Re: [Help] I'm sol????? in Automotive http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20749563 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:06:03 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:06:03 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20757323 Maccawolf : THat's why I didn't say nothin' either...LOL]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20757323 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:21:23 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20757302 rockotman : Dang, you catch on quick...

;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20757302 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:05:13 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20757158 BurntCricket : Well I was going to comment on the "Last place you looked" comment but .... of COURSE it was in the last place you looked, unless you are really stupid.
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If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20757158 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:22:52 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751378 Lurch77 :
said by rockotman See Profile :

Ain't it funny how when you are looking for something you always find it in the last place that you look.
Worse yet are the people that ask you, "Well where did you have it last?" If I knew that I wouldn't be looking for it.
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Everyone must be short on business. Now they're all minding mine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751378 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:01:40 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751175 BurntCricket : Ummmm can I help you with the first?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751175 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:01:25 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751152 Maccawolf : FORTUNATELY, it was in the first place I looked. the CLOSER (distance wise) of the two places I went with my dad today. THANK Dog, cos I REALLY didnt't relish driving the 35 miles each way to and from the other place. THIS one was only about 8 miles R.T.

Cricky, you know they say that the memory is the second thing to go..... ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751152 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:55:42 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751024 rockotman : Ain't it funny how when you are looking for something you always find it in the last place that you look.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751024 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:31:20 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750999 BurntCricket : Dang Macca, I didn't think you knew, much less used, words like F"LKJ"POU"KN . :o

It is cool you found it.

I hate it when you do that retrace your steps thing and find whatever it is you are looking for in a place you don't remember being.
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If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750999 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:27:53 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750992 rockotman : Happy "farfegnugen".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750992 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:26:49 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750937 Maccawolf : I need two also, one for my dad (he lives with me, and one for a spare. I think I can get away with teh VALET key's for both, s it's ONLY $135 plus programming, but it's still EXPENSIVE .
Especially when I'm used to paying under $3.00 for a house key.

If I remember correctly, when I had my 85 Jetta (2 cars ago) I wanted the pretty filagree logo key, and it cost like $20 or something, and I balked at that....... (or was it the 84 Rabbit GTI?).

Maybe I can find someone who can cut them, I haven't looked in several months. MAybe by now they can.....
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Mom and Crockett...... I miss you both!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750937 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:16:01 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749958 Lurch77 : Macca, glad you found the key. But get a spare soon. Check around with your local locksmiths. My Grand Cherokee has those keys with the security chip in them. Dealer wanted $129 for the key and $60 for the programming. That's nearly $190 for a single key! And I needed two, one for wife plus one spare. I found a locksmith when I was living in GA that made and programmed a key for $30. All he asked was proof of ownership of the vehicle.
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Everyone must be short on business. Now they're all minding mine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749958 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:20:30 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749777 joako :
said by Maccawolf See Profile :

(probably just have to leave the key there.)
If you loose the only key unless there is a mobile locksmith in your area with the right equipment then you will be towing the car to the dealer.

This has been something that I have been going back and forth about for several months for because I just have a REALLY hard time paying that kind of money for a KEY.....
Get a used remote on ebay for $20, get a key blank from americanautolock.com and the dealer should be able to cut it and then just pay the $90 to program it.

BTW lotusracer See Profile, the problem with taking it to ANY keymaker is that it's not an outside cut like they used to be, it's an inside cut, and the places I've seen around here don't even have the equipment to do inside cuts,
There are plenty of aftermarket systems that can cut these keys (including the ability to originate keys without a master to copy from) and obtain the immobilizer PIN that is required to program the car to allow the key to start it. The problem is they are hard to find. I drive an old BMW and when I bought it I was given an "Ilco" key which obviously was copied by a non-dealer locksmith... but even if I supplied the key blanks I could not find any place with the equipment to duplicate the keys... they are basically the same as the VW keys you have but are inverted.. the edges are on the outside, not the inside.

I have been able to get Tom Bush VW in Jacksonville, FL to copy blanks I supplied at no charge. I think I might some remotes that will work for a 2001 VW let me check and if you are interested pay for shipping and its yours.
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09:F9:11:02:9D:74:E3:5B:D8:41:56:C5:63:56:88:C0]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749777 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:30:05 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749563 Maccawolf : TNX, retraced today's steps and found the errant thing.

WHen I was at the dealer on Thurs I actually ASKED how much a spare cost and what the procedure was, and they said 230 includinbg programming, and it takes a while, but I have to be there. (probably just have to leave the key there.).

This has been something that I have been going back and forth about for several months for because I just have a REALLY hard time paying that kind of money for a KEY.....

BTW lotusracer See Profile, the problem with taking it to ANY keymaker is that it's not an outside cut like they used to be, it's an inside cut, and the places I've seen around here don't even have the equipment to do inside cuts,--

Mom and Crockett...... I miss you both!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749563 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:32:23 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749545 lotusracer :
said by Maccawolf See Profile :

WITHOUT any "You should have a spare" crap or other 20/20 hindsite lessons, I'm looking for IMMEDIATE info.

I have a 2001 VW Jetta with those F"LKJ"POU"KN expensive keys ($150 for the valet key) and have lost my one and only key.
Is there anything I can do IMMEDIATELY??????? or am I SOL?
Sorry to read of this. Since it was your only key, you are probably stuck with paying the big bucks for 1 replacement.

Although this does not help you today, you may not be tied to that expensive key replacement option to get a second (or third) key.

The Toyota Prius my ex has, uses similar chipped keys that are expen$ive. There are many places (including fleabay) you can buy the blanks relatively inexpensively... take them with another key to have them duplicated/cut at any key place, then you can program the new keys yourself by using a procedure found on the web. No doubt there are ways to do this with VWs as well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749545 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:29:37 EDT Re: [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749480 NJxxxJon :
said by Maccawolf See Profile :

WITHOUT any "You should have a spare" crap or other 20/20 hindsite lessons, I'm looking for IMMEDIATE info.

I have a 2001 VW Jetta with those F"LKJ"POU"KN expensive keys ($150 for the valet key) and have lost my one and only key.
Is there anything I can do IMMEDIATELY??????? or am I SOL?
You should FULJKINJEJEJ Calm down.

»search.ebay.com/search/search.dl···tegory0=

Have you checked "Spare keys + Your zip code" on google too?
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Without the key you're going to need to wait for a dealership to open, I would think. My understanding is there's a whole key code thing, and unless you have it, the only place that would have the code to make you a new key is the dealer the car came from.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749350 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:30:37 EDT [Help] I'm sol????? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749200 Maccawolf : WITHOUT any "You should have a spare" crap or other 20/20 hindsite lessons, I'm looking for IMMEDIATE info.

I have a 2001 VW Jetta with those F"LKJ"POU"KN expensive keys ($150 for the valet key) and have lost my one and only key.
Is there anything I can do IMMEDIATELY??????? or am I SOL?
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Mom and Crockett...... I miss you both!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749200 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:54:21 EDT