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Oct 23, 2008 | 07:47 PM

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megawatt00

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Jacob, you may have the same issue as me. My truck came with factory key fob's but my remote entry won't work. I have tried every conceivable way to program them with no luck. When I bought the truck the locks were weak, they claimed to have replaced both actuators. I'm thinking diffeerently. The dealer mailed me the fob's after the fact. I'll have to do some digging into this one.

Oct 23, 2008 | 07:57 PM

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Jim. I've been fixing actuators on my wifes truck. Weak actuators will still make an audible click in the doors, even though they won't unlock anything. The door unlock button didn't unlock the doors with the bad actuator either, but would give the audible click of them making the attempt.

Oct 23, 2008 | 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by F350-6

It was an option, so maybe. Does his truck have a key FOB for it now? If so, does it look like a Ford factory one, or different? If there is an after market keyless entry system, look under the dash for the control box and then google it to see if you can find the instructions to enter the programming mode.

If the truck never had a key FOB, then odds are, there is no factory GEM. You can still have an aftermarket keyless entry added though.

I thought the truck was just missint the key fob. but we do have a factory key fob. How hard would it be to add a keyless entry system if in fact the truck dosent have it?

Oct 23, 2008 | 08:20 PM

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My locks wereworking Chris just really slow moving. I'm wondering if this comes off the GEM or the VSM.

Oct 23, 2008 | 08:28 PM

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I thought the truck was just missint the key fob. but we do have a factory key fob. How hard would it be to add a keyless entry system if in fact the truck dosent have it?

Not too hard at all if you can figure out which wires to tie in to. I've got an aftermarket keyless entry in my 02 due to a mix up at the dealer when I ordered it. I can take pics for you if needed.

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Originally Posted by megawatt00

My locks wereworking Chris just really slow moving. I'm wondering if this comes off the GEM or the VSM.

Maybe it is the VSM. I had GEM stuck in my head for some reason.