99 mustang
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Printed Date: May 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Topic: 99 mustang
Posted By: Thack79
Subject: 99 mustang
Date Posted: October 04, 2012 at 10:28 PM
They make some of these mustangs without the chip in the key? How can you tell ?
Replies:
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: October 04, 2012 at 11:43 PM
No warning light on instrument panel.
No plastic antenna ring around ignition switch.
Won't start if you hot wire it.
All obvious answers to a very basic question.
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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: offroadzj
Date Posted: October 05, 2012 at 9:01 AM
Easiest way is to go to walmart or a hardware store and tell them you just want a basic key for the doors (they may try telling you that it is a chipped key and blah blah blah, but just tell them you want a key for the door only). Then try starting the car with ONLY that key (leave the other keys out of the car). If it starts and runs for 1 minute and there are no warning lights, then you don't have a chip and you now have an extra key.
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Kenny
Owner / Technician
KKD Garage LLC
Albany, NY 12205
Posted By: auto enhancers
Date Posted: October 07, 2012 at 11:40 AM
The easiest way is to wrap the head if the key in tin foil. Try starting the car. If it starts and stays running then no chip. If not then chipped
Posted By: offroadzj
Date Posted: October 07, 2012 at 11:53 AM
auto enhancers wrote:
The easiest way is to wrap the head if the key in tin foil. Try starting the car. If it starts and stays running then no chip. If not then chipped
That normally works, but I have had cars with chips start even after fully wrapping it in foil. It completely boggled my mind how it worked, but somehow it did and it ended up screwing me over because I told the customer that there was no chip and no bypass needed... and I ended up having to call them back and say I was wrong... not fun. ------------- Kenny
Owner / Technician
KKD Garage LLC
Albany, NY 12205
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: October 07, 2012 at 12:03 PM
I've never liked wrapping, theoretically it can't work unless the foil is grounded, I like Kenny's first post.
Incidentally "Thack79" has over 500 posts but I notice a pattern, he or she always seems to ask very basic DIY questions, Thack if you're a pro you don't act like one  ------------- Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: jeayoyo
Date Posted: October 07, 2012 at 7:23 PM
remove the shroud around the wheel and check for the pats transceiver around the ignition switch you should be able to tell there. the pats colors are white and light blue for the ignition wire and black and white is the ground wire. If you have those then it has a pats system (chip in key)
Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: October 07, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Thanks jeayoyo.
I know about the cars I've done... Never said I was an expert. That's why I use this site along with many other people that ask "dumb" questions much like I do. Thanks
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