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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Probably time for a new fob, especially if the battery change didn't make it work again. They do go out from time to time - I had to replace one on my '00.

Lost my 2000 Fob for a year, got another one, works fine, found the old one, no worky,,,new battery?
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Silverbullet00
Lost my 2000 Fob for a year, got another one, works fine, found the old one, no worky,,,new battery?
When you programmed the new one, you lost the programming for the old one. IF the old one is still good, you have to program both in the same session for both to work.
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
You can find them on e-Bay all the time.
You see the ones for your car all the time. The 2000 and older are there much less. There are two on ebay now, one is $94 and the other is $112. Gene's price is $60 on the 2000 and $78 on the 97-99.

The 01 to 04 won't work on the older cars.
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
When you programmed the new one, you lost the programming for the old one. IF the old one is still good, you have to program both in the same session for both to work.

Thanks, I'll try that!
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Old Dec 19, 2009 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
You see the ones for your car all the time. The 2000 and older are there much less. There are two on ebay now, one is $94 and the other is $112. Gene's price is $60 on the 2000 and $78 on the 97-99.

The 01 to 04 won't work on the older cars.
I agree, they are NOT on there much and when they are they are wayyyy too expensive.

I think im gonna hit up Gene for a 2000 one soon.
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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Gene can you confirm the price for a fob on the 98.

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Thanks for the referrals. Time to get a new one.
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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Gene can you confirm the price for a fob on the 98.

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You can't click on the link I provided and look at the price? It's $78.
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by REDEVIL

Both of my Fobs will not hold the programming for over a few minutes. I program them and they work, but then 5 minutes later, no workie.

Thanks.
This is exactly what happened to my FOB's, and re-soldering them fixed my issue.

The picture that was posted: My FOB when I repaired it.

What happens is; Those points feed voltage from the battery in the FOB to the main chip. They may look like they are connected, but they have a slight crack in the connection. When you move the FOB, it can cause those points to open slightly, which effectively removes the voltage from the chip and makes the FOB 'forget.'

I could be mistaken, but I think that the car and the FOB have what is known as a 'rolling code' that changes with each lock/unlock cycle. When you pull the battery, it 'resets' the FOB... so you need to re-synchronize the FOB with the car. (The same holds true when you replace the car battery... the FOB needs to be resynchronized with the car.)

Use a soldering iron and hit those six points as shown in the picture, and you should be good to go.

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Originally Posted by Silverbullet00
Lost my 2000 Fob for a year, got another one, works fine, found the old one, no worky,,,new battery?
You can program up to three (I think?) FOB's for your car, but you have to program them all at the same time.

Let me know if you need a hand... I work for cheap.

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Just ordered a new 2000 FOB for my 1999 today from GM Parts House.
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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
You can't click on the link I provided and look at the price? It's $78.
Thank you for answering the question for me
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Originally Posted by REDEVIL
Just ordered a new 2000 FOB for my 1999 today from GM Parts House.
Thank you for your business.
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Originally Posted by Gene Culley
Thank you for answering the question for me
No problem, it took three times in the same thread, but I guess it finally took. I have recommended you very often. No one can match your price. Maybe if I ever need another fob, I can get a discount.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Just ordered 1 for my 2000 FRC from GMpartshouse.com for $60. plus $9 shipping...I was bidding on a used 1 on EBay and my last bid was $45 with a $5 shipping charge....I still wasn't the highest bidder...I figured by the time the bidding finishes it will be around $50 plus shipping (bidding is still open as of this posting)...for another $14 I'll get a brand new 1 shipped to me.
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To: Mark. I'm still having problems. BUT I didn't do the soldering. Just cleaned everything. There were NO CRACKs. I will post pictures in the other forum tomorrow.
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