lost my key

[rfuerst911sc]

I'm curious why is a " bar code " needed to make the key work ? If you can show that you are the owner, you have a key that works and you are just wanting a spare made why is the bar code needed ? I ask because I purchased a used key head that does not have a bar code but I'm in hope of having a local Porsche dealer program it.

[pony13ca]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

I'm curious why is a " bar code " needed to make the key work ? If you can show that you are the owner, you have a key that works and you are just wanting a spare made why is the bar code needed ? I ask because I purchased a used key head that does not have a bar code but I'm in hope of having a local Porsche dealer program it.

I called a dealer here in Toronto today about programming a key fob. They didn't say why, but they where very insistent that they couldn't program the key without the bar code, or one that had been programed to another car. Buying a key from them was $350, and $75 to program it.

[Pdwight]

See what a second key at the same time would run you