Saab: replacement key

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:01:12 GMT, "Cynthia Teeman"
<net> wrote:
 
So I am told!

Malcolm

That is inaccurate, and if they told you that you needed to reaplce the
computer, then find anohter dealership because they're scamming you. All
you have to do is tell the dealership your VIN # and they will have Saab
send a key to the dealership. They will fit your door lock and ignition,
but all the Saab keys have a radio head, that must be programmed with the
computer. So that takes about 5 min to program a key to your car and might
cost something to have it done. But no your entire computer does not have
to be replaced all that happens is literally the technician hold the key to
his computer finds the radio code for it and then tells your car to allow
the key to start the car. Good luck
"Cynthia Teeman" <net> wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:36:07 -0500, "Viggen" <net>
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I stand corrected. I had an account of a horror story from a colleague
in another city. This was thpought to be reliable but obviously he was
being deceived.

Sorry!

Malcolm

If you do not have any keys then a new twice unit must be replaced with a
new key. As it is possible to programme a new key if you have an old key
that is already programmed to the twice unit, you can not do this without a
key already programmed to the twice unit.

For what it's worth we just bought a second key for our '99 9-3. We recently
purchased the car and it came with only one key. While we were having the
car gone over at the dealer's we were told that if we loose the one key that
we have the car will not start, will have to be towed, and an entirely new
keylock system put in to the tune of about 700.00. We bought a key off of
eBay for 30.00 and had the dealer configure it to our car for 60.00.

FYI

D Mitton

"Malcolm" <edu> wrote in message
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How do you buy a key for your car off ebay? Have you bought keys for your
house off ebay too? The key is laser cut in Sweden for your car's lock and
requires the dealership to copy the radio frequency from the radio head in
the top of the key. And yea sure any person would figure out that if you
loose all the keys then you probablly would have to buy a new computer for
it as well. But this wasn't the case for Cynthia. She lost one key and
needed one replacement. I work at a Saab Dealership, I kinda know these
things.
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:37:20 -0500, Scania 9-3 <net> wrote: 

Judging from the tooling marks on my keys for my '99 9-5, they are
most decidedly *not* laser-cut, but in my case, are cut on a milling
machine with at least one chipped flute on the cutter.
 

Maybe you've been *told* it's laser-cut, but that doesn't make
it so. The tooling marks are quite clearly from an end-mill cutter
with a 2.5mm diameter.

Other than that, yeah, go get another key so it can be programmed to
your car, or if you lose it, it gets really expensive. But, the key
isn't laser-cut.

Dave Hinz

I guess that means you or your dealership don't take kindly to customers
buying these rather expensive key blanks from other sources and then asking
the dealership service department to set them up to work with the car.

I have seen key blanks for my 9000 sell for about $10 on places like e-bay,
but my car doesn't have electronic stuff in the key. I don't even know what
a dealership would typically charge. It doesn't seem like keys would be
available at the local hardware store, or even be on the shelf at the local
locksmith.

Walt Kienzle
1991 9000T

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