lost my spare key...1989 camaro with the chip on key where can i get a replacement?

 

Any ACE Hardware store - about $25.

 

really its that easy???? what about the chip in the key. I know you can get your keys dublicated and all but doesnt the chip in the key need to match up with the car and all other wise whats the point of it.

again I dont know Im not argueeing the fact just asking questioons cause I dont know

 

They have a machine. They put the key in. It reads the resistance. Thier are certain #'s for the chips. They look up the key #, pull out the key. Cut it to fit and your set to go. Your local dealer can do this too for about 30 dollars.

 

just dont go to the dealer

 

GM used those chiped keys an ALOT of cars, so they arent hard to find. Pretty much any place that cuts keys will have a key blank for a GM chipped key. Not all of them will have the machine to read the chip resistance though. But you can do that yourself with a multimeter.

 

When I went to Ace they said they didn't have any blanks that even came close. I had my VATS disabled so it didn't matter what the resistance was, but they still couldn't make one. I do have a spare key that I got when the switch was replaced after some idiot tried to steal my car by hammering a screwdriver in the switch so that the key wouldn't fit any longer. the spare key doesn't have a resistor so I can keep it in my wallet.

 

They have VATS and non-VATS GM key on ebay. IF your VATS is disabled, you may be able to use the regular key which is cheaper.