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Old 09-15-2014, 10:27 PM   #1876
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I sent you an email a while ago for a set of these. Can you pm me a price for 2. Thanks

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Old 09-15-2014, 10:28 PM   #1877
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If you sent an email I would have responded. Reply back to that email or send me another.
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:27 PM   #1878
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Can you email me info on this mod for a 2012 wrx? Thanks!

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Old 09-17-2014, 04:36 PM   #1879
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Xluben,
I'm emailing you rather than posting in your thread what my personal experience with this key. Looking forward to your reply.
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:56 PM   #1880
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My flipkey mod resulted in me driving this for 2 weeks and my car needing a tow and about $2000 in repairs.

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Old 09-17-2014, 05:01 PM   #1881
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Can you email me info on this mod for a 2012 wrx? Thanks!

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I'm emailing you rather than posting in your thread what my personal experience with this key. Looking forward to your reply.
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I don't really understand this post.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:04 PM   #1882
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I don't really understand this post.
Okay, I was just posting in the thread to let you know I'm sending an email. I know how busy you must be so I wanted to make sure you didn't miss my contacting you. I've had a less than perfect experience resulting in the direct usage of this key. I wanted to contact you behind the scenes as to not "crap" on your thread. Clearer now?
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:04 PM   #1883
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My flipkey mod resulted in me driving this for 2 weeks and my car needing a tow and about $2000 in repairs.

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You're understandably mad/frustrated but I'd like to clarify that you attempted to do the mod in a way that is different than nearly everyone in this thread.

Instead of swapping an already working transponder into a flip shell, you had a third party locksmith attempt to program a new transponder and it bricked your car (and the existing keys).

If anyone else really wants to go the route of new transponder(s) then I would highly suggest having the programming be done by the dealer. The easier method is just to convert one of your keys by swapping the transponder.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:05 PM   #1884
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Okay, I was just posting in the thread to let you know I'm sending an email. I know how busy you must be so I wanted to make sure you didn't miss my contacting you. I've had a less than perfect experience resulting in the direct usage of this key. I wanted to contact you behind the scenes as to not "crap" on your thread. Clearer now?
Yeah, sure. I just hadn't seen an email so I was confused. I am happy to work with anyone that is having an issue. That is not a problem.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:06 PM   #1885
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Yes, by no means am I saying this mod is bad. At this point Im just laughing at myself.

Subaru will be providing me with the extra key I need to swap into a flip shell. The reason I went with the new key route in the first place is I needed another key to begin with.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:08 PM   #1886
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Yes, by no means am I saying this mod is bad. At this point Im just laughing at myself.

Subaru will be providing me with the extra key I need to swap into a flip shell. The reason I went with the new key route in the first place is I needed another key to begin with.
Yeah, it really sucks. I hope it gets sorted out soon!
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:27 PM   #1887
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Delete. I was about to reply to the wrong person.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:30 PM   #1888
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Actually you are jumping to an incorrect conclusion. Because we are now discussing this in the open, I would like to explain to you what happened.

I followed your steps 1 by 1 and hadn't run into any issues since I completed putting it all together. I bought all the parts new from you. I cut apart my factory valet key, just as you suggested to do. After I completed everything, my 2 factory remotes and keys still worked. The new flip key now worked as well. I used the flip key for just about a year and as of two days ago, my car wouldn't start.

It was very strange. I tried jumping it thinking that battery was dead. But it didn't make a difference. I tried for 15 minutes to start my car on Monday to go to work. And just when I had given up, it magically started up. I get to work and decide to grab some lunch, and it won't start again. This time I called and had the car towed to my Subaru Dealer.

Once there, 2 techs started trouble shooting. They needed more time so I got a loaner and came back to work. The next day they call me and ask me to bring in all my keys as there may be an issue and they might need to be programmed.

I bring the keys to the dealer, walk up to the car, and it starts up no problem with both of my remaining factory keys. The Master tech shows me how the Security light is flashing when we insert the Flip key (and the car doesn't start). We insert the 2 original keys and the Security light doesn't flash and the car starts.

So that leads me to today.
That post was not referring to you. I still haven't gotten an email from you so I don't know how you think I would have concluded all of that based on your last two posts.

I am very sorry you are having issues. I am 99% certain the transponder has come loose in the flip shell. How did you secure it in place? You should be able to open it up and put it back in the slot and it will work.

Please let me know what you find.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:34 PM   #1889
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That post was not referring to you. I still haven't gotten an email from you so I don't know how you think I would have concluded all of that based on your last two posts.

