John Tour
Member
My first post and first chip key vehicle, and hope it's my last.
2004 EB Expedition . Came with 2 keys and fobs but at my age and what's around us I want to give 2 neighbors/friends a spare car and house key. But can't find any local shop that'll provide key for less than $70.
Learned years ago never feed the always hungry car dealer and local lock shops need to make money but retail Ford 5918997 keys (seems to be recommended number) run about $9 - $15 each. Sure, their programming equipment costs along with their labor.
I talked with a key maker employee about making a brass key for the door if I lock my chip key inside the car and the door access keypad doesn't work (haven't found the master code yet) or battery is stone dead. He said sure they could do that but thought if I ever used the brass key in the ignition it would not start of course, but also the security system might think it was a theft attempt and disable ignition.
I watched a few YouTube videos on programming keys, seemed straight forward enough but if programming fails might the car laugh at me and lock up? I'm really confident trying it which is why lock shops seem to charge what the market will bear.
Thanks for any tips.
2004 EB Expedition . Came with 2 keys and fobs but at my age and what's around us I want to give 2 neighbors/friends a spare car and house key. But can't find any local shop that'll provide key for less than $70.
Learned years ago never feed the always hungry car dealer and local lock shops need to make money but retail Ford 5918997 keys (seems to be recommended number) run about $9 - $15 each. Sure, their programming equipment costs along with their labor.
I talked with a key maker employee about making a brass key for the door if I lock my chip key inside the car and the door access keypad doesn't work (haven't found the master code yet) or battery is stone dead. He said sure they could do that but thought if I ever used the brass key in the ignition it would not start of course, but also the security system might think it was a theft attempt and disable ignition.
I watched a few YouTube videos on programming keys, seemed straight forward enough but if programming fails might the car laugh at me and lock up? I'm really confident trying it which is why lock shops seem to charge what the market will bear.
Thanks for any tips.