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Old Aug 14, 2009
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Key Fob Question

My remote is old and worn, and I want to get one of the newer keys with the remote on the key. My question is - has anyone tried reprogramming these to work with a 1999-2000? They're selling on ebay for anywhere between $40-50 and I would gladly pay that to get rid of the hideous remote
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Re: Key Fob Question

You might be able to transfer the internals of both the key fob as well as the actual key blade AND the immobilizer chip inside the key. In order to get the buttons to line up it might take some weird electrical work but it might work.

Actually.. I don't think 6th gens have immobilizers so you're in luck.
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Re: Key Fob Question

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You might be able to transfer the internals of both the key fob as well as the actual key blade AND the immobilizer chip inside the key. In order to get the buttons to line up it might take some weird electrical work but it might work.

Actually.. I don't think 6th gens have immobilizers so you're in luck.
See, I've read that when you reprogram the system, it wipes out the code from your old remote and uses the code from your new one. So what I'm really wanting to do is to try to reprogram it without switching the internals. I don't think that the internals would fit anyways, they are way too long to fit into the newer type remote/key combo
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Re: Key Fob Question

subscribed. I want to know too because my remote is in a million pieces right now and i hate having to manually unlock my door like i drive a kia.
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