Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder... with keys #72146-S0X-A51. Since it has newly cut keys and I bought the car with only a valet key, I ordered a rekey kit for Hondas. I had planned to rekey the RH door, trunk and ignition lock cylinders and will then need to program the door keys if possible. 1. Does anyone know if these keys supplied by Honda are transponder/immobilizer keys or if they're old school molded plastic with no transponder chip? 2. I searched on ebay for a key programmer and found this one for around $100. It doesn't list Honda, but it does list Acura. I also found a video of it on youtube programming an Accord and saw my 2005 Civic listed, so I believe it's compatible. Anyone one here had experience with it? V33.02 Universal SBB Programmer Immobilizer Multi Brand Car Thanks for any help! http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...psw8lb1dcz.jpg |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder...
Originally Posted by bonestockcivic
(Post 4698197)
with keys #72146-S0X-A51. Since it has newly cut keys and I bought the car with only a valet key, I ordered a rekey kit for Hondas. I had planned to rekey the RH door, trunk and ignition lock cylinders and will then need to program the door keys if possible. 1. Does anyone know if these keys supplied by Honda are transponder/immobilizer keys or if they're old school molded plastic with no transponder chip? The key in the pic should be a transponder key. I can't offer anything on DIY programming, sorry. |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder...
Originally Posted by ezone
(Post 4698205)
The key in the pic should be a transponder key. Used to work a job a lifetime ago where we had an x-ray for PC boards to look for shorts. I scanned my 2001 Ranger key when it was new to see what the chip looked like. |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder... There's no way to identify a transponder without either x-ray or attempting to program is there? I've only seen one sidewinder key blank from Honda that does not have the transponder chip, it's all steel, no plastic head. If you got the tumbler kit I'm thinking of, you will have a thousand extra tumblers when you get done and the kit has like 5 door lock cylinder slugs and maybe a couple trunk cylinder slugs included. |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder... Thanks again ezone. I wish I could say that I ordered that kit, but I didn't want to spend that much on it. At $200, it would be cheaper to have the work done professionally. I went for the Chinese kit that was $26 shipped which I received in a week. http://wholesaler.alibaba.com/produc...177091689.html |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder... Holy cow I had no idea a kit like that existed that cheap. I need to get out more. Do a scratch test on an original and new wafers, see if they are any softer than original. |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder...
Originally Posted by ezone
(Post 4698254)
Holy cow I had no idea a kit like that existed that cheap. I need to get out more.
Originally Posted by ezone
(Post 4698254)
Do a scratch test on an original and new wafers, see if they are any softer than original. I will say that the passenger door and trunk were both easy to rekey and the work very smooth (I added some powdered graphite to each before installing). Now I'm waiting on the key programmer I ordered. My plan is to remove the ignition lock cylinder and remove all of the wafers/blades. That way I can swap between the original key and the new keys while using the programmer. Then I'll key to the new pair once programmed. |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder... Now I'm waiting on the key programmer I ordered. My plan is to remove the ignition lock cylinder and remove all of the wafers/blades. That way I can swap between the original key and the new keys while using the programmer. Then I'll key to the new pair once programmed. Take lock off the column and do whatever you want to it. Leave it on the workbench. Remove the immobilizer unit (ring) off of the lock assembly. Connect it to the wiring and let it dangle. Remove the ignition switch electrical section from the lock assembly. Connect to wiring, let it dangle. When the unit tells you to stick a key in the ignition and turn it on, stick the key through the ring and let it dangle so the unit can "read" the transponder chip. Operate the electrical switch with a screwdriver. |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder... Another handy tip on doing the ignition retumble..... there are 2 sets of wafers inserted from both sides of the slug. If you have a cardboard tube from an NGK spark plug, cut a slot in it so it fits nicely over the slug and leaves one set of tumblers exposed. This way it will retain the bottom set of tumblers so they don't fall out, while you are doing the tumblers on the top side. |
Re: Ordered Honda LH door lock cylinder...
Originally Posted by ezone
(Post 4698503)
If you have a cardboard tube from an NGK spark plug, cut a slot in it so it fits nicely over the slug and leaves one set of tumblers exposed. This way it will retain the bottom set of tumblers so they don't fall out, while you are doing the tumblers on the top side. |
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