I only got one key when i purchased my 2005 LR3 SE v8 second hand (the other key had been lost).
So after reading a thread on here I saw that I could buy just the shank separately (this comes cut to fit your lock direct from landrover) and put it on an original FOB from i got from ebay (origonally for another LR3) and then take the key to the dealer to get it programmd to work with my LR3. this bypasses paying Landrover $250 for a key fob.
So I phone up my landrover dealer to buy the key shank so i can put it in my ebay remote and then pay them to reprogram the remote for my car. I am told they will not sell me one as the remote i have (the one i got from ebay) will never work with my car as the fob part of the key need to be ordered specifically for the LR3 in the same way the key shank is.
Does anybody have any experience of this? before they told me they won't sell me the shank they went to speak to their manager (who) i suspect told them to tell me it wont work so I can buy a new $250 key from them and then pay an additional $70 to get it programmed.
what are peoples view on this? can a fob that has been programmed be re-programmed for another LR3.
So after reading a thread on here I saw that I could buy just the shank separately (this comes cut to fit your lock direct from landrover) and put it on an original FOB from i got from ebay (origonally for another LR3) and then take the key to the dealer to get it programmd to work with my LR3. this bypasses paying Landrover $250 for a key fob.
So I phone up my landrover dealer to buy the key shank so i can put it in my ebay remote and then pay them to reprogram the remote for my car. I am told they will not sell me one as the remote i have (the one i got from ebay) will never work with my car as the fob part of the key need to be ordered specifically for the LR3 in the same way the key shank is.
Does anybody have any experience of this? before they told me they won't sell me the shank they went to speak to their manager (who) i suspect told them to tell me it wont work so I can buy a new $250 key from them and then pay an additional $70 to get it programmed.
what are peoples view on this? can a fob that has been programmed be re-programmed for another LR3.