Master and Valet keys

[gamecock2009]

So this has been beaten to death it seems. Im wanting to buy a LC that the owner only has a valet key (won't open the glove box) so i assume its a valet. I really would like the traditional keyless fob with a key to start the car which I'm assuming is a master. Does anyone know what kind of cost this will be to create a new master key etc? Its so damn confusing

 

[Trunk Monkey]

From only 2 days ago:

New master key

Long story short, my wife lost the master key (fob built in) to my 98’ 100 series. Dealership just told me they have to pull the computer, send it off to get reset and programmed “to accept a new key”. They can then assign a new master key to it. Quoted me $1200 for the process. They said they...

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[gamecock2009]

Hopefully someone can chime in with the eBay user that does the work

 

[Mauser]

Hopefully someone can chime in with the eBay user that does the work

I can send you an eeprom with the virgin code written to it. All you do is remove the old one and solder the new one in place. You can order key blanks from Amazon and have them cut locally.