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YOUR RESEARCHPorsche key got stolen in Prague (along with housekeys and bag). Need to replace
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Also used the ipad's find my iphone functionality, but they must have never turned it on.
Porsche key got stolen in Prague (along with housekeys and bag). Need to replace
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So, i'm using my second key (on which the electronics are dead).
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I tried the re-set procedures but the fob still will not remotely lock and unlock despite the light blinking.
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Use aaa taxi
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Use AAA Taxi, and from now on, i'm going to take a picture of the license plate and the cab driver/credentials.
Porsche key got stolen in Prague (along with housekeys and bag). Need to replace
Use safe at your hotel (for the porsche keys
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Use the safe at your hotel (for the porsche keys, for ex
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So, i'm using my second key (on which the electronics are dead). I need to order another keyfob at a minimum to have keyless entry available, but in the end, have to order a totally new key cut with it.
I assume this is dealer only? Can I order the keyfob head w/ the correct electronics and transport my key part over? What's required to enable the electronics other than transporting the 'pill' over? I still need to go to the dealer to code the car's electronics and the code on the key?
I'm assuming this is a $500 endeavor. Yes?
Thanks!
Simplest: Dealer
Least Expensive: Key Head - Sunset Porsche; Key Blade - Keys in the Post (Ipswitch England, email order per digital photo). Dealer programming of car - need other working keys there, too. Do NOT buy used key head or one without code tag, they are of no value. Good Luck!
Just ordered on this week from dealer -$325 plus coding for another $50 = outrageous
I should ask about PCNA membership discount when I pick it up - just dont have my member # yet in case they ask.
Just wondering if your car insurance would cover new keys from the dealer, since you say yours was stolen. Does theft fall under your "Comprehensive" coverage in your state and with you insurance company? Since both keys are at issue, perhaps, if your deductible is low enough, it
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be worth filing a claim to replace both since one key was stolen, and the other key is "damaged".
My deductible is certainly not low. Also, the stuff was stolen in the Czech Republic while I was on a trip (the whole bag was stolen; ipad, clothes, 2 eyeglass frames, etc).....the keys were only one component of the entire 'package'
Sorry to hear...I would consider getting 2 new key fobs ($159 each at Suncoast) with an uncut key blank ($39.95). Transfer the cut key blade and the transponder from your current key to one of you new key fobs, cut the new key blade for the other, and have dealer program both keys at the same time to save you on programming. This way you will end up with 2 functioning remote keys!
Total comes out to $159+$159+$39=$357 for parts and another $50- $120 for the programming. Good luck!
If have access to a Kessy System and a OBD connector cable, or someone that does, as well as the passcode assigned to the vin of the vehicle. You can pick up a keyhead from suncoast for $150 and transfer your key over. At my shop we have access to a KESSY system and I have a cable and Durametrics for working on Porsches so am able to do my keys after calling Porsche for my passcode. We got this so we can offer these services to certain european car owners who dont want to pay dealership pricing. If you call around you should be able to find someone to reprogram for $80 or less.
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Let me ask the brain trust a question. My fob has all of a sudden stopped opening anything. The light flashes, battery is new and the key blade itself will open and lock the door. I tried the re-set procedures but the fob still will not remotely lock and unlock despite the light blinking.
Is this a transponder issue or the fob guts? I have no problem buying a new fob and transferring the pill and blade over but do not want to go through the whole new key and programming debt.
Any tips in hindsight on how to avoid getting ripped off in Prague?
I'm going to be there in June. Obviously, I'll leave the car keys at home.
I've heard petty theft can be a problem there, but then I'v seen that in Rome, Athens, and Paris too.
I bought the key heads from Sunset for about $120@. The local dealer charged about $35@ for the key shaft cut and another $159 (1 hr.) to program them, they would program as many as I wanted in 1 hour. Make sure where ever younbuynthe key heads you get the bar codes or they are worthless.
stayed a few days in Prague this past November.
Didn't feel threaten in anyway, but I travel quite a lot.
Don't flash around your belongings and you'll be fine. Use the safe at your hotel (for the porsche keys, for ex
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Prague itself is fine. You absolutely have to watch the taxi guys. My bag was stolen as the taxi driver yanked the luggage that was outside the car already. If you're taking the taxi from the bus or train station, DO NOT hop in any cab. Use AAA Taxi, and from now on, i'm going to take a picture of the license plate and the cab driver/credentials.
i've travelled a lot (and in fairly sketchy areas of the world) and this is a first for me. The keyfob is just the tip of the iceberg. Ipad, money, glasses, clothing.
What a pain. We called the taxi company right away but of course, I didn't actually have hope. Also used the ipad's find my iphone functionality, but they must have never turned it on. Set it to lock and then a day later, wipe and said goodbye.
Prague is fun as hell though. Go to Lokal which offers great sausage and traditional Czech fair and drink like a fish. The Czech people are a blast.
jyoteen, thanks for the off-topic travel tips.
Interestingly, someone on another board also had problems with cabs trying to rip them off in Prague. I like your idea of taking pics of the licenses. At least the guy knows he's on alert.
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