Keyless entry help
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From: Michigan
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
is there anyway to program it myself? or do i have to get the circuit board out of a xj and use the remote that came from that xj? or pay $50 to have one programed?
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From: Anacortes, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 Power Tech Engine
if there is a way, i couldn't find it. i think the dealers have a machine or something they use. i don't know that for sure though so don't take my word.
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From: Bergen County, New Jersey U.S.A.
Year: 1990 Laredo
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Inline 6 Renix
if you have no overhead console it will be in the front center of your head liner... it will looke like a plastic cover with a black ball in the middle... the remote is programed through the ob2 system with a DRB.... Some have told me you can program it with a snap on scan tool if you have a correct card.. but that I am unsure about... since your dad works at a junkyard see if you can get a 2000 jeep cherokee owner's pack it out of a junk jeep it should have a section in the owners manuel to tell you about the key fobs and if there is away to program it yourself... and if you can program them yourself... I hope that helps...
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From: Fountain Inn, SC
Year: 1988
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: I6 4.0L
if you have no overhead console it will be in the front center of your head liner... it will looke like a plastic cover with a black ball in the middle... the remote is programed through the ob2 system with a DRB.... Some have told me you can program it with a snap on scan tool if you have a correct card.. but that I am unsure about... since your dad works at a junkyard see if you can get a 2000 jeep cherokee owner's pack it out of a junk jeep it should have a section in the owners manuel to tell you about the key fobs and if there is away to program it yourself... and if you can program them yourself... I hope that helps...
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From: Anacortes, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 Power Tech Engine
there is no overhead console or black ball in mine. mine is just a circuit board in the housing for the dome light. one easy way to tell if to have RKE is to unplug the dome light and plug it back in while the door is open. your locks should either unlock or lock when you plug it back in.
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From: Michigan
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
there is no overhead console or black ball in mine. mine is just a circuit board in the housing for the dome light. one easy way to tell if to have RKE is to unplug the dome light and plug it back in while the door is open. your locks should either unlock or lock when you plug it back in.
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all the people around me wanted about 50 bucks to program a fob and the cheapest fob i could find was about 20 bucks. i was going to do that until my jeep got broken into. i decided to have an alarm put in. got insurance to pay for it, 200 bucks installed from car toys. has impact sensor and senses any movement (someone stealing or slashing tires). well worth $200 imo
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From: Anacortes, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 Power Tech Engine
Hey sorry it took so long to reply to this. I guess I've just been busy with school. Anyways, sometimes you can get a discount through insurance. for me though when my keep got broken in to there was some body damage. I have a friend that has a body shop and fixed it really cheap so I had some left over money.
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