Flip Key Modification!

mr. repost · 03-01-2007, 02:05 PM

not sure if any of you are interested. but i think it was a cool mod.

buy a 2007 acura TL key, then buy a rdx faceplate (no trunk option) and get them to laser cut it at honda. Then bring all of your keys you own (including the flip key) to honda and have them reprogram them all together (100 bux approx)

full project price for me (cause i dont know anyone at THIS honda dealership) was around 150.

Dom.five · 03-01-2007, 03:24 PM

Hay thats Kinda neet! Nice job!

Dom

M1 1I 1K 1E · 03-01-2007, 04:18 PM

I think thats really cool and I'd like to get it done. Where do I find an RDX Faceplate? Do I have to buy the entire RDX key as well?

Blank · 03-01-2007, 04:24 PM

$100 seems kinda too pricey for me. I'll just stick to my separate key/remote.

JusG19 · 03-01-2007, 04:47 PM

Could you just by the RDX key and would it be compatible? I'd rather not buy a TL key then have to get the faceplate for a RDX. Do they sell just the face plate?

Critical_level2 · 03-01-2007, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JusG19

Could you just by the RDX key and would it be compatible?

I would think just an RDX key would work, unless the RDX key is not a flip key.
If the RDX key is not a flip, could we just use the faceplate off our normal keyless remote from honda?

colin.sama · 03-01-2007, 05:47 PM

That's really great, I was dissapointed to see that the Element didn't come with one already. Now I can get one! Thanks for posting this!

colin.sama · 03-01-2007, 06:22 PM

Ok, I found some 2007 TL remotes on eBay for ~$30, but they come in two flavors "memory 1" and "memory 2". Does it matter which one we get to use with the Element?

I can't seem to find any rdx faceplates, are there any other sources besides going to the local dealership? Which I'll have to do anyways to get the key cut.

edit: see post 10 for the eBay link

Critical_level2 · 03-01-2007, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colin.sama

Ok, I found some 2007 TL remotes on eBay for ~$30, but they come in two flavors "memory 1" and "memory 2". Does it matter which one we get to use with the Element?

I checked these. These are just the key fobs/remotes. These are not the switchblade key with the built in remote.

colin.sama · 03-01-2007, 07:52 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-...spagenameZWD1V

03-01-2007, 02:05 PM	#1
mr. repost EOC Rank: Hydrogen 2007 SC 2WD 5AT Galaxy Gray Metallic (GG) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: LAS VEGAS Posts: 78	Flip Key Modification! not sure if any of you are interested. but i think it was a cool mod. buy a 2007 acura TL key, then buy a rdx faceplate (no trunk option) and get them to laser cut it at honda. Then bring all of your keys you own (including the flip key) to honda and have them reprogram them all together (100 bux approx) full project price for me (cause i dont know anyone at THIS honda dealership) was around 150.

03-01-2007, 03:24 PM	#2
Dom.five EOC Rank: Nitrogen 2006 4WD EXS AT Atomic Blue Metallic (ABM) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mass. Posts: 5,412	Hay thats Kinda neet! Nice job! Dom __________________ Home made Grill guard, Blacked out lower front bumper trim,and Grill, Undercoating, Vent-Visors, Bug deflector, EOC Sticker, Honda Floor mats, Honda Wheel locks, Eurotech Engineering Fog lights, Dual tone Horn from a junk Caddie, Oh and the 2.98$ walfart windshield tint strip, that's got to go when EOC puts one out. U-haul hitch with factory Honda harness. Garmin GPSmap276C True, I've been IRV'ed , : Misfits waNNAbe's We love our E's !! ___ We are A 2 E family !

03-01-2007, 04:18 PM	#3
M1 1I 1K 1E EOC Rank: Carbon 2005 4WD EX AT Nighthawk Black Pearl (NBP) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,465	I think thats really cool and I'd like to get it done. Where do I find an RDX Faceplate? Do I have to buy the entire RDX key as well? __________________ 2005 NBP EX 4WD http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2276764/

03-01-2007, 04:24 PM	#4
Blank EOC Rank: Oxygen 2006 2WD EX-P AT Nighthawk Black Pearl (NBP) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In a house on Gumdrop Ln. Posts: 588	$100 seems kinda too pricey for me. I'll just stick to my separate key/remote. __________________

03-01-2007, 05:47 PM	#7
colin.sama EOC Rank: Helium 2006 4WD EX-P AT Tango Red Pearl (TRP) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 216	That's really great, I was dissapointed to see that the Element didn't come with one already. Now I can get one! Thanks for posting this! __________________ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein Last edited by colin.sama; 04-09-2008 at 06:45 PM.

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03-01-2007, 04:47 PM	#5
JusG19 EOC Rank: Oxygen 2003 4WD EX AT Sunset Orange Pearl (SOP) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbus Posts: 377	Could you just by the RDX key and would it be compatible? I'd rather not buy a TL key then have to get the faceplate for a RDX. Do they sell just the face plate?

03-01-2007, 06:22 PM	#8
colin.sama EOC Rank: Helium 2006 4WD EX-P AT Tango Red Pearl (TRP) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 216	Ok, I found some 2007 TL remotes on eBay for ~$30, but they come in two flavors "memory 1" and "memory 2". Does it matter which one we get to use with the Element? I can't seem to find any rdx faceplates, are there any other sources besides going to the local dealership? Which I'll have to do anyways to get the key cut. edit: see post 10 for the eBay link __________________ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein Last edited by colin.sama; 03-01-2007 at 10:47 PM.

03-01-2007, 07:52 PM	#10
colin.sama EOC Rank: Helium 2006 4WD EX-P AT Tango Red Pearl (TRP) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 216	http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-...spagenameZWD1V __________________ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein

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