I thought I would try to reduce the cost of buying and having a key programmed at the nearby Honda stealership.

I bought a key off of Ebay and had it cut at fixmykey.com.

The key was $25 and the cut was $20. The Honda dealer said they would program the key for $65 (highway robbery).

I realize I have to get the new key programmed to recognize the car but I thought I would be slick and program the remote. Now both remotes won't work (unlock, lock or trunk release).

Is there anyway to reprogram the remote or do I have to wait for the Honda stealer?

 

I found out that the Honda dealer is the ONLY place to have the key programmed.

Honda has shown why they are greedy and will hopefully start losing business to Ford and Hyundai to wake themselves up and be more customer oriented.

 

Try this for the remote lock/unlock transmitters.

programming remotes...
1) Unlock Doors
2) Turn ignition key to "ON" position (II)
3) Press the "LOCK" or "UNLOCK" button on the remote
4) Turn the ignition key to the "OFF" position (0, I)
5) Turn the ignition key to the "ON" position
6) Press lock or unlock
7) Turn key to off position
8) on position
9) lock or unlock
10) off position
11) on position
12)lock or unlock - doors should cycle to indicate successful programming. If you only have one remote, turn ignition to off or don't touch anything. if you have 2+ remotes, go to 13:
13) lock on each transmitter that you need to program

*Steps 2-12 must be performed within 5 seconds of each other. Step 13 can be performed within 10 seconds of step 12.

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But that doesn't get the immobilizer programmed. Still gotta go to a dealer, or maybe some locksmiths might be able to do that.

 

First of all I tried that and it didn't work on the remote.

Second of all I am referring to having the key being recognized by the car (start the car).

Honda in their greed has made it where you have no choice but to go to them and pay the rip off prices to do it at the dealer.

 

This is why your insurance is so low, no one can just buy a key off ebay cut and use it in your car. A Honda or Acura dealer can do it its just up to them weather or not to charge for imobilizer programing.