i don't want to pay the pricks at a dealership a boatload to get copies of my car keys (the ones that actually START the car, not the ones that just open the doors...is there any alternative to going to the dealership (other than shutting up and dealing with it, i mean)?

9/9/2005 8:46:49 PM

remove your immobilzer and just use the ignition wires. just dont forget to remove the actual ignition assembly from your steering column

9/9/2005 8:48:40 PM

what car? most chysler/jeep/dodge that have the SKIM system let you program the new keys (you can buy off of ebay, cheap) yourself if you have two already programmed keys. 32bit encryption that can't be bypassed or disconnected in any way.

[Edited on September 9, 2005 at 8:59 PM. Reason : ]

9/9/2005 8:50:46 PM

i'll speak for GM cars...I think most semi-normal cars are the same (i.e. not Mercedes)

the "microchip" is a fucking resistor and that's it... You can buy the blank key with the right resistance (they have a ton of different values, so check it with a multi meter obviously) off eBay and have lowe's hardware or somebody copy your original on to that blank

or you can do what i did since mine would randomly not work... spend < $1 on a resistor and wire that up to work instead of the pellet thing

9/9/2005 8:51:14 PM

a 2002 saturn sl1 (stop laughing)...i have no idea what y'all are talking about, wiring resistors or anything...if i ask nicely, will you give me a link to the right item that i need to buy and tell me what i specifically need to do to fix this annoyance? i don't care if the thing works anymore or not, i'm not really worried about someone stealing my car

9/9/2005 8:54:20 PM

I'm going to guess since its GM it is what i'm talking about, but I'll have to do some checking first...

[Edited on September 9, 2005 at 8:55 PM. Reason : do you have a picture of it?]

9/9/2005 8:55:47 PM

^ picture of what? the car?

9/9/2005 8:57:46 PM

the thing in the key is a transponder

just spend the $60 and get one from the dealer

[Edited on September 9, 2005 at 9:37 PM. Reason : might have info here http://www.bsecorp.com/files/techtips/ST9303l.pdf]

9/9/2005 9:33:08 PM

yeah, still confused a bit...how do i figure out what i'm looking for? a transpoder? a resistor? who's right?

9/12/2005 12:15:11 AM

some keys have a trans-Ve-STite embedded so look into that, just in case

9/12/2005 12:18:43 AM

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"some keys have a trans-Ve-STite embedded so look into that, just in case"

Damn... that's a real drag.

9/12/2005 3:16:47 AM