Spare key

shaggyislandboy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:15 am

My wife was kind enough to drop my spare factory 2006 CRD key somewhere, never to be found again. Does anyone know if I can just get a copy cut locally or do I have order one from Jeep (is the key 'chipped' due to factory alarm system)??

Thanks for any advice.

Scott

jdorris · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:46 am

the key is chipped, you have to have two keys to reprogram a key yourself. the dealer will want an arm and a leg. I got my key on ebay and had it reprogrammed at a local locksmith. can't remember for sure but a chipped valet key (NO BUTTONS) cost me ~7-10 bucks and the key with buttons was ~75bucks. Reprogramming cost me ~45 at the lock smith and I reprogrammed the third myself. I had two keys and lost one. bought two to replace it so I wouldn't have to pay for programming again. seems like my dealer wanted~200 for a programmed key, but your dealer may be cheaper.

vtdog · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:27 am **Posts:** 640

I also got a valet type key on ebay. I think it cost about $ 12. It came with easy programming instructiions (you need to have the two other keys for the process to work) and then went to a lock smith who cut it for about $ 2.00. If I did not have both keys the locksmith would have charged about $ 50 to reprogram. The dealer wanted over $ 150 for a new fob and key.
One of my button fobs had a broken "ear" and could not longer be used on a key ring. I got an empty shell on ebay and simply put the electronics from my original key into the new shell and had the locksmith also cut that key too.

shaggyislandboy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:02 pm

Thank you both for your detailed anwers. I figured it was chipped but at least ya'll gave me a cheaper alternative.
The little eyelette broke on my wife's key while she was running. She didn't notice until later.

Big thAnks guys.
Scott

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