Boxster Key Magnet

[alphabeta123]

OP here:

If I bought a used car key online via amazon/ebay that was already programmed and had the deal reprogram it, would that be possible?

Do dealers reprogram used keys?


-Thank you

[rick3000]

Originally Posted by alphabeta123

OP here:

If I bought a used car key online via amazon/ebay that was already programmed and had the deal reprogram it, would that be possible?

Do dealers reprogram used keys?


-Thank you

Used keys are useless without the ID tag, you will need to buy a new key.
The key doesn't get programmed, the car gets programmed to accept that key. If the key doesn't have the ID number tag, there is no way to program it to work with the car.

[agrennan]

+1 on what Rick said.

One more thing, I would keep the blade in your current key. If you order a new transmitter with the pill and new tag ID attached, you can reuse the blade you have. It's the smallest expense of the pieces, but no reason to do it if you don't have to.

I recently made a duplicate key, as my car only came with one. Got the fob/pill/tag for about $125 online, blade for $5 and had it cut locally for $20, and got everything programmed at the dealership for $115.