Extra Keys....
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The guy never saw my truck... He took my original key, placed it into some sort of reader connected to a PC. The reader uploaded some info from my key, and did some search. He then took out my key, and placed in the new key with a chip... the original chip he had in there didn't work, so he placed a different chip in and then it was coded. He then took the coded key over to the cutting machine, and voila, new key. I mean I guess he could've kept some info, but he'd have to know something about me to find it... I paid in cash, he never saw my truck, and let's face it, any locksmith can get into anything they want anyway.
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Back when the pats keys came out, we use to have some success using the method mentiond previously using only one programed key.
Stick the good key in and turn to run for a second, turn switch off and remove key.
repeat this with the same key again.
repeat with the new copy.
Worked sometime on the old pats system.
Even if this dose not work, most dealer will charge an hours labor to repogram keys, aroung her that's $90.00+cost of keys.
Stick the good key in and turn to run for a second, turn switch off and remove key.
repeat this with the same key again.
repeat with the new copy.
Worked sometime on the old pats system.
Even if this dose not work, most dealer will charge an hours labor to repogram keys, aroung her that's $90.00+cost of keys.
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From: MA
I had the same issue with only having one key. I went to my local dealer and it was about $70 and 30 minutes to have a 2nd key made and programmed. Then I ordered a blank online for about $15 and cut/programmed that one myself. With the PATS keys you should always have 3 working so if you lose one you still have 2 available for programming.
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any time i have programmed a new pats key i have only used 1 key the hold it next to the one i am programming i have never had to use 2 keys to program one and i have had several cut for my 2 trucks and programmed them myself
Tuned
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From: Louisville
Originally Posted by BlackedOutFord
any time i have programmed a new pats key i have only used 1 key the hold it next to the one i am programming i have never had to use 2 keys to program one and i have had several cut for my 2 trucks and programmed them myself
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The key with the emblem on it is a ford key, most parts dept's won't carry the ford keys, there too expensive. The aftermarket pats keys are like half the price. The only time I saw actual ford key blanks was when a ne style came out and you could not get the a/m keys yet. You're local dealer CAN get you a ford key but you may have to buy 25 of them. Phil
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From: Louisiana
IF you go to a local lock smith, good chance they could do it for less than the dealer will.
I was thinking of making a spare key(I already have two), and it would of cost $100 to make one if I only had one key, but since I had two it would be $45 from the lock smith. Still to expensive, so never mind.
A regular old key will open the door and work in the ignition(acc., on position), but it won't start it.
I was thinking of making a spare key(I already have two), and it would of cost $100 to make one if I only had one key, but since I had two it would be $45 from the lock smith. Still to expensive, so never mind.
A regular old key will open the door and work in the ignition(acc., on position), but it won't start it.
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Tuned
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From: Louisville
Originally Posted by MBBFord
IF you go to a local lock smith, good chance they could do it for less than the dealer will.
I was thinking of making a spare key(I already have two), and it would of cost $100 to make one if I only had one key, but since I had two it would be $45 from the lock smith. Still to expensive, so never mind.
A regular old key will open the door and work in the ignition(acc., on position), but it won't start it.
I was thinking of making a spare key(I already have two), and it would of cost $100 to make one if I only had one key, but since I had two it would be $45 from the lock smith. Still to expensive, so never mind.
A regular old key will open the door and work in the ignition(acc., on position), but it won't start it.
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From: SE Georgia
ebay: $12 for 1 key
Dealer: $40 to program ($80/hour labor, 30 minutes labor charge)
Dealer cut key for free and programmed the 2nd key.
I then bought 2 other keys from eBay seller. cut them at Wally World for $1 each. programmed them myself using the method posted above.
btw, I think the trucks PCM can only remember 8 keys at a time. you have to program each key at that time. if you are missing any at the time of programming, the PCM will lose the code to that key
Dealer: $40 to program ($80/hour labor, 30 minutes labor charge)
Dealer cut key for free and programmed the 2nd key.
I then bought 2 other keys from eBay seller. cut them at Wally World for $1 each. programmed them myself using the method posted above.
btw, I think the trucks PCM can only remember 8 keys at a time. you have to program each key at that time. if you are missing any at the time of programming, the PCM will lose the code to that key
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