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Originally Posted by Maverick 15
Yeah, one service guy is telling me that it can't be done within 5 seconds of talking to him..yeah thanks for thinking about that for me mr. service writer ! so he transfers me to the accessory guy that tells me I need the module to mount under my dash, after I tell him that it is a new body style '04 and the VSM is all ready on the back of my cab..I don't think he liked that I knew more than him so he told me I needed a module and a harness and some other stuff but I could not listen to him any more and was just waiting for him to stop so that I could tell him bye. I mean '04 is not that long ago..you would think they remember some of this crazy stuff or would be willing to take the time to look into it...must not be high enough profit margin for them to even care about I guess ?! I have the TSB now so I will talk someone in to looking into this for me !
I wonder if i could add another pad
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Geez...FX4ME2 you really want to torture yourself. You would have to run the keypad wiriing to the handle but now you have me wondering if the drivers would work on the passengers but you would just have to run the wiring ?! I am just trying to get my drivers keypad to work yet. Good luck to you ! Hey, how SE MI are you ? Monroe ? Bedford ?
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i have an 05 XLT. i bought a keypad from someone on this forum, installed it and had the dealer turn it on. they had it for a few days trying to figure out how to make it work... but they did! your truck should have all the neccesary parts, the dealer just needs to do a little research...
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Originally Posted by Maverick 15
Geez...FX4ME2 you really want to torture yourself. You would have to run the keypad wiriing to the handle but now you have me wondering if the drivers would work on the passengers but you would just have to run the wiring ?! I am just trying to get my drivers keypad to work yet. Good luck to you ! Hey, how SE MI are you ? Monroe ? Bedford ?
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From: Hattiesburg, MS
do you think the dealer can reset the VSM on an 07 expy also? i just add the keypad to my wifes truck and of course it doesnt work. it is to light outside to see if it lights up to make sure it get power, but i will check that later tonight. i wonder how much they will charge?
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Originally Posted by Maverick 15
They should include turning that on with the cost of the keypad for you ! Hopefully you do not have a problem with your VSM !
i even asked the tech if he knew there was a tsb to do it on a f150 and he said no....i even asked if a fusion key would work on a f150 and he said no.....i told him yes to both..........
i got my friend in parts to do a vin parts search and it said my vin has the keypad "disabled" i am going to do some more research and i hope i can find someone willing to just update it and see if that works.....
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Originally Posted by labman1014
well just got back from the dealer and no luck. first, the expy doesnt have a vsm, and they told me my truck wasnt built with that feature and they cant even talk to the keypad. it doesnt even light up. second, they still charged me the full 1 hour charge of $75......so i paid it and got nothing in return.
i even asked the tech if he knew there was a tsb to do it on a f150 and he said no....i even asked if a fusion key would work on a f150 and he said no.....i told him yes to both..........
i got my friend in parts to do a vin parts search and it said my vin has the keypad "disabled" i am going to do some more research and i hope i can find someone willing to just update it and see if that works.....
i even asked the tech if he knew there was a tsb to do it on a f150 and he said no....i even asked if a fusion key would work on a f150 and he said no.....i told him yes to both..........
i got my friend in parts to do a vin parts search and it said my vin has the keypad "disabled" i am going to do some more research and i hope i can find someone willing to just update it and see if that works.....
the keypad finally got on the "hotline" with Ford and they walked him thru
the activation process. The tech was stumped as to why he couldn't make it
work, and he was totally convinced that it should. He said he wasn't going to
give up on the challenge. Now that the TSB is available for the F150's, it should no longer be a problem.
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Originally Posted by gchuff
I know the feeling, but the dealership I took mine to in '04 when I first installed
the keypad finally got on the "hotline" with Ford and they walked him thru
the activation process. The tech was stumped as to why he couldn't make it
work, and he was totally convinced that it should. He said he wasn't going to
give up on the challenge. Now that the TSB is available for the F150's, it should no longer be a problem.
the keypad finally got on the "hotline" with Ford and they walked him thru
the activation process. The tech was stumped as to why he couldn't make it
work, and he was totally convinced that it should. He said he wasn't going to
give up on the challenge. Now that the TSB is available for the F150's, it should no longer be a problem.