🔑 DIY Programming: 1998-2000 Ford Explorer Un-Cut Transponder Ignition Key Review

This saved me a lot of money over what the dealer would charge me. The dealer still cut and programmed the key, but he wanted to charge me triple the price for a key.

Tried or two (programming) but ended up working on my 2001 Ford Crown Victoria. I had the key cut in Ace and it's a bit tight when opening the car but a decent spare key. You will also need two working keys to program this one.

This key was not programmed for my 2000 Ford Explorer. It wasn't the first time I programmed the key, I knew what I was doing and it came with the right instructions, to me it was just an unnecessary thing, I cut it and keep it like a sword, around the door to open.

This key saved us $50 compared to buying a key with a PepBoys RFID chip. The PepBoys key costs $65. Since I lost the second key, you cannot program it yourself. I called several local auto mechanics and they quoted me over $100. I called our local Ford dealership and they cut the key for free and programmed it locally for $57. Who would have thought that a Ford dealership was the best deal. Works perfectly.

I bought this wrench because of its reputation for quality. I only had one key and needed another as a master, so I chose this key. It was the most expensive of the four I bought, but it's now a master key. I bought an identical, slightly cheaper Ford brand wrench, not Strattec brand, and some cheap blanks just to try it out. All were programmable. I will buy this key again when I need it because I trust the Strattec name.