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Key Programming Question
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Gray Ghost
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OEM keys for pre-2014 models can be added to the security system using a process with a "master" key. Dealers will have them but private individuals can also purchase master keys. There are some threads that go into detail on that if you do an advanced search on the forum.
As was said, you can also purchase a clonable key blank, get it cut and cloned and have no problem. The master key costs quite a bit, and OEM keys are also pricey. I got some of the ILCO blanks for around $7, had them cut fairly cheaply and then cloned. Some I had cloned at ACE hardware, and some I had cloned at Lowes. IIRC, Lowes cloned them for free. Some folks claim that using cloned keys will mess up your bike, I stopped using the OEM key months ago and have had no issues.
As was said, you can also purchase a clonable key blank, get it cut and cloned and have no problem. The master key costs quite a bit, and OEM keys are also pricey. I got some of the ILCO blanks for around $7, had them cut fairly cheaply and then cloned. Some I had cloned at ACE hardware, and some I had cloned at Lowes. IIRC, Lowes cloned them for free. Some folks claim that using cloned keys will mess up your bike, I stopped using the OEM key months ago and have had no issues.
Bob Denman
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Yup! :agree:
Have it cloned by a local locksmith, or even a place where you can get keys cut.
We have a Home Depot up here by us that clones keys..
billybovine
Active member
As the seller found out you must have a minimum of 2 working keys. It's expensive if you lose both. If the spare key that you had cut is a Spyder key call the dealer and ask how much it would cost to program the Spyder to accept it. There have been reports of dealers charging high fees for a 15 minute job. All keys must be given to the dealer when the new key is programed or they will no longer work. The other posts have covered your other options.
Note to other people reading this thread. Some of the information posted here applies to 2013 and older Spyders.
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Chupaca
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Let's see..!!
most big key shops can make these keys now for pre 2014 units. They use the aprilla motorcycle blanks and here blank cutting and programming runs about $60.00. You need one working key. Someday the dealer will get real with their prices. Those with the 2014 will have to wait till the key shops catch up. Those new ignitions have had some issues....:thumbup:
most big key shops can make these keys now for pre 2014 units. They use the aprilla motorcycle blanks and here blank cutting and programming runs about $60.00. You need one working key. Someday the dealer will get real with their prices. Those with the 2014 will have to wait till the key shops catch up. Those new ignitions have had some issues....:thumbup:
Bob Denman
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This Guy is good; REAL good! :2thumbs:
But his site is down for renovations... :shocked:
http://www.motorcyclekeys.com/apriliachipkey.html
But his site is down for renovations... :shocked:
http://www.motorcyclekeys.com/apriliachipkey.html
Key replacement
While at the local Dept. of Motor Vehicles obtaining my new spyder plate, my one key was lost/stolen at the clerk's counter while doing paperwork. Being the only spyder in the parking lot and the key being clearly marked "CAN AM," I was now at risk of someone stealing my spyder. I went to the dealer and ordered a blank replacement key. The dealer had the new key cut to match my remaining key and reprogramed both keys and the spyder to a new code so that the lost key would no longer function. Total cost was $50 + tax. Programing only took minutes and was free. The lost key however can open the front and rear trunk but it won't start my spyder. :thumbup:
While at the local Dept. of Motor Vehicles obtaining my new spyder plate, my one key was lost/stolen at the clerk's counter while doing paperwork. Being the only spyder in the parking lot and the key being clearly marked "CAN AM," I was now at risk of someone stealing my spyder. I went to the dealer and ordered a blank replacement key. The dealer had the new key cut to match my remaining key and reprogramed both keys and the spyder to a new code so that the lost key would no longer function. Total cost was $50 + tax. Programing only took minutes and was free. The lost key however can open the front and rear trunk but it won't start my spyder. :thumbup:
Bob Denman
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It's never a bad idea; to keep an un-chipped dummy key in a handy place...
For that ONE time, that you decide to throw your jacket in the Frunk; after absent-mindedly stuffing your ignition key in a pocket! :shocked:
For that ONE time, that you decide to throw your jacket in the Frunk; after absent-mindedly stuffing your ignition key in a pocket! :shocked:
JerryB
New member
Hi pitzerwm,
This guy can cut & clone for $47.95 which includes return shipping.
www.keys4urride.com
[email protected]
Bill Taylor
5801 County Line Road
Mount Pleasant, NC 28124-8951
I have no affiliation with this person.
Jerry Baumchen
This guy can cut & clone for $47.95 which includes return shipping.
www.keys4urride.com
[email protected]
Bill Taylor
5801 County Line Road
Mount Pleasant, NC 28124-8951
I have no affiliation with this person.
Jerry Baumchen
GOZFST
New member
If this is the guy in Hawaii the key I got from him couldn't be programmed.
pitzerwm
New member
Turned out that the dealer agreed to program it for free, as he was to do it for the previous owner and didn't. Went there tonight and got it done. I checked around a bit and couldn't find a shop that could clone it.
Having a blank cut key in your wallet, makes sense.
Thanks for all the help.
Having a blank cut key in your wallet, makes sense.
Thanks for all the help.
Bob Denman
New member
It is...
Normally; you send him one of your keys, and he uses it to program the new key for you. You then have to get it cut to fit your ignition switch, once you get it home.
I tried sending him a 2014 key; he could do anything with it. :shocked:
But he DID give me some pretty good advice about what the options are for it. :thumbup:
Not here. Went to Home Depot yesterday just to do this and they had no idea what I was talking about and furthermore did not have a single key blank that would work to make a duplicate just to open the frunk.:sour:
Gray Ghost
New member
Most of the normal places you can go to get an automotive key made are not going to have a blank that fits the Spyder. ILCO makes a blank that will fit the pre-2014 Spyders and has the correct chip (several posts on this not quite a year ago). You can order them online, I got mine for about $7 a piece. Then you take the blank and your Spyder key to a place that cuts keys (I have used ACE Hardware and Lowes) and have them cut and clone it. If there cloning machine can read the Spyder key, then they can clone it. All that was explained in detail in the previous threads. Bottom line is that I have five keys cloned onto ILCO blanks that I use with my Spyder that fit on a keyring. The original Spyder keys I have stored away.
JerryB
New member
Hi Iowa,
Re: Went to Home Depot yesterday just to do this and they had no idea what I was talking about
I did the same thing a few months ago based upon advice given on this site. I should have been talking to someone on Mars. nojoke
That is why I went with keys4uride; $47.95 and easy peezee.
Jerry Baumchen
Re: Went to Home Depot yesterday just to do this and they had no idea what I was talking about
I did the same thing a few months ago based upon advice given on this site. I should have been talking to someone on Mars. nojoke
That is why I went with keys4uride; $47.95 and easy peezee.
Jerry Baumchen
Read the whole thread. I went to home depot on the advice of this thread. I only wanted a key cut to operate the frunk in an emergency.
Thanks anyway
Gray Ghost
New member
As I said in my post, there are several old threads that lay out in great detail where to find keys that will work. Both chipped and non chipped keys were addressed in those threads.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?40127-Ilco-s-X270-key-blank&highlight=ilco+blanks
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...g-to-try-to-Clone-a-Key&highlight=ilco+blanks
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?63238-spare-key&highlight=ilco+blanks
The chipped key can be found: http://www.lockpicks.com/aprilia-scooters-transponder-key-rw-zd23rt5-jma.html. If you can't find a non-chipped key in the threads, you could just get one of these and not clone it.
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