut key to make the car think I have one good key, is there a way I can get the blank one cut and get it working with the car?
4th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,088
From: Shelbyville, Indiana
Tape the broken key with the chip on your steering column and use the key without the chip to start the car.
For remote starting, a hidden key is put under the dash so that the car knows the chip is present.
When I bought my car it had only one key. I had Ford make me two others. It isn't cheap.
For remote starting, a hidden key is put under the dash so that the car knows the chip is present.
When I bought my car it had only one key. I had Ford make me two others. It isn't cheap.
Last edited by Eagle2000GT; Dec 4, 2008 at 07:33 AM.
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 127
From: Florida
bummer...
...I just lost my only set a couple weeks ago (I think someone inadvertently picked them up)
anywho...I called my friendly locksmith and he cut 2 keys for me...
...they engineer the key on the door lock...then program the chip.
I was charged $150 + $25 for the 2nd key...
...the Ford dealers around Orl Fl charge $200 and I would have had to tow my mustang to them...
...my locksmith makes house calls
PS....I gave my locksmith a $25 tip too
...I just lost my only set a couple weeks ago (I think someone inadvertently picked them up)
anywho...I called my friendly locksmith and he cut 2 keys for me...
...they engineer the key on the door lock...then program the chip.
I was charged $150 + $25 for the 2nd key...
...the Ford dealers around Orl Fl charge $200 and I would have had to tow my mustang to them...
...my locksmith makes house calls
PS....I gave my locksmith a $25 tip too
1st Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 98
From: North Carolina
man 200 for a pats key? thats ridiculous how much do these dealerships charge per hour??
Most dealerships charge 1 hour labor which in itself is ridiculous. The only thing that takes time is the IDS has a 10 minute lockout on all PATS functions so you cant steal cars with it. They take 20 minutes max to program.
Most dealerships charge 1 hour labor which in itself is ridiculous. The only thing that takes time is the IDS has a 10 minute lockout on all PATS functions so you cant steal cars with it. They take 20 minutes max to program.
TECH SAVANT
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,937
From: Saint Augustine, FL
Most larger local locksmiths will have a programmer (Fluke Instruments makes one, there are others) that can program most cars with PATS and PATS-like systems. My car had only one key when I got it and the local shop charged me $45 to provide and cut the key, and program the PATS.
Check with a local locksmith before going to the dealer.
Check with a local locksmith before going to the dealer.
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