B Bear wrote:
>
> Hi
> My partner has a 99/20 Civic. She only got one key with it. Apparently the
> key is chipped for the security system. She didn't get the "red" key. Now
> she has been told that a spare key costs £40 but since there is no "red" key
> it needs a new immobiliser.
> Is this true? Why can't Honda copy? Is it like a pin code, computer set?
> Cheers Ian


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Read this TSB from tegger.com
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/crv/x99-901e.pdf

It will shed some light on SOME of the complications of immobilizer
systems. It may be a different (North American?) system, but you'll spot
the differences.

'Curly'