Don't Lose Your Ignition Key

[tedh1951]

I recently misplaced my GD3 ignition key (has anybody seen a single key with a Red Cross key ring attached?)

Thinks:
No Biggy - I'll zip down to the local key bloke and get one cut;
Sorry Sir - you have to get the blank from Honda.
$193 (less 10%) later - one new key BLANK.
Still has to be cut.
Back to key bloke;
Sorry Sir, we don't have the machine to cut those.
Ring Honda Dealer;
Yes you can leave it with us and we'll get it done, or
you can go to .... mumbles into hand.
Head off to key cutting bloke with special machine;
$20 later - new key, with special cut.
Tries to open car - remote doesn't work;
Key opens driver's door and fits in ignition.
Crank engine - won't start (spare key brought into play).
Ring Honda;
Yes Sir, didn't we tell you - you have to get the key "tuned"
to the car, you'd better bring in your spare so we can code that too.
What the..? That one already works! It won't when we finish recoding your new key.
Bu**er.
Books car for key coding - they need half an hour - how hard can it be.
Arrive with car, new key, spare key, and slight temper.
$57 later - both keys sorted to do their jobs.
Resolution - won't lose another key - did you add it all up - 260 beer vouchers - hell that's expensive? :eek:

[MM89]

joys of old school simplicity :)

[markoJEK1]

yep thats how it goes, once you loose a key, you need to get new one, get it cut, and then pay the appropriate dealer for your car make to program your car so the ecu knows to allow that key to start the motor, thats just how life is now, as MM89 said, old school setups are much easier, now days there is alot of sensors which determine if your key is allowed to unlock door, start the car etc.

ps lucky for you , you didnt need to get a whole new key set + all new barrels fitted to the car, woulda given your wallet a new hole in a blink of an eye