Chip Keys = Pain in the Neck
Chip Keys = Pain in the Neck
Is there any way to disable the security feature that requires the use of the "chip key"? We have 6 keys and only one has the magic chip allowing the car to be started. The dealer wants $75 for another key, what a rip off. We do not care about the security, we just want keys that can start the car...HELP.
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Timmbo
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Re: Chip Keys = Pain in the Neck (lyolyok)
Welcome to NICOclub! I hope you enjoy the Murano forum! I DO NOT believe there is a way to disable the "chip". Also, I noticed in your information it says you have a 2001 Murano, you must have at least a 2003, because '03 is the first year they manufactured the Murano.lyolyok wrote:Is there any way to disable the security feature that requires the use of the "chip key"? We have 6 keys and only one has the magic chip allowing the car to be started. The dealer wants $75 for another key, what a rip off. We do not care about the security, we just want keys that can start the car...HELP.
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BigMACKenzie
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Re: Chip Keys = Pain in the Neck (Timmbo)
there is def a way to disable teh chip! take your old key, and brake the metal key part the hell off. Now grind it down to the plastic. Now get a regular key cut and tape the old plastic end over top the new one. This worked on my roomates car bc it worked off a proximity sensor in the steering colum and the chip in the key. I am not sure how yours goes but try it out and see how it flys. worse case scenario: you blew $10 on a key with no chip
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brainguyus
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Re: Chip Keys = Pain in the Neck (BigMACKenzie)
You want to test this first before destroying your chipped key!
If, as BigMac says, this chip operates via a proximity sensor take your key with the chip and tape it near the ignition. Then see if one of your generic keys will start the car with the chipped key nearby.
If it works you should be able to go ahead and grind off the exposed part of the key and leave the security chip attached to the steering column. Make sure that sucker's firmly attached because if it falls off the column and you lose it you have no way to start the car. Also, if it's visible it's an invitation to break the ignition and steal your ride.
If, as BigMac says, this chip operates via a proximity sensor take your key with the chip and tape it near the ignition. Then see if one of your generic keys will start the car with the chipped key nearby.
If it works you should be able to go ahead and grind off the exposed part of the key and leave the security chip attached to the steering column. Make sure that sucker's firmly attached because if it falls off the column and you lose it you have no way to start the car. Also, if it's visible it's an invitation to break the ignition and steal your ride.
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BigMACKenzie
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Re: Chip Keys = Pain in the Neck (brainguyus)
very true, I often have good ideas and rearrange the instructions slightly. Def test this out before you go grinding your keys into so much metal dust. Srry, I gets happy feet.
Re: Chip Keys = Pain in the Neck (BigMACKenzie)
The chip thing is there for security reasons, but I can understand why you don't want to buy another one. If that is what they quoted you, then that is a deal, because just to get a key programmed at my dealership is $90, and that does NOT include the price of the key itself.
Sometimes the strapping the key to the column deal will work, but it's kinda a crapshoot. The Nissan NATS system works off of a halo ring on several vehicles, and the chip ends up inside the halo only when it is actually on the key.
If you do strap a key to the ignition system, it makes it much easier to steal, so I would not recommend doing that. I would go ahead and take the hit of getting new keys made and keep up with them. I cannot tell you how many times I've had customers call complaining of a lost key, then when they find out how much they are and that the car has to be towed to be reprogrammed, they magically find that key.
Just be glad you don't have around a 2000 Altima or so. The key is almost $90, program is $90, and the cheapest place in town is $60 to tow it if it's less than 30 miles. That's $240 plus tax. Ouch!
Sometimes the strapping the key to the column deal will work, but it's kinda a crapshoot. The Nissan NATS system works off of a halo ring on several vehicles, and the chip ends up inside the halo only when it is actually on the key.
If you do strap a key to the ignition system, it makes it much easier to steal, so I would not recommend doing that. I would go ahead and take the hit of getting new keys made and keep up with them. I cannot tell you how many times I've had customers call complaining of a lost key, then when they find out how much they are and that the car has to be towed to be reprogrammed, they magically find that key.
Just be glad you don't have around a 2000 Altima or so. The key is almost $90, program is $90, and the cheapest place in town is $60 to tow it if it's less than 30 miles. That's $240 plus tax. Ouch!