I hope I am note stepping out of line here but, I am only trying to be helpful. I have a 2005 BA Falcon Sedan and the remote lock thingy packed up, and I found this one and bought 2 of them and they work perfectly.
A couple of weeks later I was in Geraldton and went into the Ford dealership and priced one out of curiosity, $93.00. So if you have a Ford and have a problem don't jump in at the first opportunity.
Simmo.
P.S. The total was $8.98, and shipping $4.98 each.
03_Troopy said
12:49 AM Nov 15, 2015
Yep, my mrs was having trouble with the key fobs on her VT Commodore a couple of years ago, so she decided to be self sufficient and get it sorted out herself. She came home and told me she bought a new key fob from the Holden dealer in town and it all works like new again. I asked how much????? it was a tad under $100.00 from memory... when she saw my look she asked what the matter was. I could have gotten 2 for under $20.00 off Ebay.
Young Simmo said
01:02 AM Nov 15, 2015
Yeh 03_Troopy, in this 100 MPH world you have to be on your guard.
Simmo.
hako said
08:34 AM Nov 15, 2015
They look better than the cheapies I bought recently as the buttons are recessed - mine sat proud and every time I sat down one would get depressed usually the panic button.
I've ordered 2...thanks Young Simmo.
Regards
erad said
11:46 AM Nov 15, 2015
Whenever I buy a new car (not often), I always get a spare key cut for it. Nowadays, a lot of keys are coded and programmed to the specific car. Result - if you lose your keys way out in Whoop Whoop, you are in deep doggie doos. Often the cars come with 3 coded keys - one called a Valet key which doesn't unlock the glovebox. You can use this as your spare key wired under the car somewhere, or in my case, I got another key cut (non-coded) and wired it under the car. The coded key was kept inside the car so that I could get into the car without causing damage to it and get the spare key to drive home.
All this came about from an incident I witnessed in my local dealer. A young lad was skiing at Perisher and lost the keys to his Mum's Mitsubishi Mirage. Call the NRMA. They went up with a flat top truck and brought the car into Cooma. Phonecall to Mum to authorise getting a new key cut. Then phonecall to Mitsubishi in Adelaide to get the code for the key. Then a key was cut by the local locksmith. Then it had to be coded with the Mits computer. Cost so far, in excess of $650. Then, when the car got back to Sydney it had to go to the dealer there so that the other key could be recoded and therefore useable.. Then there was the damage caused to the car getting in to it as well. That was back in 2001. How much for the service now?
My latest cars do not have Valet keys, so I had to get new keys cut and coded. For my wife's car, the local dealer got a key cut by the local locksmith and tried 4 times to get the key coded. It still doesn't unlock the doors remotely (the key works mechanically and starts the car). It cost me $320 and that was discounted because of the stuffing around that they caused. Not happy. Next car (mine), I was at Dandenong Market near Melbourne, and there is a locksmith in a caravan there. I asked him if he could cut and code a key for me. Yes Sir - $65 for the lot! He needs the car to check the coding in the car, so it has to be parked near to the van. Alltold, he spent about 15 minutes with mine, but he got a key which does duplicate the code on my original key (and starts the car). This key doesn't remotely unlock the door, but what the heck - it is there if I need it. I also have a spare (non-coded) key wired underneath each vehicle so that I can get into it without damage, but if it is found it cannot be used to drive away. The coded key is hidden inside the vehicle.
Naturally, I have never needed the spare coded key for any of my vehicles, but they are there if I should ever need them.
-- Edited by erad on Sunday 15th of November 2015 11:50:19 AM
I hope I am note stepping out of line here but, I am only trying to be helpful. I have a 2005 BA Falcon Sedan and the remote lock thingy packed up, and I found this one and bought 2 of them and they work perfectly.
http://www.ozstock.com.au/17355/Ford-Central-Locking-Keyless-Entry-Car-Remote
A couple of weeks later I was in Geraldton and went into the Ford dealership and priced one out of curiosity, $93.00. So if you have a Ford and have a problem don't jump in at the first opportunity.
Simmo.
P.S. The total was $8.98, and shipping $4.98 each.
Yeh 03_Troopy, in this 100 MPH world you have to be on your guard.
Simmo.
I've ordered 2...thanks Young Simmo.
Regards
Whenever I buy a new car (not often), I always get a spare key cut for it. Nowadays, a lot of keys are coded and programmed to the specific car. Result - if you lose your keys way out in Whoop Whoop, you are in deep doggie doos. Often the cars come with 3 coded keys - one called a Valet key which doesn't unlock the glovebox. You can use this as your spare key wired under the car somewhere, or in my case, I got another key cut (non-coded) and wired it under the car. The coded key was kept inside the car so that I could get into the car without causing damage to it and get the spare key to drive home.
All this came about from an incident I witnessed in my local dealer. A young lad was skiing at Perisher and lost the keys to his Mum's Mitsubishi Mirage. Call the NRMA. They went up with a flat top truck and brought the car into Cooma. Phonecall to Mum to authorise getting a new key cut. Then phonecall to Mitsubishi in Adelaide to get the code for the key. Then a key was cut by the local locksmith. Then it had to be coded with the Mits computer. Cost so far, in excess of $650. Then, when the car got back to Sydney it had to go to the dealer there so that the other key could be recoded and therefore useable.. Then there was the damage caused to the car getting in to it as well. That was back in 2001. How much for the service now?
My latest cars do not have Valet keys, so I had to get new keys cut and coded. For my wife's car, the local dealer got a key cut by the local locksmith and tried 4 times to get the key coded. It still doesn't unlock the doors remotely (the key works mechanically and starts the car). It cost me $320 and that was discounted because of the stuffing around that they caused. Not happy. Next car (mine), I was at Dandenong Market near Melbourne, and there is a locksmith in a caravan there. I asked him if he could cut and code a key for me. Yes Sir - $65 for the lot! He needs the car to check the coding in the car, so it has to be parked near to the van. Alltold, he spent about 15 minutes with mine, but he got a key which does duplicate the code on my original key (and starts the car). This key doesn't remotely unlock the door, but what the heck - it is there if I need it. I also have a spare (non-coded) key wired underneath each vehicle so that I can get into it without damage, but if it is found it cannot be used to drive away. The coded key is hidden inside the vehicle.
Naturally, I have never needed the spare coded key for any of my vehicles, but they are there if I should ever need them.
-- Edited by erad on Sunday 15th of November 2015 11:50:19 AM