It sure is. I can walk into the local Farm and Fleet and have a key made for my 82 F100 or 86 F150 for a $1.50, keys for my 96 are about twice as much since they have a snazzy rubber head on them. Geez, here I thought 3 bucks was a little pricey for a key
I also thought $3 was a bit pricey myself. I guess I will keep driving OLD STUFF. I wouldn't knowingly buy any vehicle that a key cost $175 plus.
Craig
And that will probably run you $75-$105, whatever they charge for an hour of labor, most places are one hour minimum.
Not on a Ford!
As is the case with every Ford I've owned, you can program the keys yourself. The only tough part can be the fact that you need two working keys to program a third. So if you only have the two that came with the truck and you lose one, you're screwed.
But if you think ahead and make a third, you will still have two remaining keys should you lose one, in order to program more.
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Tom,
Current truck - 2008 F250 CC 4x4 PSD
Previous Fords:
2007 F150 Screw 4x4
2003 F150 4x4 r/c auto
That being said, my anti-theft device of choice is driving something no one would want to steal, and not telling anyone the incantations and curses required to make it fire they'd get frustrated trying to make it start and walk away.
That's the best anti-theft device!
No one in their right mind would touch my truck.(Cause its old and beat up)
But if you think ahead and make a third, you will still have two remaining keys should you lose one, in order to program more.
I did that on the wife's Taurus back in 2001. I read the deal about needing two working keys so I bought two more on ebay. About $20 and 10 minutes of my time total.
Looks like the newer Ford keys (with built-in remote buttons) run about $30 on ebay.
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