I want to know if i can take apart my 99 key with the chip, take it out and mount(tape?) the chip somewhere by the ignition. This way i wont have to worry about the immobilizer problems hopefully, but the biggest reason for this is that i'll be able to make cheap copies of my stock key and keep them around. Anybody know if this would be possble?

I don't know why anyone in their right mind would purposely bypass the immobilizer for no particularly good reason. Oh wait....

The stupid immobilizer already left me stranded once, and from what i've read on the forum, it'll probably happen again. I don't like being towed to the dealership and paying almost a hundred bucks everytime this crap happens. That's exactly why i want to bypass it. Making copies of the key is also a big plus because i only have one key right now and the ring on it is broken.

hmm interesting...ide like to know if this is possible as well...maybe mount it inside the housing in the back of the steering wheel? but i dont know how well it would work. it might need to line up with the ignition a certain way when the keys inserted?

Another option would be to just get a new key made (the cheap copy you were talking about) then take the key with the Immobilizer in it and tape it, wherever it will have to go. I thought about doing this with my moms '99 Camry because there is only one key and don't want to pay $100 for a new key.

Buy the key blank online somewhere, ebay or something, for example http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Keys-Nissan-Ma...ayphotohostingbring that blank to a hardware store, have them copy it for 2 bucks. I just dont know how you would program it. I imaging its something like programing a clicker for your car but i am not at all positive about that. Good luck

Take the original key and tape it inside the steering column to the ignition switch. Thats it. Just make the cheap copies at walmart and be done with it.

Key has to be programmed at a dealership. Big money...

Are you positive that the key doesn't have to be lined up a certain way? I didn't even think of just mounting the whole key there, i always try to hack things up...

Nope, I used to install remote car starters. To bypass the system a transponder is used. The key sits in the transponder box under the dash and a wire runs from the transponder up to the ignition and is placed around the ignition switch. The RF signal from the key is sent up the wire so the system thinks the key is in the ignition. Normally the system is connected with a relay to the remote starter so it only works when the remote starter is activated. That way someone wouldnt be able to break the ignition and start the car (or use a cheap copy in the lock). BUT if some one knew you had the key in the box under the dash they could steal your car any how! So in truth it wont matter how its bypassed. Ripping apart one of your $$$$ keys will work but in the long run is no the way to go. If you place the key inside the column you can take it out down the road with no issues.

If some one wants to steal the car, they will no matter if the key is chipped or not.

Oh and a very simple test to prove it works. Make a copy from Walmart and try and start the car with it. Take the OEM key and hold it near the switch and it should start. Take the OEM key away and it should stall out.

And FWIW I have torn apart a newer Nissan chipped style key. The little RF chip will come out fine, you can see it sticking out of the key. But like I said its a bad idea.

Ok thanks for the help. It seems like it would be a smarter choice against theives if i take apart the whole key though....but its my only key i have to the car, so i'll just mount it, and get one of those keys that spring open from ebay and have walmart cut it to my original key.

Stutter is right. I do the VW keys all the time. Program them for $55 if your key is in the cup holder it won't pick it up. It has to be within 1 foot aleast of the cluster, well were ever your immobilizer is acutally placed. you leave one key there and use another key it will work all day long.

Do the 97 maximas need keys with transponders too?

Nope. This is a 99 and up thing.

Will the 1999-2003 keys work with a 95-98 ignition?

99 yes.. 00-07 will not work with a 4th gen...

Thanks for the reply. I don;t like my key it looks like a dildoh

If 98 and older cars don't use transponders, what does the "security" system on these maximas do?

That's for the factory alarm, the transponder key & the factory alarm are 2 completely different systems. The factory alarm will only go off if some one opens the door, trunk or hood without using the key. If you want to test your factory alarm open your drivers door window, close the door and lock the door w/ the keyless remote or the key. Wait about 30 secs to a minute then reach in the window and unlock the door with your hand and then open it, your headlights should start to flash and horn honk. If it doesn't then your factory alarm is already probably bypassed. The immobilizer in the key is always working it's basically a chip (on the key) and receiver (on the ignition key cylinder) that recognizes the chip on that key to allow the car to start & run.

Hope that explains it...

Factory alarm is FTMFL.

yo i upgraded to the Viper 5900 alarm/remote start factory key fob alarm just wasnt cutting it.

Do the Viper x791, it's seriously badass.. I didn't feel the full effect until I remote started the car from across the parking lot and this old lady almost had a heart attack.

791 = 1/4 mile range
5900 = 1 mile range

you do that math

Yeah, but when you get the 791 for $250 installed with all the features its not bad.

I got mine for 380 installed. I had the 791 on my old Maxima, it was dece but I like having the longer range...

kinda ot.. but does anyone know what the nissan part number for an 1999 Infiniti I30 key?

The loop on the key which accepts a keyring split right in the middle. grr now i might loose the key. Thats why i want the 99 i30 key, it's metal where the keyring goes.

Yea, I want to get a new key

Here ya go:

H0564-4L700

I"m kinda glad that idiot who tried to steal my car took a screw driver to the ignition and couldn't start the car to save his life, dumb **** smh. The dealership installed a new imobilizer and reprogrammed my key for 500 ughhhh oh well **** works now lol

What's the price for that?

lol damn to get rid of my immbolizer problems, I sold the car.

negative..

Another way is get a 95-98 engine wiring and ecu..

just wondering... why is it that the 1999 maxima transponder is different from 2000-2003? anyway, does anyone know where i can get the key without the transponder, but has the "transponder holder" or that red slot where it should be in?

what are the signs of a faulty immobilizer unit? And also are there any symptoms of the ignition switch going out? or when its bad does it just completely go bad?

The ignition switch itself commonly goes bad and it starts over time to get worse and worse where you have to jiggle the key to make it start.