Lost Key Story

[Perfectlap]

I'm not sure how much an auto key cutter guy would charge you to cut from a blank key but that's all you would need to open the door and start the engine. you don't need the clicker at all. Turning the key in the door activates the alarm.
The clicker is just a convenience.
Get the new blade and Just clip to a generic plastic head like on the valet key and save yourself some money... for now.
I was thinking of having a few of these made...just in case. I keep a spare key in my briefcase/gym bag in case I ever lose my house keys from my back pocket.

[Tool Pants]

Getting into a 986 with the "long rod" works on a 986 by pulling on the inside door handle. No clue why your guy could not do it or if something is different on a 987.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=14541&hl=hanger

To unlock my 987 from inside, with the door handle, you have to pull the handle twice. Did he try this?

Good story, Doc!

Have you even been to the Apostle Islands? It's not too far from Duluth.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I'm not sure how much an auto key cutter guy would charge you to cut from a blank key but that's all you would need to open the door and start the engine. you don't need the clicker at all. Turning the key in the door activates the alarm.
The clicker is just a convenience.

That is true, but if you use the key without the re-programed part to START your car for more than 5 days in a row, it will set your alarm back to a valet mode and your one key with a working remote will no longer work unless you reset the alarm with the key in the ignition. Can't remember how to do that though.

[markab986]

Sorry, not trying to hijack ...but where can you purchase the "red top clip"?

Aftermarket....Porsche....?

tia

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

That is true, but if you use the key without the re-programed part to START your car for more than 5 days in a row, it will set your alarm back to a valet mode and your one key with a working remote will no longer work unless you reset the alarm with the key in the ignition. Can't remember how to do that though.

ah..good heads up. Guess you want to use that blade only key "in case of emergency" only.

You can get the red clip on ebay or Suncoast, Sunset etc.
...Although I don't think its a good idea to leave your top down for more than five minutes and neither should you be out of sight range. Your headlights are a quick and easy removal for a theif and he'll then sell them on Ebay for $400-700.
if you're leaving the top down for more than an hour that's no good for the interior and top.

[Frodo]

Don't know how universal this is amongst Porsche dealerships, but I got my red clip (at Cascade Porsche/Audi in NE Ohio) for about $3.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Frodo

Don't know how universal this is amongst Porsche dealerships, but I got my red clip (at Cascade Porsche/Audi in NE Ohio) for about $3.

That's about right.

get the carrera GT key head. I think it looks very slick, and its about 100 bucks IIRC.

[bigb]

Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

That's about right.

Price varies. I picked up the red clip a couple of weeks ago from Stevens Creek Porsche (San Jose) for almost $8 (buying online + shipping would've saved me a buck or two...)

[drburton]

Key Found!!! My wife found the key in her make-up case I'm happy we have it so we don't have to invest in a new one but a bit bitter that I drove for 9 hours with the key on us the whole time.

In retrospect I guess I'm happy we didn't get into the car without the key. I assume the alarm would have sounded if we opened the door and the key wasn't in the trunk. Does anyone know if the alarm 'times out' or would it just drain the battery all the way down?