RDX flip key - Page 15

mrtupac · 04-10-2008, 02:00 AM

so the only way i could make this work is get it programmed at the dealer? sorrie guys i went back all the pages to read too but i need it to be more simplified in my words =)

**ethlar** · 04-10-2008, 11:24 AM

no the issue is with the relocated remote buttons the transponder is too far from the ignition for the car to pick it up, so you have to relocate the transponder closer to the base of the key

***jlannoo*** · 04-10-2008, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethlar

no the issue is with the relocated remote buttons the transponder is too far from the ignition for the car to pick it up, so you have to relocate the transponder closer to the base of the key

So the cheap ebay one would work if they had designed the case so the module would sit a little higher? that lame lol. Cause if you open your key the guts are all neatly sealed in a housing . Man that would have been a super easy mod.

mrtupac · 04-10-2008, 05:49 PM

ohh so i the key itself doesnt have to be programmed? juss the transponder needs to be relocated to be closer to the ignition? man thats lame so can i do this myself or will the dealer help me?

**ethlar** · 04-10-2008, 06:41 PM

you will have to figure out how to do it yourself, your dealer will not help you with it

if you have all these questions about this key after reading the entire thread, you may want to reconsider taking on the project

***jlannoo*** · 04-10-2008, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethlar

you will have to figure out how to do it yourself, your dealer will not help you with it

if you have all these questions about this key after reading the entire thread, you may want to reconsider taking on the project

Makes me wonder did they ever even test these things? people on other honda sites for the various models are having the same issue. Plus I guess the blade metal is a different thickness and material and thats causing issues as well

kodath · 04-10-2008, 08:55 PM

Had this cut last year, my TL key (Memory 1) it is cut for my car and I can open the trunk and and doors using the key itself, but nothing else works haha.

3pac2k6 · 04-10-2008, 11:04 PM

i just got a TL switchblade key for my 08 honda Fit. Switched over the immobilizer, programmed the remote, and then had the dealer cut the key for free. Works like a charm.

Only cost to me: $58 for the TL fob itself. I doubt the process would be different for the civic.

**ethlar** · 04-10-2008, 11:05 PM

It is different, if you would have read through the entire thread with the numerous attemps by myself and other to get it programed.

***babaki*** · 04-10-2008, 11:27 PM

no one read the thread. its all in there. read it again.

av911 · 04-10-2008, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethlar

It is different, if you would have read through the entire thread with the numerous attemps by myself and other to get it programed.

snarlinggoathead · 04-16-2008, 11:39 PM

http://www.youtube.com/v/oe5-hG4tlk4

sorry it took so long... ok that didn't work...can anyone tell me how to post something from you tube?

just keep in mind that you still have to go to the dealer to get the transponder programmed

**ethlar** · 04-17-2008, 12:09 AM

fixed

**ethlar** · 04-17-2008, 12:31 AM

for the record, i went out to my car and tried it like in the video, no luck, car doesnt cycle the locks

06 LX btw

av911 · 04-17-2008, 02:30 AM

Ethlar answered the question I was gonna post. I tried this on my '06, and yeah, the actuator doesn't cycle at all. Sucks for us early adopters of the 8th gen.

2006 LX Coupe

***babaki*** · 04-17-2008, 10:51 AM

okokok. so wait. this will work on an 07, but not on 06?

av911 · 04-17-2008, 11:04 AM

Seems like it.

***babaki*** · 04-17-2008, 11:18 AM

sweet. im gonna try it.

***mad monkey*** · 04-19-2008, 10:42 AM

Bump to see if anyone got any farther with that video.

benmunger · 04-19-2008, 11:01 AM

honest question... not giving anyone a hard time...

what is the benefit of having a flip key. Aren't they bigger and take up more space.

