Ignition key blank questions - what is OEM & why so much!

[PhoenixGTS]

1) why is a blank key without fob $125 from Dodge! Ouch.
2) I have only ever had one key and it does not look like this $43 key for sale on e-bay. What did the keys you got with your car when you bought it new in 1998 look like?

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My key has a logo like below, but is shaped like the profile view of a countersunk screw head:

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I think I will visit Ace Hardware and see if they can cut me something for $2

 

[ViperGeorge]

Viper Tax.

 

[Jance GTS]

My Gen 2 came with a black Y-157 key (Dodge Ram Key) and I found a Gen 3 "Fangs" key blank on ebay for only $10. It came brand new in a Mopar package.

 

[AndyMac]

My 95 had the same key as an old dodge shadow and cars of the era. I got a couple of the gen 3 keys off of ebay for 30 bucks and had them cut. They work ok, but I found the heads of the keys to be almost too thick to fit in the ignition.

Later,

 

[vancouver-gts]

Got a spare cut at Homo Depot for $3

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Mine came with the same key I'm sure Caravans and Neons come with. Found the Pete key on Ebay like you pictured for around $15 right after I bought the car.

 

[Garron]

gen 3 keys are cheap even from Chrysler.

 

[dave6666]

These came with my '01. I've since bought more remotes and blanks off eBay NOS stuff. $25 for the blk/gry keys and $45 for remotes.

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[Bird325]

There's nothing special about the old Viper keys except what they go in to. Myself, I like the Viper logo on the head, but it's not necessary.

 

[Garron]

05102103AA GEN 3 key list is $24.00. I am sure you could even get it cheaper if you get a discount with a dealer. We have customers with neons that buy gen3 viper keys and cut them for there own car. ( have not checked if a blank will fit in a gen 2)

 

[PhoenixGTS]

That is what my remote looks like so looks like that is OEM, but my key does not looke like that. I got a second key cut at Ace Hardware for under $3. It has the rubber-coated wings, but no logo at all.

These came with my '01.

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[Ricketts]

This is what my 01 GTS came with

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[Dom426h]

some good info here:
http://forums.viperclub.org/general-viper-discussion/637126-broken-plastic-key.html

 

[spikeone]

can anyone confirm if Gen3 Fangs Keys fit in a Gen 2 viper?

my car came with only 1 Sneaky Pete key and 1 FOB so looking into purchasing another set of each and it seems Sneaky Pete keys are almost 2-3 times more expensive then Gen 3 Fangs key

 

[musclenutz]

1) why is a blank key without fob $125 from Dodge! Ouch.
2) I have only ever had one key and it does not look like this $43 key for sale on e-bay. What did the keys you got with your car when you bought it new in 1998 look like?

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My key has a logo like below, but is shaped like the profile view of a countersunk screw head:

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I think I will visit Ace Hardware and see if they can cut me something for $2

Your pic of the key looks just like mine for my 99 GTS.