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1997 Ford F-250
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1997 Ford F-250
FCC IDPart #PART NUMBER: 164-R0479ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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1997 Ford F-250 MECHANICAL-KEY
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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The 1997 F-250 is the last year of the ninth-generation F-Series, built before Ford rolled out PATS (Passive Anti-Theft System) on trucks. That means no transponder chip in the key. It is a purely mechanical cut key, Ford part number 164-R0479, using the H75 key blank on a standard 10-cut Ford keyway. No programming, no immobilizer handshake, no security delay. If someone quotes you for "chip programming" on this truck, they are billing you for work that does not exist.
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Got a call around 9:30 at night from a guy stuck in a dark parking lot near Channel Islands Beach in Oxnard. His only key to his 1997 F-250 was just gone. Pocket, console, ground around the truck, nothing. He was already looking up tow trucks when he found my number.

He sounded rattled. I asked him to read me the VIN off the base of the windshield on the driver's side. Took him a second to find it with his phone flashlight, but he got it. That VIN told me everything: ninth-gen F-Series, no PATS, H75 keyway, purely mechanical key. I already had the 164-R0479 blank on the van.

I pulled up, decoded the lock on the driver's door, and cut a fresh key under the parking lot lights. Whole thing was done in about twenty minutes. He turned the ignition and the 460 fired right up. He just sat there for a second with his hands on the wheel, like he needed a minute to stop being stressed before he could actually drive.

No chip to program. No immobilizer to reset. No dealer appointment three days out. Just a cut key and a guy who could finally go home. The VIN is the single most useful thing you can give me when you call. It tells me exactly what to bring before I even leave.

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Ford F-250 Mobile Service FAQ

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Why do some people say Ford key replacement is expensive if my 1997 F-250 key is just a metal key?
Because starting in 1998, Ford added PATS to most of its truck lineup, including the new Super Duty F-250 that replaced your body style. From that point forward, every key needed a transponder chip programmed to the PCM, and Ford's system enforces a 10-minute security delay per key during programming. Dealers charge heavily for that process. Your 1997 sits right before that cutoff. No PATS module, no chip, no programming fee. It is a mechanical-only key on the H75 blank. The job is cut and go, which means it costs a fraction of what a 1998-and-up owner would pay.
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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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