I am very sorry you are having issues. I am 99% certain the transponder has come loose in the flip shell. How did you secure it in place? You should be able to open it up and put it back in the slot and it will work.

Please let me know what you find.
I tried to delete that post before you got to it. I realized you were talking to the other poster, not me. I'll let you know what I find.
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Old 09-17-2014, 07:40 PM   #1890
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FWIW, when I bought my car the salesman told me the valet key was only good for so many starts then it won't work anymore. Is this not true? Sounds like what happened to SpicyPeaNut.
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Old 09-17-2014, 07:50 PM   #1891
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Interesting. I've never heard that but you never know.

Xluben,
I haven't opened it up yet but if the oem chip got loose inside the flip key housing and changed positions, would it cause the car's security system to not allow it to start?I can't imagine it would but stranger things have happened.
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Old 09-17-2014, 08:03 PM   #1892
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No, that is not true that it only works a certain number of times.

Not being able to start the car is the entire point of the transponder chip.

The very first one I made I didn't glue and it did the same thing after a couple weeks.
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Old 09-17-2014, 08:14 PM   #1893
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very interested...was the chip loose spicypeanut???
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Old 09-17-2014, 11:11 PM   #1894
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My flipkey mod resulted in me driving this for 2 weeks and my car needing a tow and about $2000 in repairs.
I know you wrote this as a humorous nudge at the issues you are having (which really do suck, BTW). But coming in here and saying this with no context is bad form. People will read your post and then conclude that doing this mod can lead to their car not working and their ECU going wacky. Which obviously is not the case if you follow the instructions in the OP.


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FWIW, when I bought my car the salesman told me the valet key was only good for so many starts then it won't work anymore. Is this not true? Sounds like what happened to SpicyPeaNut.
You realize that makes absolutely no sense, right?


Guys, just follow the simple instructions in the first 3 posts, which includes using the transponder chip from one of your current keys and making sure to properly glue the chip in place and you will have absolutely no issues.
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Old 09-18-2014, 12:55 AM   #1895
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That post was not referring to you. I still haven't gotten an email from you so I don't know how you think I would have concluded all of that based on your last two posts.

I am very sorry you are having issues. I am 99% certain the transponder has come loose in the flip shell. How did you secure it in place? You should be able to open it up and put it back in the slot and it will work.

Please let me know what you find.
Hi Xluben,
Once I opened up the flip shell, it appeared that the transponder made its way out of its home and was resting on the side of the shell. I don't understand how that could have even happened but maybe I'll have to use hot glue next time (instead of the generic glue I had in the garage). I put the transponder back in its place and tried starting the car. Started right up.

I meant no disrespect by posting out in the open in your thread, and I appreciate the quick feedback.
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Old 09-18-2014, 02:59 AM   #1896
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Hi Xluben,
Once I opened up the flip shell, it appeared that the transponder made its way out of its home and was resting on the side of the shell. I don't understand how that could have even happened but maybe I'll have to use hot glue next time (instead of the generic glue I had in the garage). I put the transponder back in its place and tried starting the car. Started right up.

I meant no disrespect by posting out in the open in your thread, and I appreciate the quick feedback.
No problem. I hope someone else can use this as a learning experience as well. I am glad it was an easy fix!
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You realize that makes absolutely no sense, right?
How's it make no sense? You realize it's 2014 right? What, it's not possible to program a transponder to only send/receive x number of times?

I asked a question, I got an answer. It was over and done without you needing to come in a throw your opinion around.
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How's it make no sense? You realize it's 2014 right? What, it's not possible to program a transponder to only send/receive x number of times?

I asked a question, I got an answer. It was over and done without you needing to come in a throw your opinion around.
I apologize. Didn't mean to come off as rude, though I obviously did. I must be getting old. I get grumpy past 9pm.
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Hi Xluben,
Once I opened up the flip shell, it appeared that the transponder made its way out of its home and was resting on the side of the shell. I don't understand how that could have even happened but maybe I'll have to use hot glue next time (instead of the generic glue I had in the garage). I put the transponder back in its place and tried starting the car. Started right up.

I meant no disrespect by posting out in the open in your thread, and I appreciate the quick feedback.
dumb glue. super glue that b!
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dumb glue. super glue that b!
Sorry I missed this for so long. Hopefully everything has been worked out.

To clarify, the transponder NEEDS to be glued in place.

If it can move around, then there is the chance the car will not start!
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