Programmed a 2018 key fob to my 2017

Viral Peas said:

I thought the same thing about getting a replacement key cut until 2 days ago when I swapped out my exhaust. I learned that among other obvious things, the opening in the bumper to lower the spare is locked with the same key. Of course if run with your spare in the bed, then it's no big deal

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I put the key from my old fob on my key ring in the meantime.

Edwin said:

I haven't gotten the key cut yet, i'm sure I can just go to a local locksmith and have them do it. They did it on my Subaru when my fob broke. If they can't for whatever reason it's not a big d

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won’t the key from you old one fit in the new fob?

nice going OP

Fyatrk said:

won’t the key from you old one fit in the new fob?

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what I was going to ask as well

Well I feel lucky, my local dealer in Madison, AL cut my Gen 1 key for free and offered to program it for $75 I think. I declined the programming and asked them just for the cut. Once it was cut they even was programmed the chip while checking to make sure it worked in the ignition. Took him all of 8 seconds with some specific ignition turns. I later programmed the buttons myself thanks to YouTube. I had to replace the original due to a INOP door unlock button. The cheap Amazon key replacement I’ve been using isn’t holding up as well though, the unlock button is already starting to flake out on me and sometimes I turn the key and nothing happens, but always works on the second attempt. Maybe I’m not that lucky after all.

Edwin said:

Definitely don’t go to the dealer if you already have two programmed keys. You can do it yourself following this guide:

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Thanks! I bought the same key fob and just programmed it super easily. This key is so much better than my 2017 it's like cheap crap to nice platinum quality key.

So how can we program a new fob if we only have one? My spare fob got lost when I moved. Can't find it anywhere. Would love to buy one of these off ebay but need to program so that I have a spare.

Sunchild714 said:

So how can we program a new fob if we only have one? My spare fob got lost when I moved. Can't find it anywhere. Would love to buy one of these off ebay but need to program so that I have a spare.

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After doing some googling, it appears you NEED to have two working keys to do it yourself. Otherwise, if you only have one working key and want to add a second, it’s time to take a trip to the dealership....

I was quoted $400 From the dealership for a new key cut and programmed .

Kaz109 said:

I was quoted $400 From the dealership for a new key cut and programmed .

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F That!

I paid $43 key and cut @ the ford Dealership plus $45 ford the fob oem new in eBay