spare key for Mazda5
 

After a really desperate situation today, I decided that I really need a spare carkey to leave in the house and called Mazda to inquire-- they want to charge me $60 for the key and $200 (!)for the transponder (I think that's what he called it) and I have to bring it in for programming. While I appreciate the security features, this seems like a major rip-off. Anyway-- Ijust googled the topic and found some directions someone posted on another website forum on how to program a Mazda3 spare yourself. You have to buy a transponder key from the dealerand, as long as you have two other transponder keys,it soundsfairly easy. http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=5340.0

Think this might work on a 5?Anyoneever tried programming a key on their own and/or have a sense if these directions would work? Other advice?

Thanks!!

RE: spare key for Mazda5
 

I just used this method and it worked for me!

Ben

RE: spare key for Mazda5
 

After hearing the replacement prices, I just went down to Wal-Mart and had 3 spare keys cut for $1.50 each and put in a Viper alarm bought for $85 off of the internet. I kinda rigged the transponder portion of the factory key fob to the ignition for the time being so car still starts on cue. My 5 didn't have a security alarm on it in the 1st place so I don' tmind bypassing the factory transponder system.

I think I'm the only person in the world that cannot get this procedure to work to program a new key. I went and got one cut at Mazda (no questions asked... I even had a friendly discussion on how easy it is to program a 3rd or more key(s) myself) but yet every time I try the procedure it never works. Everyone else seems to get it their first try that I've noticed.

Baaahhh lol

(sorry didnt realize how old this thread was)

Mazda spare car key
 

I followed the procedure to program my new spare car key and it worked perfectly.

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