yes4idol

Spare Key for unlocking doors only help PLZ
Hi all,

I'm looking to purchase a spare key such as the one in the link provided below. I only have one key fob with the car and would like to get a spare for the sole purpose of unlocking the doors using the keyhole (In case I lock myself out of the car).

My question is would I need to program the key by the dealer if I just wanted to use it for unlocking the doors?

Thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/uncut...Q5fAccessories

lyleswk

Can't guarantee this, but no, to just unlock the door, it is a mechanical interface only. Ingnition switch is when you have the mechanical (key blade) and electronic (immobilizer) interface.

Having said that, I would recommend you pony up and go ahead and get a good quality precut key fob from someone like ECS (some ebay keys are known not to be able to be programmed) for $100ish and then take to the dealer to program / synch. It only cost me $60 bucks at the dealer. Reason is, what if you lose your key. Now you are out several hundred dollars to get all new keys plus towing plus time etc etc.