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Originally Posted by smadsen View Post
Can you get a used key from a wrecking yard for cheap and have a dealer re-program that used key for $150?
No. A new key comes with a little white tag that has the critical coding information that needs to be entered into the PIWIS to get the car to accept the key. Without that tag, the key is a paperweight. And the car is coded to accept the key, not the other way around.
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