Car Key

[N2EAL]

How much does it cost to have a new key cut and programmed?

I just bought a 2006 Focus and the dealer is telling me that it will cost between $120.00 and $140.00.

Can that be correct?

I have the same type of key on my CSVT but it came with two keys, so I never tried to get another one.

Is there any alternative to this kind of thievery?

Gary

[RespectTheContour]

ya ive heard thats how much they cost...i believe ive heard of people paying the $10 for the key itself and programming it, but thats outta my league

[Big Jim]

There may be some relief for this in the future. The California governor just signed a bill that will require automakers that do business in California to make their key coding system accessable to locksmiths.

Call around and talk to other dealers. Do you have one key now, or two? Adding a third key is easy. Adding a second reqires programming the car to accept the new key with a Ford scan tool.

[SlvrSVT00]

I had to get a contour key made and it was like 1$ for the key then 25$ to program it. but a lot of people i have talked to say that it is 100$+ for coded keys, maybe I just got lucky? I hope not because i need another one

[CSVT_2004]

I'm guessing the more expensive prices are dealerships, because they are a rip off...

[dn9979]

here in oregon we charge $75 each or $100 for 2 programmed to your car

If you have 2 already then its only $25 per key.We just coughed up $8,000 for a machine to do all the cars.Thats why the price is high

[CSVT_2004]

Damn!!! what exactly does a $8000 machine like that do???? or work for that matter...

[Big Daddy Kane]

Damn!!! what exactly does a $8000 machine like that do???? or work for that matter...

My guess is that it can hook into all the FoMoCo cars (maybe the OBD2 port?) and set the PATS to accept another key.

[dn9979]

Damn!!! what exactly does a $8000 machine like that do???? or work for that matter...

Able to programm almost all cars that have pats systems.

damn near all companys have atleast 1 car that has some sort of pats system

[xplicit]

Hey!

I was looking for some new keys too, I found a dealer on Ebay who sells the keys and the instructions on how to program them. Two keys were just under 20 bucks with the shipping. I haven't received them yet...

PM me if you want the seller's id.