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NewShockerGuy wrote:
Programmed my spare key today. Went to lowes to get the key cut. They refused to cut the OEM key and wanted to charge me $75 for their Ford transponder key...rofl, gtfo.
Went to a locksmith. He only charged me $5 to cut the key and would have done it free had he known I was going to leave him a positive review...lol Oh well. He was cool dude.
Put my first programmed key in, then the second that I initially used via FORScan, and the put in the cut spare.. Works perfectly. Now have fully functioning 3 keys. Now this makes me want to look at remote start since I have all keys working and an avital remote start is only $40....hmmmmm
-Nigel
I always thought you could have only two... funny, I need another Key for the Wife... !
Gonna have to talk to you later about this... after I finish the Headlights.
I got the Air filter changed and got the blown parking lamp replaced.
And just to make point... Lowe's didnt refuse to cut the key because it was an OEM Key but because they have no way to record just them cutting your key.
I ran into this a while back but my key was just a house key I had for sometime and never got cut.
I could be worng but that's just what I think !
Yep I believe you can have to up 5 total keys for PATs. Two primary stored keys and remaining amount are considered "spares". IE: If you loose one of the two main keys you won't be able to create a spare, but if you loose a spare you'd be able to make a new one using the two main keys. But FORScan can pretty much take care of it either way no problem. Yep hit me up later, super easy to program.
I thought that as well but the machine they have a lowes is all computerized now. It's not the normal put a blank key in and manually follow it/cut new key. The put their keys in that are programmed to the silly machine. It's a joke. I can honestly say though, I'd never have them cut a key after having the locksmith do it in less than 20 seconds and for charging so little... it was a steal.
-Nigel
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