Key Fob Problem
#16
My lock/unlock button never worked and the module actually doesnt like staying put in the key head for some reason. . I removed it and have gotten used to unlocking car from drivers door now.
Im actually waiting on one of the Lighted Key Heads from Sonnen Porsche to fit my existing key to. May order a second for a second key blank I have and just glue the pill behind the ignition trim as has been mentioned in a previous thread if I cant get the keyless entry to work easy enough.
#17
Buy an after market remote system from Bergvill for less than the cost of programming one key.
https://www.bergvillfx.com/index.php...ry-system.html
https://www.bergvillfx.com/index.php...ry-system.html
Easy install it seems too...
#18
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I bought the fob from Suncoast Porsche about a yr ago. My local dealer programmed the key. I don't remember there being a 10 digit code. Will I need that code to get it reprogrammed? Is it imprinted on the body of the fob? Would Sunset have a record of it? Would my local dealer who did the programming last time? Or am up Schitts Creek?!
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I bought the fob from Suncoast Porsche about a yr ago. My local dealer programmed the key. I don't remember there being a 10 digit code. Will I need that code to get it reprogrammed? Is it imprinted on the body of the fob? Would Sunset have a record of it? Would my local dealer who did the programming last time? Or am up Schitts Creek?!
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#20
I bought the fob from Suncoast Porsche about a yr ago. My local dealer programmed the key. I don't remember there being a 10 digit code. Will I need that code to get it reprogrammed? Is it imprinted on the body of the fob? Would Sunset have a record of it? Would my local dealer who did the programming last time? Or am up Schitts Creek?!
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I think I remember that a Porsche dealer can obtained the original key code from Stuttgart (factory), provided that it is an original VIN, key and immobilizer. And they need to have your car. They won't give it to you though but they can use it to program more keys for your car. And, my memory can be foggy sometimes.
#23
I'm constantly learning new stuff about my 996. So this means that getting 2 fobs for your used Porsche is great as long as they don't need to be resynced to the car--at that point they become mostly junk (other than the key part) because who ever gets this little piece of paper with the keys?
And by the way, the "I'll charge you to tell you how much I will charge you" is not specific to Porsche. Infiniti tried to pull the same thing on me. I just wanted to pay 1 hour for them to flash updates on my 2007 G-35, but they wouldn't do it. They said they'd charge me $125 for one hour to "diagnose and advise". Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway, I haven't been back to the dealer.
It becomes a perpetuating circle: the dealers try to money grab if we ever go to them for service so we avoid going to them for service, thus causing the dealers to money grab when we actually do show up.
And by the way, the "I'll charge you to tell you how much I will charge you" is not specific to Porsche. Infiniti tried to pull the same thing on me. I just wanted to pay 1 hour for them to flash updates on my 2007 G-35, but they wouldn't do it. They said they'd charge me $125 for one hour to "diagnose and advise". Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway, I haven't been back to the dealer.
It becomes a perpetuating circle: the dealers try to money grab if we ever go to them for service so we avoid going to them for service, thus causing the dealers to money grab when we actually do show up.
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I got in the habit of stapling the key tag to the RO whenever I programmed a new remote. The RO is put into the dealership files and kept for a min of 5 years. I can't say that this dealer/tech did this as there is no set handling instructions for the key tag. He may have stapled it to the RO, may have placed in your owners manual, may have tossed it..who knows..
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I think I remember that a Porsche dealer can obtained the original key code from Stuttgart (factory), provided that it is an original VIN, key and immobilizer. And they need to have your car. They won't give it to you though but they can use it to program more keys for your car. And, my memory can be foggy sometimes.
There is also a code for the transponder (pill), and a code for the remote. The code for the transponder (pill) can be read and written to the immobilizer with the Piwis tester. The code for the remote must come from the paper key tag.
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So, in theory, you could go to the dealer, have a laser key cut and have an RFID pill programmed in the key, and that will work. You can unlock the door with the key and the ignition will work. The only thing they cannot do is program the remote to lock/unlock the car without the paper key tag. Learn something new everyday.
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So, in theory, you could go to the dealer, have a laser key cut and have an RFID pill programmed in the key, and that will work. You can unlock the door with the key and the ignition will work. The only thing they cannot do is program the remote to lock/unlock the car without the paper key tag. Learn something new everyday.
#28
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Yes. I bought a new key head. I swapped the key and RFID pill and it starts and locks/unlocks the car. To get the remote function to work I'd have to pay the dealer, which I don't plan on doing.
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And by the way, the "I'll charge you to tell you how much I will charge you" is not specific to Porsche. Infiniti tried to pull the same thing on me. I just wanted to pay 1 hour for them to flash updates on my 2007 G-35, but they wouldn't do it. They said they'd charge me $125 for one hour to "diagnose and advise". Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway, I haven't been back to the dealer.