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BMD Aficionado
Name : BMD Location : Canada Joined : 2009-04-28 Post Count : 1161 Merit : 36
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:35 pm | |
| Thanks Larry, so while you were programming the first two, you had a third standing by and did it?, or did you add the third at a later date? | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:52 am | |
| You can't program one later. All the remotes you wish to program MUST be done at the same time. When you jump out the DLC, program all 3 remotes in succession and then pull the jumper before you shut the ignition off. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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BMD Aficionado
Name : BMD Location : Canada Joined : 2009-04-28 Post Count : 1161 Merit : 36
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:38 pm | |
| That's what I figured, but when we tried to program the third remote after successfully programming the first two, the third did not respond? | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:14 pm | |
| - BMD wrote:
- That's what I figured, but when we tried to program the third remote after successfully programming the first two, the third did not respond?
Are all the remotes the same part number? If so, I would think the 3rd one is somehow defective or has a weak battery. When you jump out the DLC, it erases the memory. You have to program them one after the other at the same time. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:21 pm | |
| On the 98's, you can program up to 4 remotes. That might not be the case for all years. I see on the first page of this thread, the 94-95's, you can only program 2. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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BMD Aficionado
Name : BMD Location : Canada Joined : 2009-04-28 Post Count : 1161 Merit : 36
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:02 pm | |
| Ok, thanks Larry. | |
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100percentjake Amateur
Name : 100percentjake Location : Kansas Joined : 2016-03-16 Post Count : 43 Merit : 0
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:13 am | |
| I dunno why this post didn't send but let's try again... I've got a '97 that I recently bought a new remote for. I jump #4 and 8 in the OBD connector, close the door, and turn the key to "on". The car does not acknowledge any sort of programming mode. Forging ahead regardless I hold the lock and unlock buttons on the fob for as long as 40 seconds and nothing happens. It seems my car isn't going into programming mode. Any thoughts on this? Is the '97 unique or is my keyless entry module broken? The owners manual mentions no procedure for programming a new remote, though it does say keyless entry is present on my car. Perhaps I could use a GM TechII to initiate programming mode via the computer directly? I tried it with some chinese $5000 tablet OBDII reader/scanner thing but it kept borking and refusing to acknowledge the existence of my car. | |
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th3fr4nchi5e Addict
Name : Dave Age : 31 Location : Cheektowaga, NY (Buffalo) Joined : 2010-10-31 Post Count : 572 Merit : 30
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:24 am | |
| I would double check that the correct pins were jumped and that they are making a good connection. Once you are sure of that, try the procedure one more time just to make sure it wasnt a fluke. If its definitely not working, the receiver for the key fob in in the trunk mounted up where the 6x9 speakers are located. I would inspect that for damage to the unit or wiring. If everything looks okay, the unit might be bad? Ive never heard of one failing but I imagine they can be swapped out of any 8th gen Riv and will just have to be programmed to your key fob. I would say damage to the wiring somewhere would be a more likely situation though. | |
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100percentjake Amateur
Name : 100percentjake Location : Kansas Joined : 2016-03-16 Post Count : 43 Merit : 0
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:43 am | |
| Aaah, so that's what the big shiny plastic thing under the deck lid is? I noticed that when I replaced the 6x9 speakers but had no idea what it is. How could I verify the connection of the pins? Check for continuity across them with a multimeter? I've done the procedure two or three times using various objects to jump the pins with no success. | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:04 pm | |
| The DLC is mounted up side down which confuses some. The wider end is the top where #1 -8 is. Make sure you are connecting 4 and 8. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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100percentjake Amateur
Name : 100percentjake Location : Kansas Joined : 2016-03-16 Post Count : 43 Merit : 0
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:30 pm | |
| My DLC isn't mounted at all, lol. I have verified that it's 4 and 8 and also verified that there are metal contacts in those two holes. I'm very confused at this point. | |
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bbenton002 Special
Name : Brad Joined : 2017-04-04 Post Count : 1 Merit : 0
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:10 am | |
| Be careful not to touch wire to wrong terminal or you can short out all kinds of things, Happened to me when I brushed the wire up against one of the other terminal as I was trying to jump #4 to #8 | |
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Yardley Enthusiast
Age : 64 Joined : 2009-03-14 Post Count : 198 Merit : 2
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:53 pm | |
| OK. So... I bought a remote for my Saturn and it is the biggest chinesium POS on the planet. I mean total POS. The rubber pad doesn't fit well and the buttons get stuck. Yada yada. I want a fob as good as the OEM one. And I really don't want to pay $80 like I saw on one site. Especially if that $80 one turns out to be total garbage. Where can I get a GOOD fob? | |
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albertj Master
Name : Location : Finger Lakes of New York State Joined : 2007-05-31 Post Count : 8687 Merit : 181
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:02 pm | |
| - Yardley wrote:
- OK. So... I bought a remote for my Saturn and it is the biggest chinesium POS on the planet. I mean total POS. The rubber pad doesn't fit well and the buttons get stuck. Yada yada. I want a fob as good as the OEM one. And I really don't want to pay $80 like I saw on one site. Especially if that $80 one turns out to be total garbage. Where can I get a GOOD fob?
