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05-25-2011, 01:42 PM
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NEW YORK RANGERS
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Blue State, NY
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When I bought my 2005 Wrangler LJ they only gave me one key. The top is gray with a plymouth logo on it. When I told the Stealership how much is it to get a spare key copied they told me $180.00  and I was like $180.00 for a key, and they told me yeah, we have to do a chip program with it  ? Now I don't have an alarm system so what do they mean about a chip, could I just go to a Home Depot or Ace Hardware and have them copy me a key for under $5.00 dollars.
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05-25-2011, 01:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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The key has a chip in it, and the Jeep will not start without that chip.
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05-25-2011, 01:49 PM
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NEW YORK RANGERS
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A2SuperCrew
The key has a chip in it, and the Jeep will not start without that chip.
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Really!
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05-25-2011, 01:51 PM
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NEW YORK RANGERS
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Blue State, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trendsetter75
Really!
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For $180.00 dollars I can buy a steering stabilizer, 1.75 coil spacers, and Hi-lift jack and a full tank of gas. LOL!
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05-25-2011, 01:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Yeah. It's a "transponder key" or something like that. I recently made more keys for my TJ, but thankfully do not have transponder keys, so was able to get cheap replacements.
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05-25-2011, 01:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Do a search for "Transponder Key", and you'll get plenty of hits.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/searc...rchid=11495310
Good luck!
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05-25-2011, 02:27 PM
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Wooly Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
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If you had 2 keys it would be alot cheaper to get one made.
The computer has to have two keys to program additional spares.
I have the original 2 keys locked in the safe just so they dont get lost.
Gray transponder keys run about 20-30 bucks on eBay.
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05-25-2011, 02:40 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Maryland
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Not that I recommend it necessarily, but a friend of mine was in the same situations. His solution was to remove shroud around the steering wheels and hide his original key inside it as near the ignition switch as possible. It's close enough for the sensor to read the signal and allows you to use non sensor equipped key blanks.
Of course it also eliminates the security of the system in the first place.
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05-25-2011, 03:35 PM
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Over it
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Fort Bend County, TX
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Just for peace of mind you can get a "clone" made at ace hardware and some wall marts for about 70$. It will not be second key but it will work.
Sent from Burger Kings' mens room.
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05-25-2011, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hamilton, ON
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Or if your TJ is cool like mine, it drives without a key in it. I was driving one day, and it was a little bumpy and the key fell out and it didn't turn off the engine at all. Makes me think there might not be anything to this sentry system. I have yet to try and start it with a non-chipped key though.
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05-25-2011, 03:53 PM
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Farm Wheeler
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Elkmont, AL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trendsetter75
...The top is gray with a plymouth logo on it. When I told the Stealership how much is it to get a spare key copied they told me $180.00...
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They want $180 because it's Plymouth key. Plymouth keys that work in Jeeps are very hard to get.
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05-25-2011, 04:06 PM
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Living dead mod
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: , Pennsylvania
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CanuckGirl
Or if your TJ is cool like mine, it drives without a key in it. I was driving one day, and it was a little bumpy and the key fell out and it didn't turn off the engine at all. Makes me think there might not be anything to this sentry system. I have yet to try and start it with a non-chipped key though.
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don't think they had the sentry system in 99's.
anyway, the check is only done in the first few seconds after start up.
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05-25-2011, 04:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Southwest Ohio
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The PO only gave me one transponder key when I bought my Jeep. I bought a couple of blanks on eBay for $15 for the pair. I had to go to the dealership for something else and they ended up cutting and programming both keys for me for about $40.
As someone mentioned above, you can also go to an Ace Hardware and have them "clone" your key for you. It will be a lot cheaper than the dealership. I don't know if the blanks I bought off eBay were capable of being made into clones or not.
There's a difference between the dealership "programming" your keys and the hardware store cloning them. Your Jeep is capable of having 5 different key codes attached to it. In my case now, I have a total of three different codes. If I take one of me keys to the hardware store and have them clone 5 copies of it, I'll have a total of 8 keys but still only 3 codes. That's why I said I didn't know if the blanks I bought off eBay were capable of being turned into clones.
Don't lose the key you've got! 
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05-25-2011, 04:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Denver
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Sent from Burger Kings' mens room.[/QUOTE]
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05-25-2011, 04:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hamilton, ON
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ratmonkey
don't think they had the sentry system in 99's.
anyway, the check is only done in the first few seconds after start up.
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They sure did. I tried to get my key copied at a hardware store and was told I couldn't because of the chip. Aside from that, the sentry key thing flashes on the dash when i turn it on.
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