2004 Porsche 911
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2004 Porsche 911 Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Over near the Moorpark Botanical Garden, an office manager at the plastic surgeon's office down the road had everything lined up before I even arrived. Her boss's 2004 911 needed a spare, and she'd texted me the VIN from the windshield while I was finishing my last job.

With that VIN, I already knew the key: remote flip, KR55WK45022, three-button, ID48 transponder chip talking to the KESSY module. I had the correct blank prepped in the van on the drive over.

When I got there, the working key was sitting on the desk. That matters. Add-a-key on a 996-generation 911 is a different animal than all-keys-lost. With a working key present, I skip the lock decode entirely and go straight to cloning the ID48 chip using my VVDI Key Tool, then cut the blade to match. No bench work on the KESSY, no pin extraction.

She watched me cut and program the flip key on the hood of the car. I tested the transponder start, cycled the remote lock and unlock, checked the trunk release button. Then I walked the key back to her and she just looked at the clock. Twenty-four minutes from when I parked.

Her boss had called a Porsche dealer first. They quoted a week-long wait. She found me instead, and I was done before lunch.

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