l need to get another key made,about how much do they run at the steelership? Also is there another place thats cheaper?

 

The person I bought the Maxima from told me it was $35 at the dealership, I went and it turned out to be $80 ... but that's with the chip inside.

 

I got a spare off of ebay for $10, plus $10 to cut it at Nissan, and $50 to program it at a locksmith.

 

I payed like $250 for a new key and keyless entry system (original owner lost keyless entry apparently)....stealership=$$$$ but I checked other places and they said they couldn't do it because it was chipped

 

I had mine done at a local locksmith; key, cutting and programming for $50. At the time dealership wanted over $100 for it. You might want to call locksmiths and dealerships in your area just to get an idea of the prices.

 

If it's just a couple dollar differences I would just suck it up and pay at the dealership.

 

+1....I try to do as much as I can at the dealer without getting ripped off

 

Ebay key $20 + $40 programming at the dealer.

All local locksmiths locally wanted $70, and the service person at the dealership mistakenly quoted me $40 for the service, which they normally charge $105 for.

 

Nissan cut it and the locksmith programmed it?

 

Yea, Nissan wanted $95 to program it, i was like, thank you have a great day.

 

My local dealer cut the Ebay key and programmed it. FWIW, they cut it for free. The key has a Nissan logo on it as well.

 

home depot cuts it for a dollar (chipless keys). THey would probably cut the blank one for you if you ask them nicely. Then go to a locksmith and have it programmed

 

Honestly it doesnt take jack **** to program a key because i used to work at a place that did it. $50 to program is wayy overpriced hell all you do is stick the old key in take it out and put the new key in after pressing a couple buttons and presto.. Try getting a key off ebay and have it cut and programmed at a hardware store.

 

Went to a dealer here and they told me $170!! Locksmith said $65.Maybe i'll get a key off Ebay and get a locksmith to co and program it.

 

Ebay is the way to go, all my friends got keys from there.

 

witch buttons???

 

right... we need to get a how-to on this procedure... anyone have hook ups at nissan dealerships that can pass the word on??

 

^^ I've been waiting for this procedure to pop up somewhere. I was trying to pay close attention wen they did my key and this is what I vaguely remember:
After cutting the key and while having some sort of a scanner hooked up to the car, I saw the guy inserting the old key, turning the switch to the On position, then moving the gear selector from P to D. He did the same with the newly cut key. He then put the old key again, started the car and shut it off. Finally he put the new key in an started the car with it. After that, he removed the scanner from the car and he was done. I'm not sure if this is the actual sequence but it is what I remember. Somebody out there knows the exact details. It is outrageous what they charge for cutting and programming those keys.