keyfob? 1993 40th
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From: St. peters Missouri
keyfob? 1993 40th
did the 1993 40th come with a keyfob remote.. The alarm went off today and i didnt even know it had it. Luckily the key shut it off... if it is suppose to have one and i dont have it, can i get one from chevy????
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Yup. Don't know if the dealer still caries them but you can find them used.
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St. Jude '10
I went through the same thing with my 93. They are readily available on bay for $135 or you can try your luck for a used/individual owned one for between $100 and what ever. Or you can be a dumbass and get one from the stealership like I did. I thought since I paid a premium for the fob ($195 w/tax) they would program it for me. Instead they were going to tag me for another $50 and lied about having to put it on a machine (tuner/scanner) in order to accomplish the program. That's when a came to my senses and told them to f**k off. It took me 10 minutes to program the fob which includes reading the instructions. A new fob should come with instructions but if it doesn't you can find them here.
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There are two types of fob, coupe (2 buttons) and vert (1 button). Be sure to get the right one. Instructions for "programming" it are in your owners manual. You might want to see if you can borrow one from soneone and program it to make sure your PKE stuff is functioning OK in the car before you buy the fob.
There are plenty on eBay right now for $135
There are plenty on eBay right now for $135
Last edited by markKlein; Jun 20, 2009 at 11:03 AM.
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St. Jude '10
If working properly the fob will lock the doors automatically when you walk away. You don't push the button. And likewise it will unlock the doors when you walk up to the car. With in about 5-15' or so. I haven't quite figured out what the button is for yet but like someone posted read the owners manual. The hatch button works to release the hatch. The problem with the fob and one of the reasons some people don't use them is that if you are working around the car and you have your keys the car will unlock/lock everytime you get within range.
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St. Jude '10
Just get onto ebay and search auto parts/"corvette key fob". They have them all the time.
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With the fob in drivers only mode, the door button can be used to unlock the passenger door and the hatch button works in any mode I believe.
You have to ask yourself why the fob is missing in the first place. Did the previous owner want to keep a souvenier or did the system stop working?
The relay or module for the PKE has a habit of not working or only working when it feels like it.
If you have the door open and key in the ignition and you hear "ding-ding-ding" then your relay is fine, if no dings then the relay is faulty.
The relay/module(I don't what it's actually called) is behind the DIC and the antenna is located at the rear of the car.
If you don't have dinging, it will be useless to buy a fob that you won't be able to program.
For both my cars, I was able to get it to ding by hitting the top of the dash(as Gordon Killebrew said to do) and program my '95 again with a new fob. What I didn't know was that my '93 also worked with the same fob and I never programmed any for my '93(I was missing my fob as well for my '93).
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St. Jude '10
hmm,, mine has never dinged. 
but Mr Mojo may be correct if the system is suppose to ding and it doesn't it's probably an indicator there could be a problem and I probably just got lucky.
but Mr Mojo may be correct if the system is suppose to ding and it doesn't it's probably an indicator there could be a problem and I probably just got lucky.
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The fob can be set up to automatically lock and unlock both drivers and passenger door or just the drivers door, or neither.
With the fob in drivers only mode, the door button can be used to unlock the passenger door and the hatch button works in any mode I believe.
You have to ask yourself why the fob is missing in the first place. Did the previous owner want to keep a souvenier or did the system stop working?
The relay or module for the PKE has a habit of not working or only working when it feels like it.
If you have the door open and key in the ignition and you hear "ding-ding-ding" then your relay is fine, if no dings then the relay is faulty.
The relay/module(I don't what it's actually called) is behind the DIC and the antenna is located at the rear of the car.
If you don't have dinging, it will be useless to buy a fob that you won't be able to program.
For both my cars, I was able to get it to ding by hitting the top of the dash(as Gordon Killebrew said to do) and program my '95 again with a new fob. What I didn't know was that my '93 also worked with the same fob and I never programmed any for my '93(I was missing my fob as well for my '93).
With the fob in drivers only mode, the door button can be used to unlock the passenger door and the hatch button works in any mode I believe.
You have to ask yourself why the fob is missing in the first place. Did the previous owner want to keep a souvenier or did the system stop working?
The relay or module for the PKE has a habit of not working or only working when it feels like it.
If you have the door open and key in the ignition and you hear "ding-ding-ding" then your relay is fine, if no dings then the relay is faulty.
The relay/module(I don't what it's actually called) is behind the DIC and the antenna is located at the rear of the car.
If you don't have dinging, it will be useless to buy a fob that you won't be able to program.
For both my cars, I was able to get it to ding by hitting the top of the dash(as Gordon Killebrew said to do) and program my '95 again with a new fob. What I didn't know was that my '93 also worked with the same fob and I never programmed any for my '93(I was missing my fob as well for my '93).
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Gold Cylon and I both have aftermarket remote lock systems and love them.
My system flashes the parking lights for lock and unlock and I have a separate channel devoted to the hatch release (1995 LT1 Coupe).