Key(/fob) coding didn't work!
#1
Key(/fob) coding didn't work!
I got a switchblade key from a Mazda MPV (which does NOT have a trunk release). I had a key cut for my RX-8. I popped the little pin out of the key shaft that holds it into the rotating part of the switchblade and I pulled out that key. I scribed the shape of that key onto my newly cut key and then cut it out and shaped it with a Dremel. I reinserted my new key and put the pin back in and the fit is perfect.
I followed the directions I found here: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-code-your-own-key-remote-43873/
Neither my new key, nor the key fob worked after either process. Any ideas as to why??
I followed the directions I found here: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-code-your-own-key-remote-43873/
Neither my new key, nor the key fob worked after either process. Any ideas as to why??
#3
Originally Posted by cleoent
maybe because you;re using a minivan key for your sports car?? lol
What exactly didn't work? YOu have 2 keys and your new one right?
What exactly didn't work? YOu have 2 keys and your new one right?
Well, the key didn't start the car (the security light flashed at me when I tried), and the fob didn't unlock/lock the doors.
I have 2 original keys, plus the valet (although I wasn't using it). Is there a modification to the process that I'm missing?
#4
MPV models do not have an anti-theft ignition system & the key does not contain a transponder. The MPV key is not compatible with the Miata or RX8. Sorry the MPV fob won't work on an RX-8.
Gomez.
Gomez.
#5
Part numbers as follows......
FE04-67-5RY, Transmitter for the RX-8.
LF22-67-5RY, Transmitter for the MPV (W/Pwr Sliding Doors)
LF20-67-5RY, Transmitter for the MPV (W/O Pwr Sliding Doors)
FE04-67-5RY, Transmitter for the RX-8.
LF22-67-5RY, Transmitter for the MPV (W/Pwr Sliding Doors)
LF20-67-5RY, Transmitter for the MPV (W/O Pwr Sliding Doors)
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