Rectorbill

Two years ago, my wife hid the key to our 2013 Cayenne when we went on vacation. We are still looking for that key! I've about had it and just want to get another one. What are my options and cost? I stopped by our local locksmith and he cannot program Porsche keys. I know that if we have to go to Porsche, it will be very expensive!

dollarlongnecks

Has to be done at a Porsche dealership. Think cost comes out to be a little less than $300.

dhc905

I think that's for the physical key - I think they also charge an hour of labor to code it unless you can convince them otherwise. From what I understand, it's more like a $700 out of the door job.

93 FireHawk 968

It cost me $375 for key and $150 for the setup at a Porsche dealer in NJ.

hotrod2448

When I bought mine a few years ago it only had one key and I negotiated a spare as part of the purchase. My local dealer charged the selling dealer a little over $500 all said and done if I remember correctly.

dhc905

Well played, that probably came out to be a material % of the purchase price!

Steve Dawson

When you have a key coded by the dealer bring all of the keys in. I believe the key coding process wipes the existing keys from the system, then accepts codes for all the keys that are detected.

We had a new key coded by the dealer for my wife's Macan, and in the process lost the coding for her spare key.

Nhirsch

that will mess him up doubly because we all know as soon as he pays to get the new key they’ll find the missing key

tmckenna

IS this process still dealer only, even if you have a decent diagnostic tool? I forget the name of the one most people recommend

hotrod2448

I don't know anyone who has gone to a source other than the dealer but, a quick google searched found this:
https://www.key-programmer.com/2018/...-no-soldering/

dhc905

Anyone wanna buy one of those things? I'm sure there'd be a good return on investment from just people here looking to recode!