EK1 - Lost keys / Cylinder replacement

[MrED]

Hey Beeza

This one def has a chip.

When we first got the car there was only one key which had lost most of the black plastic section ant the chip was clearly visible and held in with sticky tape! ;-) I encased it in some resin which worked well. Had a spare cut and the chip cloned ($130 !). Son lost the original 6 months back and had his backpack, and keys, stolen yesterday but hadn't got another spare.

[beeza]

http://www.1ablelocksmith.com/BLOG/?page_id=819

They say honda didn't start chipping civic keys until 2001.

http://www.clubcivic.com/forum/threa...ey-key.199668/

[ECU-MAN]

Honda introduced factory immobiliser in 1996 in the Civic range, the Prelude, Integra, Legend, Accord, NSX, HRV and CRV all followed soon after with the chip in the key

[beeza]

How can you tell if you have a chip john? Pretty sure mine has an immobilizer. It's just the standard,simple key..

[Hondarally]

Yep both my ek4's are (were) chipped. I had an EG6 which had a slightly smaller key (not chipped). The ek4 key is still the black plastic unit but just a little bulkier around the plastic section. It's not obvious that there is a chip inside the casing, so just looking at it won't necessarily tell you whether it's a chipped key or not.

I bought a new chipped key from my local locksmith. It cost $90 from memory. They just cloned the original key.

[beeza]

Thanks mate,I think I will do the same.

[ECU-MAN]

If its AUDM EK, EM. EJ it left the factory with an immobiliser, you will have a green key that flashes on the cluster

EG did not have the factory immo

[beeza]

Cheers mate.

[Jasemas]

OT
Can you clone an Immo key without the Red key ECU man
I only have one immo key and the dealer told me without the red key I'd have to replace everything

[ECU-MAN]

You can clone the last black key with out the red key

You cannot add OEM black keys at a dealer with out the red key.

It is possible to add red and black keys if all keys are lost however a dealer cannot help you with this as its not a conventional fix.

[Jasemas]

Ooooh how do i go about cloning that black key
A local mobile business whom the dealer uses quoted me almost $400
Im assuming it was to replace everything to do with the ignition and key system

[ECU-MAN]

Any locksmith can clone the black key

If you get stuck message me, I can do it a lot,lot cheaper