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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: trainastock on 27 October 2009, 17:04:00
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as the title says daughter brought the car with only one key
i think its not the main key ,this one is bent and due to split out of the holder
wear could we get a replacement fords or any key cutter any help would be great :y :y :y
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You should be able to get a replacment key at a high street key cutter, got one for my mum a few months back about £10 i think. some can do key with chip in or you can break of the old key tab and stick it under the cover by the ignition behind the steering wheel so car will still start.
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Don't Fords have a master red key? :-/ :-/ :-/
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on some models theres a red key with a chip in it , she was only given one key :(
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on some models theres a red key with a chip in it , she was only given one key :(
Don't you need the red key to teach any subsequent keys ..... :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/
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dont know might get it one cut , dont want to go to fords they will charge the earth :(
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Go to any decent locksmith and get a couple cut for about £8 each then cable tie bent one to the ignition barrel. Save's you getting them programmed :y
That's what I did on my mom's old Fester when she bent hers.
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excellent will do that
once again oof members have helped cheers :y :y :y
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i have just got a new key cut for my company transit blank came with holder for chip
took a bit of digging with a small screwdriver to get chip out of old key
popped into new key clicked shut and hay presto all for 12euros :y
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S reg was the cut-off year when Ford did away with the "red" key malarky.
Look at your "black" key and tell me what colour chip it has (red or blue).
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Go to any decent locksmith and get a couple cut for about £8 each then cable tie bent one to the ignition barrel. Save's you getting them programmed :y
That's what I did on my mom's old Fester when she bent hers.
And if your car gets nicked, consider your insurance void at that point!
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its a black key with a small red chip in the corner :y :y
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it is red :y
Which I think means it should have a red key, my Scorpio had 2 red chips in 2 of the keys other key was red.
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it is red :y
Any buttons on the key, if so...how many?
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no buttons on key just a small red chip on key :y
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no buttons on key just a small red chip on key :y
Hope that the transponder (chip) in your current "black" key never fails, or that you never lose the key.
If either happen, then it's going to cost you more than what the car is worth to rectify.
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thats what i fear :(
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Pay visit to breakers yard
Buy yourself similar key
Remove transponder from original key and sellotape to ignition barrel
Take transponder from breakers yard key and insert in original (if car ever gets stolen, you have a transponder key to give to insurance).
Get as many keys as you like cut, because they will all work at this point
Job done
Please note that the above would be nothing short of fraud if discovered ( I ain't lecturing though).
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sounds like a plan cheers :y