Ok, so i have my spare and i have the bottom half of the other key that has the (lock,trunk, unlock) bottons on it.
top flip part is what im missing
I went to the dealer and the dude said that to get the top part he still has to program the whole thing?
is this true … i mean i have the bottom part and thats already programed for the car so i dont need that, i just need the top part of the key that actualy flips.
Cant he just copy my spare and cut the new top part and i can just throw the 2 peices together?
dude kept saying “it needs to be programed” even though i told him i have the bottom partthat is… he wants to charge me like $100 + , seems kinda fishy to me…
HUM. from that pic it looks like the chip is in the key side, not the buttons, unless the buttons PCB board also has a RF ship on it. which it might.
I wonder if you just had the blank cut and physically uinstalled on the button side it would still start? I dotn see why not. unless there is some proximity thing in the ignition that needs signal from both chips to start.
the key “top” has a chip in it. since the chip is not programmed for your car, if they just cut the key “top” it will only unlock the car, it will not start the car due to the computer not recognizing the chip inside the new key"top". like you said the top and bottom are completely different.
if by spare key you mean the non-switchblade key, does indeed have a chip.
there is no way around it, you need to have the key “top” reprogrammed if you get a new one.
which the dealership told you, parts guys are not like service guys, they don’t need to tell you anything but what part to order, they were being nice by informing you that it was going to require a reprogram before you paid for it.
don’t assume dealerships are always out to screw people, they are trying to help more often then not. as long as you are in parts, pretty much everything your told is true, they are the only ones in a dealership who only want to get it done right and as easy as possible.
B5’s do not have the chip in the “key” half and I had the option to order each separately. Yours is an immobilizer car so programming is needed. Brew already covered this though.
amd can confirm, if you ask a question to the parts guys at langan and they don’t know what they are talking about, they will tell you that, if they do know the answer tho they make sure it’s correct… those guys wont “pull one over on you”
not true. they will pretend to know. only Bill is straight up and will say he doesnt know something(which usually isnt the case with him)
parts dudes give me a run around when i go in, so ive just learned to do the leg work myself and get PN’s with current alpha codes and bring them with me.
The top half (with the key itself) has a transponder that needs to be programmed into the vehicle’s computer. If it is not programmed, the car will not start with the new key.
The bottom half is the keyless entry remote only.
2 Separate things that get programmed differently.
$100 is reasonable for a dealer to provide, cut, and program the key.
