AzWinnie Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi, got a friend thats purchased a 2007 st fiesta, but has only got 1 key and its the old ford transponder key, he wants a key that has central locking on it, can he convert and take the key fob out of that transponder key and put it in a round barrelled ford key does anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 There are lots of variety of key available on eBay with and without various bits inside (ie some of just casings). I do not know if you can successfully remove the transponder chip from a non-button key and put in a button key. I do not know if same shape transponder or if it can be removed without damage. But using a OBD reader and Forscan software on a windows laptop - with the Forscan extended licence (the software and extended licence is all free of charge for windows laptops) you can program a 2nd key from scratch. You have to make sure you buy a new key with the correct type transponder chip (eg 4D60, 4D63 and then there are variations on the 'bit' number also). I have never done this myself. There is stuff on Forscan forum about it. It would be advisable to go the route of having a 2nd kay. Having only one key for a car is not wise - if you lose it you have serious problems due to the immobiliser. On eBay you can get keys cut from a photo of a key. I have done this and the key was cut perfectly to work the lock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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