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Old 02-09-2016, 06:45 AM   #1
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How did your indie program a key? My understanding thy would need special security codes that only a dealer can get form Porsche
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How did your indie program a key? My understanding thy would need special security codes that only a dealer can get form Porsche
The indie is a former certified Pcar tech. He needed the vin first and contacted someone ( presumably at the dealer where he used to work) for the access codes. cost me $200 for a new key and fob with programming included.
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The indie is a former certified Pcar tech. He needed the vin first and contacted someone ( presumably at the dealer where he used to work) for the access codes. cost me $200 for a new key and fob with programming included.
That was a pretty good deal
I paid $210 for key fob and programming using the old physical key
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The indie is a former certified Pcar tech. He needed the vin first and contacted someone ( presumably at the dealer where he used to work) for the access codes. cost me $200 for a new key and fob with programming included.
Not to take away from what you're doing, but that's actually kind of scary. It was my impression that to get a new or reprogrammed key the owner of the vehicle has to present a VIN and prove ownership of the car before a new or reprogrammed key can be issued. If things are that loose what's to prevent a thief from iphoning your Vin and representing himself to a dealer as an indy and getting a key to your car. I must be over looking something here but that seemed too easy.
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Not to take away from what you're doing, but that's actually kind of scary. It was my impression that to get a new or reprogrammed key the owner of the vehicle has to present a VIN and prove ownership of the car before a new or reprogrammed key can be issued. If things are that loose what's to prevent a thief from iphoning your Vin and representing himself to a dealer as an indy and getting a key to your car. I must be over looking something here but that seemed too easy.
The indie knows someone in a dealership somewhere. I had the ownership with me when I showed up with the car and also another working key which starts the car. We replaced and programmed a new head because I only have one key and it,s remote functions aren,t working. Perhaps he would have asked to see the ownership if I didn,t have a key which allowed me to drive the car already
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