It Cost How Much to Replace a Keyless Entry?!!?
04-04-2006, 02:41 PM
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It Cost How Much to Replace a Keyless Entry?!!?
I talked to the Mazda dealer and it cost 111.00 to just get a replacement. He wouldn't tell me how much it cost to "reprogram".
Is there another solution or way to get the damn thing to work? It would have been nice to just replace the battery, but they want to milk you for every dime.
Is there another solution or way to get the damn thing to work? It would have been nice to just replace the battery, but they want to milk you for every dime.
04-04-2006, 02:49 PM
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Battery....
If it's just the battery, they sell them at my local "99cent" store, if it's not the battery, you're only out about $1!
They sell the remotes on ebay, about $30.
Programming for it is in our DIY section.
Either learn to do it yourself or learn to stop complaining about how much the dealer wants!
S
They sell the remotes on ebay, about $30.
Programming for it is in our DIY section.
Either learn to do it yourself or learn to stop complaining about how much the dealer wants!
S
04-04-2006, 02:54 PM
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04-04-2006, 02:59 PM
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Thanks for the info. I don't see a way to install or replace the keyless remote unit with the battery, unless i split it in two. Thanks for the link. Hopefully it will work.
04-04-2006, 03:36 PM
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Thanks for the info. I don't see a way to install or replace the keyless remote unit with the battery, unless i split it in two.
Anyone have trouble replacing the battery? Plastic lock tabs break or anything like that?
The Chrysler remotes I have from my wife's `98 look very similar to the 2004 fobs. They just cracked in two with a little prying and the battery was accessible under a simple clip.
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I bought the RX with 7k on it. I have one key and the remote which now doesn't work. I bought the warranty with the authorized mazda dealer. I don't know if the keyless is covered under this.
OK I just pried it open and there is a battery in there. I will replace it and let you know what happens. It seems like it can close.
OK I just pried it open and there is a battery in there. I will replace it and let you know what happens. It seems like it can close.
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04-05-2006, 02:04 PM
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Ok new battery did not seem to do the trick. I will see the MAzda dealer and I hope it is covered. If not I hope one of you guys has a good ebay source I can buy a keyless entry from....
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funny about this topic:
today in the morning paper there was an article about the increasing cost of the FOBs (what the hell does that stand for anyway)
The keyless entry remotes, and it had stories of how one guy lost the key to his prius and and to spend 800 dollars to get it fixed. Similar stories on the benz keys etc etc.
The article then went into how traditional key shops are starting to upgrade and try to fill the gap in the market for electronic key replacement. Rather interesting.
I just know I keep a kung-fu grip on my RX8 keys, they are either clipped to my belt with one of thos snapping "climber" metal harnesses or on the nightstand.
today in the morning paper there was an article about the increasing cost of the FOBs (what the hell does that stand for anyway)
The keyless entry remotes, and it had stories of how one guy lost the key to his prius and and to spend 800 dollars to get it fixed. Similar stories on the benz keys etc etc.
The article then went into how traditional key shops are starting to upgrade and try to fill the gap in the market for electronic key replacement. Rather interesting.
I just know I keep a kung-fu grip on my RX8 keys, they are either clipped to my belt with one of thos snapping "climber" metal harnesses or on the nightstand.
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