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#1 (**permalink**) 11 Mar 2008, 01:30 pm

So I lost my key - the one that works all locks. Guess it's called the
master key? Anyway, can someone tell me the cheapest way to get a
replacement? Is there an online source that's less expensive than buying
from a dealer?

#2 (**permalink**) 11 Mar 2008, 02:07 pm

STI Corp. wrote:
> So I lost my key - the one that works all locks. Guess it's called the
> master key? Anyway, can someone tell me the cheapest way to get a
> replacement? Is there an online source that's less expensive than buying
> from a dealer?
>
>
>
Pretty sure you'll have to go to the dealer, as in all likelihood
there's a little chip (resistor) in the key that works with the
anti-theft system in the car.

Tom S.
Houston, TX

#3 (**permalink**) 11 Mar 2008, 02:30 pm

Tom Simchak <not.today@thankyou.org> wrote in
news:PLABj.348$6H.223@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net:

> STI Corp. wrote:
>> So I lost my key - the one that works all locks. Guess it's called
>> the master key? Anyway, can someone tell me the cheapest way to get
>> a replacement? Is there an online source that's less expensive than
>> buying from a dealer?
>>
>>
>>
> Pretty sure you'll have to go to the dealer, as in all likelihood
> there's a little chip (resistor) in the key that works with the
> anti-theft system in the car.
>
> Tom S.
> Houston, TX
>

actually,it's an RFID chip inside. (radio frequency ID)
It gets interrogated and read by a transceiver near the ignition lock,it's
code compared to what's stored in the ECU.

IIRC,GM is the one who uses "resistor" keys

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

#4 (**permalink**) 26 Mar 2008, 09:46 am

Let us know how much it cost ya or what kind of payment plan they set you up
with.

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns9A5E9DC91DD6Ejyanikkuanet@64.209.0.84...
> Tom Simchak <not.today@thankyou.org> wrote in
> news:PLABj.348$6H.223@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net:
>
>> STI Corp. wrote:
>>> So I lost my key - the one that works all locks. Guess it's called
>>> the master key? Anyway, can someone tell me the cheapest way to get
>>> a replacement? Is there an online source that's less expensive than
>>> buying from a dealer?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Pretty sure you'll have to go to the dealer, as in all likelihood
>> there's a little chip (resistor) in the key that works with the
>> anti-theft system in the car.
>>
>> Tom S.
>> Houston, TX
>>
>
> actually,it's an RFID chip inside. (radio frequency ID)
> It gets interrogated and read by a transceiver near the ignition lock,it's
> code compared to what's stored in the ECU.
>
> IIRC,GM is the one who uses "resistor" keys
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

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