Lost my keyless card. Need help please!
06-10-2009, 05:35 PM
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Lost my keyless card. Need help please!
I need a card for my keyless system. The car is an 03 SL55. I was looking to buy one on ebay for about $30.
I just read this on another forum. Is this correct info?
"DO NOT BUY KEYS FROM EBAY!! It is a total waste of money. Each Mercedes can only have 8 key programmed against it (incl. Keyless Card). As the keys have a single programmable EPROM there are specialist tools required to programme a key. Once a key has been programmed the code can not be erased. If you did manage to get a blank key you would need to know the correct codes as well as be able to clone it using an IR programmer ($2000), There are after market programmers from China like the (AK-400) that actually require you to de-solder the EPROM and place it on the NEC board then it will read the data and allow you to make a clone, you need to be advanced in soldering and have some programming skills.
I have attached a youtube video for your reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5kL...eature=related
On top of the IR Key you also have the traditional metal (emergency) key that need to be laser cut and is also available through Mercedes.
So for the sake of a few hundred, don’t bother!!!"
I just read this on another forum. Is this correct info?
"DO NOT BUY KEYS FROM EBAY!! It is a total waste of money. Each Mercedes can only have 8 key programmed against it (incl. Keyless Card). As the keys have a single programmable EPROM there are specialist tools required to programme a key. Once a key has been programmed the code can not be erased. If you did manage to get a blank key you would need to know the correct codes as well as be able to clone it using an IR programmer ($2000), There are after market programmers from China like the (AK-400) that actually require you to de-solder the EPROM and place it on the NEC board then it will read the data and allow you to make a clone, you need to be advanced in soldering and have some programming skills.
I have attached a youtube video for your reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5kL...eature=related
On top of the IR Key you also have the traditional metal (emergency) key that need to be laser cut and is also available through Mercedes.
So for the sake of a few hundred, don’t bother!!!"
you. STFF this forum as well.
06-10-2009, 07:42 PM
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+1... it won't work. Tried that a while ago just for the sake of it.... and sold it back to eBay for profit. LOL.
IIRC and certainly STFF also... I think there are some online stores that sell this cheaper than dealers... you need to provide VIN and fax your title/registration to prove you are the owner, though.
IIRC and certainly STFF also... I think there are some online stores that sell this cheaper than dealers... you need to provide VIN and fax your title/registration to prove you are the owner, though.
06-10-2009, 08:14 PM
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Great info Zoink,
Can you provide a link to a store that sells them? I tried Google and had no luck. I also searched the forum with no luck. cheers!
Can you provide a link to a store that sells them? I tried Google and had no luck. I also searched the forum with no luck. cheers!
06-10-2009, 08:30 PM
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