Keyless Entry

[93mustang]

I just recently purchased a 93 SHO and it has keyless entry. It has the owners manual with the car with its cute little leather like book cover and a VIN card inside but I can not locate original code anywhere where the manual told me to look. Can any one help me with how to find out the original code?

Monica

 

[Bizzy]

You can look behind the glove box door. You'll have to drop the door down and sometimes the sticker is directly behind that on a plastic piece.

....Or....

Look in the trunk on the amp. There is usually a sticker there with the code. It'll be a 5 digit code.

Just as an FYI when you get that code, if you press the 5 digit code then press 3/4 button again all your doors will unlock. If you press the 5 digit code in and then press 5/6 button the trunk will open. If you want to lock all the doors press the 7/8 & 9/0 buttons at the same time.

 

[93rev2sev]

I have also seen it right on the keyless entry conrtol box. You might have to remove the cardboard panel that covers the back of the rear seat to find it.

My first car did not have the code anywhere. I went to the junk yard, found a same year supercoupe with remote entry(obviously looked for a sho/sable). Identified the sticker(it was on the control box), and put it in my SHO. Voila. The supercoupe control box worked in my SHO with the supercoupe code...

I did this again after my car was stolen/recovered and the code was compromised(since it was still on the box...easily visible by the theifs). It's the best way I know of to change the entry code of your car...incase your ex has the code or you worry about the previous owner.

 

[Bizzy]

Yep, yep, that's true too Tom. It's been so long since I had to look for mine that I forgot that location.

Also, there is a writeup on SHOTimes on how to open up the box and change the code to whatever you want it to be. It requires some soldering so it's a job for those who know how to solder, but it's possible.

 

[93rev2sev]

Ya, I read that...(and actually tried it) It's a lot harder than swapping boxes...

 

[Bizzy]

Very true. However for those that like a challenge it would be great. I haven't tried it yet but I have a box to play with.

 

[marv]

in the trunk.

 

[jelloslug]

Yep, yep, that's true too Tom. It's been so long since I had to look for mine that I forgot that location.

Also, there is a writeup on SHOTimes on how to open up the box and change the code to whatever you want it to be. It requires some soldering so it's a job for those who know how to solder, but it's possible.

A quick note on changed to code via soldering: It only works on the 89-92 RKE boxes. The 93-95 boxes (the kind with the key fob) have the code hard encoded in a chip.

 

[93rev2sev]

A quick note on changed to code via soldering: It only works on the 89-92 RKE boxes. The 93-95 boxes (the kind with the key fob) have the code hard encoded in a chip.

That might explain why I found it so difficult...

 

[Bizzy]

A quick note on changed to code via soldering: It only works on the 89-92 RKE boxes. The 93-95 boxes (the kind with the key fob) have the code hard encoded in a chip.

No shit, well that sucks!

I wonder if the boxes could be interchanged with a little wiring work.

Food for thought.