Ford Servicing

[tmac450]

I wish all dealerships took the approach that no apprentices can drive the cars, etc, but that unfortunatly isn;t the case. I't also not uncommon to find mechanics taking the cars out without the manager's knowledge.

This isn't isolated to Ford dealerships either, and being someone who's experienced first hand, catching dealership mechanics taking my car for joy rides, it's not too big an assumption to make.

All said and done, the dealership in this case doesn't appear to be completly honest and upfront with what's going on. When that happens, the natral assumption is that they must be hiding something.

[Adam]

The key is cut to a code stored on the key. In other words the code tells the cutting machine what pattern it has to cut.

The security coding can be done by you as long as you've got both the original keys.

[Stink]

oh and "stink" I bet if you took your original key off your keychain and tried starting the car with the new key it wont work.

there is an immobiliser in these cars for a reason man.

unless its a pre smartlock car...

Gday Bentles, yeah mate I've had the original keys in Brisbane for well over a month and used the spare key here on the Sunshine Coast with no trouble at all. As for my car being a smartlock car its a BF XR6 and I'm not sure if it is or not.

[GOLDIE]

The key is cut to a code stored on the key. In other words the code tells the cutting machine what pattern it has to cut.

The security coding can be done by you as long as you've got both the original keys.

Hey adam it is only the remotes you can program yourself the keys also have a chip in them that needs to be programmed by ford and last time I did it you have to have the ids and also sent info to ford to get the access code to allow the ids to do the coding.

Ian

[Adam]

Sorry, Ian. I've done it myself when I got a FG key for my BF.

[bentles]

there is a way to code without the IDS but its not very well known.

also your car has an immobilizer called smartshield which lets the car start straight away with any key that works in the lock (this is just to make starting the car quicker) however it then checks the code of the transponder in the key to confirm its the same as the one programmed into the BEM. if it isnt the same it will turn the car off. that explains the starts then stalls straight away... because the keys arent coded to the vehicles BEM.

[tab]

Sorry, Ian. I've done it myself when I got a FG key for my BF.

...as long as you have two keys to begin with.

[GR8XR6]

Any updates? What happened and did they sort it all out?

[Stink]

there is a way to code without the IDS but its not very well known.

Like I said at the start of this topic.

Old mate at the shopping center (Mister Minit) knows his stuff, has the technology and he's alot cheaper too.

[Stink]

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