25-07-2015, 06:59am
Has anyone gone through the process of getting another key fob?
Basically, I thought I lost mine (found after a month in the garage), so I was using my spare. Worried that it was my only key, I have decided to get a spare.
Even worse, the rubber is pealing away from my spare.
I called LR to get the cost. Holy Hell.... $540 for key, blade, and programming.
My car is under warranty, so they Rubber is covered. They will replace the shell in a week.
I decided against the extra key.
So, I see people selling/buying these spare FOBs on ebay. Decided to purchase a couple (very cheap) just to consider it. Called LR back, and they claim that once a key is programmed, it can't be programmed to another vehicle. First, that sounds bogus to me, but who knows?
Programming. Contacted a few places and they claim they can try with their programmers, but can't guarentee it. They charge from $115 to $120 (includes programming of 1 or 2 keys). They said if they can't do it, then no charge.
Second decision is to try them or simply buy a key programmer - Not cheap. In worse case, I could resell it after success or failure.
Basically, I thought I lost mine (found after a month in the garage), so I was using my spare. Worried that it was my only key, I have decided to get a spare.
Even worse, the rubber is pealing away from my spare.
I called LR to get the cost. Holy Hell.... $540 for key, blade, and programming.
My car is under warranty, so they Rubber is covered. They will replace the shell in a week.
I decided against the extra key.
So, I see people selling/buying these spare FOBs on ebay. Decided to purchase a couple (very cheap) just to consider it. Called LR back, and they claim that once a key is programmed, it can't be programmed to another vehicle. First, that sounds bogus to me, but who knows?
Programming. Contacted a few places and they claim they can try with their programmers, but can't guarentee it. They charge from $115 to $120 (includes programming of 1 or 2 keys). They said if they can't do it, then no charge.
Second decision is to try them or simply buy a key programmer - Not cheap. In worse case, I could resell it after success or failure.