Ignition key question.

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RTedder2

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A few months ago I bought an 05 Avalanche and I needed a new key for it; went to lowes, a couple of bucks later, simple cheap key. Read on the interwebs that the part that is the big deal was the fob.
So last month I bought my wife an 09 Tahoe that I'm having a set of keys made for eventually. In this vehicle can I go get a cheapo key as long as a remote is present all will be well? I currently have one extra key and waiting on another fob to come in and be programmed.
 

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Yes, lowe's carries the keys with the "chip" in it. You don't have to have the remote as far as I know. I have a 07 Denali and they made a key for me. I went out to the truck and performed the relearn key process and it started right up.


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Thanks. That's what I was hoping. I like having 3 sets of keys for this reason.
 

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This dovetails nicely with my dilemma, have had an '14 Yukon XL for a month or so and the key fell off my key ring. I still have the fob and my wife still has her keys. Can i get a generic key with a chip made and if so is there a process that i can do to relearn the new key into the mix?
 

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All that is needed to relearn new keys is a good working key and the new chipped keys to be programmed, start by inserting the working key I and starting the vehicle, turn the vehicle off and then insert the new key and just turn ignition on then off and repeat with any other keys to be programmed
 

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