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Old August 1st, 2023, 12:44 PM
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Looking to program a door lock switch, rather not give dealer $170 to do it. Any recommendations on what will give me programming functions?
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what exactly do you mean by "program a door lock switch"?
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Originally Posted by mountainmanjoe
what exactly do you mean by "program a door lock switch"?
I put in a new window switch, but the vehicle doesn't recognize it. I need to get the vehicle to recognize it so the door lock works.
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I've never heard of programming windows switches, but I can look into it. Can't do anything without some basic information though. What's your VIN
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Originally Posted by mountainmanjoe
i've never heard of programming windows switches, but i can look into it. Can't do anything without some basic information though. What's your vin
3GNGK26K48G307649

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Wow. You weren't kidding. Computer programming required to enable a simple switch. That's. ... bananas.


Anyway, an independent auto electrical specialist is going to be cheaper than the dealer, but I would just pay my money. that's a pretty deep rabbit hole.
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Originally Posted by mountainmanjoe
Anyway, an independent auto electrical specialist is going to be cheaper than the dealer, but I would just pay my money. that's a pretty deep rabbit hole.
I'm pretty stubborn and haven't taken a vehicle to a mechanic in probably 15 years except for alignments. Will report back if I figure it out, have to put a new tranny in the Ford first....
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It's going to cost A LOT more than $170 to do it yourself (10x or so). And a tremendous amount of your time.
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