Life of your key fob/remote...how long does it live?

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by dja1980

One of my buttons no longer works, so I was actually thinking of purchasing a new keyhead from Suncoast Porsche...

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=986RECONTROL&Category_Code=986Keys

Does anyone know if this is something I can program myself, or does the dealership have to get involved. The notes on the product description state that dealership programming is required, but I always wonder how true that is. I wonder how many labor hours they would charge me to program a new keyhead.

My dealership charged me $220.00!!!! to program the key. There is no other lway around it. I'm thinking about having my own alarm and remote installed. Can get an entire new setup for the cost of a reprograming Porsche key.