California T key

you can buy the key for around €400 eg. Eurospares with part number 254332 (please double check this is correct for your specific car).

I believe the problem is programming it to the car's central control unit, in which case you will need to go to a Ferrari dealer & pay them what they ask (because the programming is not readily available elsewhere). Still, 1k for programming a key is steep, even by Ferrari standards, so I'm sure you could negotiate.

Otherwise, an independent Ferrari specialist in your locality might be able to do the key programming.

 

Hi all, sorry to bring this up from awhile ago, but I’m encountering the same and wondering if others have success stories on getting a second key without paying the $1400 price from dealerships?

 

The cheaper versions don't have the correct coding for the ID48 chip inside, so the factory tool will not code it. You can find third party locksmiths that can clone an existing key, but the car won't know the correct number of keys, it's a bit of a hack job. Funnily enough, the remote works on the chinese keys when you code them, and they actually work better than the factory key.

Only way to do it right is to go through Ferrari unfortunately.

 

Oh thanks for the insight, so this would probably work?!?


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Please keep us updated, aside from the $10K for dash leather replacement and the $5500 for sticky button repair this is the most infuriating charge by the dealer. I was charged $600 by the Porsche dealer for my last 911 key, programming took literally 10 minutes and I was charged the one hour labor minimum, I thought that was steep....silly me.

 

Probably can't code the immobilizer.
Worth a shot, those didn't work on my Cali T.

 

Congratulations, you will love it! The Cali T was my first Ferrari, drove the hell out of it for four years. Despite all my gripes about the costs of ownership, I traded it in on a Portofino so....

 

Any independent with a Leonardo tester can also code the keys, as long as you have the code card.