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Howdy everyone, Ive got a random question/idea. Does anyone know if you can somehow program a key fob from a C6 to work for a C5? I just bought my vette a month ago, and while its instant love after driving boring cars for years, with it being my second c5, and having had two mid 00's years silverados over the years, I'm just plain sick of the generic GM fob. I had a CTS that shared the same design as one of the c6 options (with a caddy emblem instead of the flags of course) and it was nicely modern looking. If anyone has any input I would greatly appreciate it! I know its just a stupid key, but little things like that get me stoked.
Hope everyone had a nice start to their week.
-Gabe
Howdy everyone, Ive got a random question/idea. Does anyone know if you can somehow program a key fob from a C6 to work for a C5? I just bought my vette a month ago, and while its instant love after driving boring cars for years, with it being my second c5, and having had two mid 00's years silverados over the years, I'm just plain sick of the generic GM fob. I had a CTS that shared the same design as one of the c6 options (with a caddy emblem instead of the flags of course) and it was nicely modern looking. If anyone has any input I would greatly appreciate it! I know its just a stupid key, but little things like that get me stoked.
Hope everyone had a nice start to their week.
-Gabe
I updated my 2000 to the 2001-2004 fobs and TPMS, which involved the newer parts and a new receiver, adaptable with a rewire of the connector. I think you would need to research the system the C6 uses and if it would be compatible with the C5. May be a simple conversion.
You would have to somehow adapt the C6 RFA module.
A further bigger hurdle I could think of is the C6 uses a different style of electronic door handle latch with the doors electronically actuated. I'm assuming the C6 RFA controls this in some manner, which would be something the C5 doesn't have.
From: Philadelphia PA (Birthplace of the USA, UNESCO World Heritage City)
One way to spruce up the outdated/generic looking key fob is to wrap it (with carbon fiber look wrap, for example). I did this:
Probably took me 20-30 minutes. And it was my second time ever wrapping something. I'll redo the back half at some point, the edges didn't come out as clean as I would've liked since I'm still an amateur at this but improved dramatically after doing the front half of the fob. Also I'm going to put some gloss on it since the wrap was more matte than I expected. The hard part is not cutting the soft rubber buttons since it's hard to tell where the edge of the buttons are when the wrap is over them.
For this I needed an Xacto knife and a hair dryer. I cut the wrap to a size large enough to cover the keyfob and some slack to allow me to pull/stretch the wrap over the edges. I did the back half of the keyfob first, then the front half. Used the Xacto knife to cut around the side edges and around the buttons. The hair dryer I set down on its side on a table, that then allowed me two hands to work with the keyfob in front of the heat. The heat helps you stretch/pull the wrap to get rid of any folds or bubbles.
Last edited by ArmchairArchitect; Jun 13, 2017 at 12:08 PM.
One way to spruce up the outdated/generic looking key fob is to wrap it (with carbon fiber look wrap, for example). I did this:
Probably took me 20-30 minutes. And it was my second time ever wrapping something. I'll redo the back half at some point, the edges didn't come out as clean as I would've liked since I'm still an amateur at this but improved dramatically after doing the front half of the fob. Also I'm going to put some gloss on it since the wrap was more matte than I expected. The hard part is not cutting the soft rubber buttons since it's hard to tell where the edge of the buttons are when the wrap is over them.
For this I needed an Xacto knife and a hair dryer. I cut the wrap to a size large enough to cover the keyfob and some slack to allow me to pull/stretch the wrap over the edges. I did the back half of the keyfob first, then the front half. Used the Xacto knife to cut around the side edges and around the buttons. The hair dryer I set down on its side on a table, that then allowed me two hands to work with the keyfob in front of the heat. The heat helps you stretch/pull the wrap to get rid of any folds or bubbles.
One way to spruce up the outdated/generic looking key fob is to wrap it (with carbon fiber look wrap, for example). I did this:
Probably took me 20-30 minutes. And it was my second time ever wrapping something. I'll redo the back half at some point, the edges didn't come out as clean as I would've liked since I'm still an amateur at this but improved dramatically after doing the front half of the fob. Also I'm going to put some gloss on it since the wrap was more matte than I expected. The hard part is not cutting the soft rubber buttons since it's hard to tell where the edge of the buttons are when the wrap is over them.
For this I needed an Xacto knife and a hair dryer. I cut the wrap to a size large enough to cover the keyfob and some slack to allow me to pull/stretch the wrap over the edges. I did the back half of the keyfob first, then the front half. Used the Xacto knife to cut around the side edges and around the buttons. The hair dryer I set down on its side on a table, that then allowed me two hands to work with the keyfob in front of the heat. The heat helps you stretch/pull the wrap to get rid of any folds or bubbles.
I love that! Great idea, out of curiosity how much would you charge to do this ?
From: Philadelphia PA (Birthplace of the USA, UNESCO World Heritage City)
Originally Posted by Silverwolf_pup
I love that! Great idea, out of curiosity how much would you charge to do this ?
I'm flattered. Honestly, it wouldn't be worth my time to do this as a service, but here's my advice:
You can buy aftermarket C5 corvette fully functional key fobs on ebay for around $7 to $10 shipped (or buy just the shell/case for even less)- works just as good as the OEM fob (and btw, C5s at least the later years allowed up to 3 fobs to be used in the computer). That's what I used in this case. If you mess up, you can literally just peel off the wrap and start over. But its hard to mess up because you can just peel and restick the area that needs smoothing. And worst case, you ruined a $7 aftermarket key fob.
And the wrap I bought for literally $1 shipped on ebay as well- it was intended as a small/sample piece but more than enough to cover the small fob.
Also youtube videos will show you techniques on how to wrap small objects.
Last edited by ArmchairArchitect; Jun 14, 2017 at 10:57 AM.
Anyone else every heard of something like this? It doesn't seem like someone with some soldering skills and knowledge about the hardware would have much trouble just adapting the existing chip to work in the newer housing or something like that.
-Gabe
Key fob update?
Honestly, it wouldn't be worth my time to do this as a service, but here's my advice: