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Re:Dealership charging $260 for a new Key Fob. Driver then g... by cowboylowrez on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @02:19PM (#45441193)
>Btw. the programmer is expensive, specialized equipment

yeah thats probably the source of it, I'm betting it takes hundreds of thousands of dollars to burn bits into chips nowadays. back in my day we used to use three 9 volt batteries and hope the eeprom didn't notice there was an extra volt or so lol

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Re:Dealership charging $260 for a new Key Fob. Driver then g... by constantcrying on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @02:48PM (#45441634)
What is the point of the post? I am assuming you are aware that the cost of the programmer isn't in it's parts. And that you are paying for equipment that very few people will ever buy.
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Re:Dealership charging $260 for a new Key Fob. Driver then g... by SR2Z on Thursday October 02, 2025 @05:38AM (#45447761)
Yes but it's not exactly sophisticated equipment, is it?

It's very locked down for no good reason.

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