Anyone hate their current key...? This is something I found while browsing my Honda Element forum. I think this would work on our cars but don't quote me on that. It'd be a pimp mod to do though...

http://www.elementownersclub.c...32226

I'm going inquire about it at Acura next weekend when I find some time. I'll let you guys know what I find out if nobody else beats me to it.




Modified by Sipower99 at 11:46 PM 6/6/2007

 

pretty cool, thought bout it a while ago just never took the initiative to go do it, lol
maybe ill pick one up from our brother acura dealer tomorrow and have it cut at my work and try it out


Modified by FBPSidan at 9:02 PM 6/5/2007

 

pretty cool.

~$150 is a little to much for me though...rather spend it towards something else

 

its o.k.
I like my keys, and that mod would require no trunk buttom

 

The TL key would have the trunk button, he said RDX because they were talking about it on the Element forum.

 

i belive someone on the other site tried this and i dont think that it will work becuase of the placement of the chips in the key

 

Its still worth a try I guess, I thought about this the first 5 or 10 times I stabbed myself in the back of the leg sitting down with my key in my back pocket.

 

Thanks for posting this, I'm thinking about doing it.

 

i agree... i think i would want that flip key at least have all the buttons we already have for our civics. Is it $150 for a pair or just a single flip key?

 

quoted from link:

"Then bring all of your keys you own (including the flip key) to honda and have them reprogram them all together (100 bux approx)

full project price for me (cause i dont know anyone at THIS honda dealership) was around 150."

looks like if it was $100 to program that it only cost him $50 for the key

 

alright folks....well i went to acura today and bought the key...24.99 for TL flip key. Took it to my work and had my parts guy cut it for me. I programmed it and it worked! Only thing i cant get to work is the lock/unlock buttons. Only thing i can think of is that they operate on different frequencies. I dont see anyway of making it work but i could be wrong. Anyone with input please give it!

 

http://tsx.acurazine.com/forum...33201

http://tl.acurazine.com/forums...89492

These guys post for pages about this and go into frequency and chip manufacturers and everything else... I haven't had time to sift through it all, but I figured I'd post the link.


Modified by IT GUY at 9:23 AM 6/7/2007

 

Perfect for me I dont need the Unlock/lock function since i use my alarm FOb

 

Same here.... damn i got mad people asking me bout it now. lol

 

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums...age=2

post # 12 should answer everything for everyone.

my plan was to fab up a new faceplate with the guys from our current keys placed in. wouldnt be too much work i dont think. i will def post a diy if i get around to it anytime soon

 

Anyone wanna do a group buy on this? I can see how much i can get em for based on how many people will buy, keep in mind you will buy a blank and still need to get it cut... and you cannot get lock/unlock/trunk/panic to work... if you have an alarm keyfob than you will unlock from that anyways. Lemme know!