2006 Honda CR-V
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2006 Honda CR-V Remote Head Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy parked at one of the older agricultural properties near Limoneira in Santa Paula. His 2006 CR-V was sitting in a lot and he had one working key left, which he had already bent slightly trying to get it out of a tight ignition cylinder months before. He wanted a spare before that one gave out completely.

He had already called the Honda dealer. They told him the fob would need to be ordered, gave him an appointment window that was over a week out, and quoted him a number that made him pause. He found me instead.

I pulled up to the lot, plugged into the OBD port, and got to work. The cut matched his existing blade, and after registration the new remote head key started the car on the first turn. Buttons worked across the parking lot. The whole thing was done before he finished his lunch break.

He asked me, almost as an aside, what would have happened if he had lost that last key before calling anyone. I told him honestly: all-keys-lost takes longer and costs more, because the vehicle has to be put through a full key relearn with no working reference. His instinct to get a spare while he still had one working key was the right call.

The dealer comparison barely came up. He had already done that math on his own.

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