Honda Prelude Vti-R 98

[keric_02]

yeah red key aint suppose to be used, its the master key to make copy with. Once you put it in the ignition it wipes out the ignition recognition for the other keys.

r u sure about that? Honda told me that the red key is to make a backup key if you've lost one of your black keys....

[redliner]

yeah it does make backup copy (main purpose), but they also explain never to put it in the ignition as it wipes the memory.

[lokchoy]

No, but from 98+ they came with an immobiliser with circuitry built into the black key.

lol you got dodged, 98+ have the red key too

[blubber]

lol you got dodged, 98+ have the red key too

Well mine is a 98 and I only got one scruffy looking black key

[doobe]

hi,
I just bought a 98 Prelude VTiR and it only came with one grey key and one black key... no red key... does this mean if I lose my black key I can't get another one made?

[Menthu Rae]

When I bought my 2001 VTi-R it came with

* 2 x Black Keys - Master keys, work with everything + have immobiliser code chip
* 1 x Grey Key - Valet key, works with ignition and boot to allow the valet to park your car/load in your bags etc

If you read, I think it's the user manual... it says that you can buy the Red key from Honda, and that it is used to re-code your immobiliser should you lose your keys.