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I bought a used 2006 Civic LX from a dealer. It only came with one fob. I want my wife to have a key as well. I thought that I could have a simple key made for her (w/o fob), but the dealer tells me that they have a fob, which costs $68, or a manual key, which costs $29 but which also requires "reprogramming" that the dealer charges $50 for.

Does that make sense?

 
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Yes. The key has a chip in it that requires programming.

Did you buy the car from a Honda dealership? Any good dealership should at least give you another key if one of the keys is missing... especially if it is one of their own vehicles.

 
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Unfortunately, I haven't found that to be true. I purchased an '01 Civic from the same dealer that came with only one key, and I had to pay for a duplicate.

 
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most advanced locksmith can make a coded key for $25. the days of dealer key rapes are long over. just check around your area.