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incubus

By incubus
in 996 TT, 996 TT S, 996 GT2

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Newbie alert...

hey guys.. i seem to have a situation with my 2004 Turbo Cab. The remote key stopped working suddenly and the agency claims that the FOB is damaged and needs replcaement.

The cost for a new one is around $380 but i also see new ones one the ebay for less than half that cost. The agency claims that the key needs to match your chassis numebr to work and so a regualr one wont do... is thsi true? ...or cani just go ahead and get one off ebay and have it programmed?

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As long as the replacement key has the tag identifier, it can be reprogrammed for your car. You might also check with sunset (see link at top) as they give the best deals on Porsche parts. How do they know the FOB is damaged? Have you tried changing battery, resetting it? Why can't it just be re-programmed?

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As long as the replacement key has the tag identifier, it can be reprogrammed for your car. You might also check with sunset (see link at top) as they give the best deals on Porsche parts. How do they know the FOB is damaged? Have you tried changing battery, resetting it? Why can't it just be re-programmed?

i dont really know.. theyve tried reprogramming it and it apparently gives them an error which is why they are reccomending replacement. I tried chanign the battery adn there was no change. how can you reset it though?

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i dont really know.. theyve tried reprogramming it and it apparently gives them an error which is why they are reccomending replacement. I tried chanign the battery adn there was no change. how can you reset it though?

First, is this a dealer? Are they using PIWIS or PST2 to reprogram? Do you trust them? To reset, put the battery in reverse polarity for 10 seconds, then install correctly.

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i dont really know.. theyve tried reprogramming it and it apparently gives them an error which is why they are reccomending replacement. I tried chanign the battery adn there was no change. how can you reset it though?

First, is this a dealer? Are they using PIWIS or PST2 to reprogram? Do you trust them? To reset, put the battery in reverse polarity for 10 seconds, then install correctly.

these guys are not the dealers they are Houe of Cars - http://www.houseofcarsgroup.com/shop/porsc..._specialist.php

When it comes to trust.. i guess you really cant trust most of the auto garages back here...

Will try the reset and revert

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