anyone lost or had to replace a key yet?
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anyone lost or had to replace a key yet?
I lost one on vacation and was quoted by the dealership roughly ~$110 for the replacement. The dealership also mentioned the Fit wasn't eligible for the cheaper replacement key. Does anyone know what the two keys were and if this is true?
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they talked about a $40 "dumb" key. But gave me the typical speech about how they'd have to look into it but then said "oh no, we can't do it". I should have gotten some more information.
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You're answer is here, however, it still needs to be cut and programed to your car's immobilizer, so the dealer will get their cut one way or the other.
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/728701-post18.html
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/728701-post18.html
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Well I temporarily misplaced mine... as I'm sure we all do... drove me crazy looking for it right after I just got it.
It sucks as I have to keep both of them with me at all times... cause my regular keyring is too heavy to use in the ignition. (It will work, but it's not good for the car to use a keyring that is too heavy.)
Anybody find a good "key locator" unit yet?
It sucks as I have to keep both of them with me at all times... cause my regular keyring is too heavy to use in the ignition. (It will work, but it's not good for the car to use a keyring that is too heavy.)
Anybody find a good "key locator" unit yet?
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I thought a "valet key" was a key that allowed someone to drive the car, but denied access to the trunk and glove compartment. Since the Fit is a hatchback and has no glovebox lock, what would be the purpose of a valet key?
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I couldn't have said it any better.
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This may not be relevant to the Fit, but when I got a new key for the civic, I went for the cheaper ($45 so not cheap) option which was a key without the integral fob, or even a separate fob. It allows me to drive, open and lock all doors, glove box etc, so not a valet key, but doesn't operate the door locks remotely (obviously). I guess that might be what they were talking about as a cheaper option
You are serious? Like how many pounds are we talking here? If that much then it is affecting your gas mileage as well.
I had them throw in up to 2 free key replacements per year for 5 years when I bought my car. Cause even after time the keys go bad themselves.
So what I'm gonna do is just every 6 months just go and say one got busted, so I'll have a stash of them
So what I'm gonna do is just every 6 months just go and say one got busted, so I'll have a stash of them
Last edited by Wopasaurus; Sep 2, 2009 at 06:05 PM.
Asked my dealer about a 3rd key last week and this is what they told me... That the Fit factory keyless entry will only support 2 keys, but they can program a 3rd key for you to act as a valet key (unlock via manual lock and start the car). They would also need both remote keys at the time so they can reprogram all three keys (2 factory and 1 valet) to match your Fit. Also sounded like it was ~$50 to do the programming plus the cost of the key, which I forgot to ask about. I would like to have a 3rd key, so eventually will probably wind up doing this.
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