My sons' 1997 Fiesta came with a black and a red key. I understand that the red key can be used to program the immobiliser chip in replacement black keys.
The drivers door lock and boot lock are both dodgy, even after lubrication. I bought a complete new lock set (both doors, ignition, boot and petrol cap) on eBay with the intention of using the new locks but matching them to the old keys (having done this before on a Sierra door lock).
I'm just wondering what my options are, because it looks like the petrol cap lock isn't dismantleable, and hence it might be difficult to match the locks to the old keys. It will certainly be a right faff matching them all.
I am thinking that it might be a better option to replace all the locks but I'm not sure if I will be able to re-program the immobiliser chips in the new keys.
Once I have replaced the ignition lock, I will not be able to use the old red key in the ignition to program the new black keys to the immobiliser. However, the new locks came with a 'T' key, which does not have an immobiliser chip. So I figure if I use the 'T' key to carry out the programming sequence for the new keys, but with the old red key in close proximity, it should work.
Can anyone confirm this or offer alternative suggestions?
Thanks Biggles (Removing packing from my e-mail address before replying by e-mail)