Try calling junkyards. | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:33 pm | |
| http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-Fob-Original-GM-25678792-Keyless-Entry-Remote-Control-Transmitter-Alarm-/282508234226?fits=Year%3A1996%7CMake%3ABuick%7CModel%3ARiviera&epid=206449884&hash=item41c6cd8df2:g:bZMAAOSwhQhY0Xra&vxp=mtr _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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IFallsRon Fanatic
Name : R.L. Joined : 2012-11-23 Post Count : 268 Merit : 2
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:55 pm | |
| - LARRY70GS wrote:
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-Fob-Original-GM-25678792-Keyless-Entry-Remote-Control-Transmitter-Alarm-/282508234226?fits=Year%3A1996%7CMake%3ABuick%7CModel%3ARiviera&epid=206449884&hash=item41c6cd8df2:g:bZMAAOSwhQhY0Xra&vxp=mtr
This looks exactly like the one I bought. Can't confirm as my ebay history doesn't go back far enough. | |
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Yardley Enthusiast
Age : 64 Joined : 2009-03-14 Post Count : 198 Merit : 2
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:13 pm | |
| Got a used one off ebay in really good condition. Programming it with the instructions on page 1 here worked like a charm. It took me a couple of tries until I figured out to just hold the buttons down until they registered. Took almost a minute of holding for each fob. | |
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IFallsRon Fanatic
Name : R.L. Joined : 2012-11-23 Post Count : 268 Merit : 2
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:21 pm | |
| I still have bent paperclip in the car. The remote is nice, though, for anyone who might use the car and be in a parking lot where security is compromised.
We adopted grandma's Cobalt that is totally base. I bought power lock kit on ebay and hope to get that installed before the first snow. Like programing, it all should work per instructions. | |
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Yardley Enthusiast
Age : 64 Joined : 2009-03-14 Post Count : 198 Merit : 2
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:59 pm | |
| Everyone keeps mentioning jumping pins 4 and 8. Only once did I see a reference of exactly how to determine just which pins were indeed numbers 4 and 8. So... as I understand it, in the OBDII connector under the dash, in the top row of pins I count from the left 4 pins over, then another 4 pins over (pins 4 and 8 counting in the top row from left to right) and jump those two pins?
I want to make sure i get this right.
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RodneyRiviera Amateur
Name : Rodney Beauchamp Age : 70 Location : Encounter Bay South Australia Joined : 2022-01-24 Post Count : 49 Merit : 3
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:37 am | |
| Hi all, Have read through this topic but still trying to find the correct answer. My 1997 came with only one set of keys and one remote transponder which all works nicely. Even chirps the horn which is sweet. With the paperwork was a sheet from NorthCoast Keyless along with programming instructions so it may have a replacement remote. My question is that I wish to buy a spare remote and spare key blanks that I can get cut. NorthCoast Keyless list three remotes that look identical to mine, with three separate part numbers. How can I determine which one is correct for my ‘97? Their help desk suggested I contact my local dealer with my VIN number, however I don’t have a Buick Dealer in Australia. There are no numbers or markings I can find inside the case of the remote and I am reluctant to remove the battery to look under there. Below is the page from their website. Any help would be appreciated AS AN UPDATE WAS ABLE TO FIND THE CORRECT PART NUMBER FROM A MEMBER OF ANOTHER BUICK FORUM AACA WHO WORKED IN A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE CORRECT FOB AND WHEN IT ARRIVED ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PROGRAM IT TO MY BUICK. ALL GOOD. Rodney
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: FAQ: Programming a New Keyless Entry Remote Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:44 am | |
| The 25678792 was the one for my 98. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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