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1997 Honda Prelude
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Most popular Honda key typeMost Popular
1997 Honda Prelude Remote A269ZUA101
FCC IDA269ZUA101Part #39950-S01-A01Buttons4BatteryCR2025Frequency433 MHzRemote StartNo
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Metal Key
1997 Honda Prelude Metal Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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The 1997 Prelude runs a separate remote fob alongside the ignition key. They are two distinct pieces: the key handles the mechanical and transponder side, and the fob handles the locks. The fob takes a CR2025. If the remote range drops off or the buttons get flaky, swap the battery first before assuming the fob is dead. These older Honda remotes are sensitive to weak cells in a way that can look like a programming failure. Also worth knowing: the immobilizer on this generation stores a limited number of keys, and an all-keys-lost job wipes everything registered. Any key not present during that session is gone permanently, no recovery.
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A man near Kearny Mesa called about his 1997 Honda Prelude. He walked with a cane, lived in an independent living complex, and his daughter was out of town. His one key's remote had been getting unreliable, and he wanted a spare cut before the whole thing failed on him. Getting himself to a dealer was not a casual trip, it was a real logistical problem.

I drove out that morning and met him in the parking lot.

The mechanical side decoded fine from the lock. I cut a fresh key blade to match, verified it turned clean, and confirmed the transponder enrolled correctly. Then I paired the replacement fob and tested every button. He watched the whole thing from just outside his front entrance without having to load into a car or arrange a ride anywhere.

Before I left, I showed him where the battery sits in the fob and how to tell when it is getting weak so he would have a heads-up next time instead of a surprise.

He had a working spare, knew how his remote worked, and never left the property. The dealer quote he mentioned was nearly double what I charged, and that was before factoring in how he would have even gotten there.

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How long does a 1997 Honda Prelude key replacement take?
Most jobs on this car run 30 to 45 minutes on site. That covers decoding or cutting the key blade, enrolling the transponder, pairing the remote fob, and walking through every function before I hand it over. All-keys-lost takes a bit longer. The immobilizer reset has a timed sequence built in, so add 15 to 20 minutes for that. Either way, you are looking at under an hour in your driveway or parking lot. Dealer visits on older Hondas routinely stretch to two or three hours, and there are forum threads from owners who sat that long only to drive off with a key that did not work right.
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My 1997 Prelude starts fine but the remote stopped working entirely. Do I need a whole new fob?
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