04-10-2008, 11:24 AM	#282 (permalink)
ethlar ______ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,931 iTrader: 3 / 100%	no the issue is with the relocated remote buttons the transponder is too far from the ignition for the car to pick it up, so you have to relocate the transponder closer to the base of the key __________________ 8thCivic FAQ

04-10-2008, 06:41 PM	#285 (permalink)
ethlar ______ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,931 iTrader: 3 / 100%	you will have to figure out how to do it yourself, your dealer will not help you with it if you have all these questions about this key after reading the entire thread, you may want to reconsider taking on the project __________________ 8thCivic FAQ

04-10-2008, 11:05 PM	#289 (permalink)
ethlar ______ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,931 iTrader: 3 / 100%	It is different, if you would have read through the entire thread with the numerous attemps by myself and other to get it programed. __________________ 8thCivic FAQ

04-16-2008, 11:39 PM	#292 (permalink)
snarlinggoathead Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13 iTrader: 0 / 0%	http://www.youtube.com/v/oe5-hG4tlk4 sorry it took so long... ok that didn't work...can anyone tell me how to post something from you tube? just keep in mind that you still have to go to the dealer to get the transponder programmed Last edited by snarlinggoathead; 04-20-2008 at 01:00 AM.

04-17-2008, 12:09 AM	#293 (permalink)
ethlar ______ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,931 iTrader: 3 / 100%	fixed __________________ 8thCivic FAQ

04-10-2008, 02:00 AM	#281 (permalink)
mrtupac Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 / 0%	so the only way i could make this work is get it programmed at the dealer? sorrie guys i went back all the pages to read too but i need it to be more simplified in my words =)

04-10-2008, 05:49 PM	#284 (permalink)
mrtupac Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ohh so i the key itself doesnt have to be programmed? juss the transponder needs to be relocated to be closer to the ignition? man thats lame so can i do this myself or will the dealer help me?

04-10-2008, 08:55 PM	#287 (permalink)
kodath Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 362 Jamie iTrader: 1 / 100%	Had this cut last year, my TL key (Memory 1) it is cut for my car and I can open the trunk and and doors using the key itself, but nothing else works haha.

04-10-2008, 11:04 PM	#288 (permalink)
3pac2k6 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: West Coast Posts: 1,004 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i just got a TL switchblade key for my 08 honda Fit. Switched over the immobilizer, programmed the remote, and then had the dealer cut the key for free. Works like a charm. Only cost to me: $58 for the TL fob itself. I doubt the process would be different for the civic.

04-10-2008, 11:27 PM	#290 (permalink)
*babaki* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Jersey Age: 26 Posts: 721 Justin iTrader: 3 / 100%	no one read the thread. its all in there. read it again.

04-17-2008, 12:31 AM	#294 (permalink)
ethlar ______ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,931 iTrader: 3 / 100%	for the record, i went out to my car and tried it like in the video, no luck, car doesnt cycle the locks 06 LX btw __________________ 8thCivic FAQ

04-17-2008, 02:30 AM	#295 (permalink)
av911 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco Age: 26 Posts: 1,121 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ethlar answered the question I was gonna post. I tried this on my '06, and yeah, the actuator doesn't cycle at all. Sucks for us early adopters of the 8th gen. 2006 LX Coupe Last edited by av911; 04-17-2008 at 02:32 AM.

04-17-2008, 10:51 AM	#296 (permalink)
*babaki* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Jersey Age: 26 Posts: 721 Justin iTrader: 3 / 100%	okokok. so wait. this will work on an 07, but not on 06?

04-17-2008, 11:04 AM	#297 (permalink)
av911 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco Age: 26 Posts: 1,121 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Seems like it.

04-17-2008, 11:18 AM	#298 (permalink)
*babaki* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Jersey Age: 26 Posts: 721 Justin iTrader: 3 / 100%	sweet. im gonna try it.

04-19-2008, 10:42 AM	#299 (permalink)
*mad monkey* I do look like a monkey Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: bay area Posts: 1,255 Jeremy iTrader: 1 / 100%	Bump to see if anyone got any farther with that video. __________________ My Mods: Home made CAI, BCRH, QTP Electric Cutout, P2R TB spacer and thermal gaskets, Hondata IMG

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benmunger Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 638 iTrader: 3 / 100%	honest question... not giving anyone a hard time... what is the benefit of having a flip key. Aren't they bigger and take up more space.

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