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Rowboat Design
I am trying to arrange a "group buy" for getting a second key made / programmed by the dealer during this years convention.
As you are probably aware if you only have 1 key and your car is one of the newer generations of PATS (All gen III SHO's are PATS equipped). The dealer must reprogram the valid key's into the computer. A service that most dealers charge 60 - 80 dollars for not including 15 or 20 for the new key and cutting.
I have spoken with Middleton Ford (dealership that is just doen the road from the convention host hotel). They wouldn't commit to a price but if we could get 5 or ten cars together they talked like somehwere around $50 for the programming would be attainable yet didn't give me any firm numbers. So the burden is on me / us to try and get a number of convention attendees that need this programming done. HEy if it saves 5 people 15 or 20 bucks, I think that is worth the effort; the discount isn't as large as I was hoping they woulg go but I can always push a little harder when I have a list of interested cars.
Someone please fill me in here. Does any year of Gen III have this potential issue or is it only the last couple of years. I know 99's and 98's have this issue, but I am not sure about 6's and 7's. Was there a change in PATS between when the Gen III was introduced, and terminated? I am pretty sure this procedure doesn't apply to any years of Gen II production, so I don't see nay need to litter their forum with a similar notice.
Please PM or email me if you would would like to get this done while you are at the convention. I allready sent a similar message to the v8 list so you may have seen it there as well.
Thanks in advnce for any of your time.
As you are probably aware if you only have 1 key and your car is one of the newer generations of PATS (All gen III SHO's are PATS equipped). The dealer must reprogram the valid key's into the computer. A service that most dealers charge 60 - 80 dollars for not including 15 or 20 for the new key and cutting.
I have spoken with Middleton Ford (dealership that is just doen the road from the convention host hotel). They wouldn't commit to a price but if we could get 5 or ten cars together they talked like somehwere around $50 for the programming would be attainable yet didn't give me any firm numbers. So the burden is on me / us to try and get a number of convention attendees that need this programming done. HEy if it saves 5 people 15 or 20 bucks, I think that is worth the effort; the discount isn't as large as I was hoping they woulg go but I can always push a little harder when I have a list of interested cars.
Someone please fill me in here. Does any year of Gen III have this potential issue or is it only the last couple of years. I know 99's and 98's have this issue, but I am not sure about 6's and 7's. Was there a change in PATS between when the Gen III was introduced, and terminated? I am pretty sure this procedure doesn't apply to any years of Gen II production, so I don't see nay need to litter their forum with a similar notice.
Please PM or email me if you would would like to get this done while you are at the convention. I allready sent a similar message to the v8 list so you may have seen it there as well.
Thanks in advnce for any of your time.
