before i buy a new ORB

Crown Vic Owner · #1 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 12:11 AM

I know my father has a tech 2 tool, thats all i know, and i want to get another orb as some ****ing idiot thought it would be funny to throw my keys in the pool. Can i just have him program the new ORB to the car, or what?

misfit6794 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 12:59 AM

Not sure what an orb is, but if your talking about the remote I am almost positive its a dealer thing to program it to the car, and the remote isn't cheap.

Crown Vic Owner · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 02:16 AM

the remote i can get on ebay used, any old remote will work, right?

and the programming, while, i think my dad has the tool to do it with, that is what im asking

**Playdrv4me** · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 04:00 AM

On the 98+ its a dealer thing, they dont have the little wire you can just ground out anymore. Where have you ever heard the remote called an ORB? I was trying to think of an acronym but I drew a blank, Sounds like something out of Stargate!

CadillacSTS2003 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 10:19 AM

98+ require a tech 2
you must get a 1998-2001 which has the same driver number on the back as the one ruined fob others are different!

and idk how it got ruined in the pool, they are actually pretty water tight, ive swam with them as well as run them through the washing machine...
still work for me

Crown Vic Owner · #6 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 10:52 AM

Is the dealer only thing just involving using a tech 2 tool

Gearheaad43 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 11:05 AM

Any GM Dealer will have a Tech II .. How well the Techs know the Tech II differs from place to place.....

**Ranger** · #8 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 01:02 PM

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i want to get another orb as some ****ing idiot thought it would be funny to throw my keys in the pool.

Have you tried taking it apart and drying it out? Not much to it, all solid state as I recall.

Crown Vic Owner · #9 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearheaad43

Any GM Dealer will have a Tech II .. How well the Techs know the Tech II differs from place to place.....

I have access to a tech 2, i just need to know if there is some addon for it to program the things. I am not the samartest with these things.

I plan on ebaying another FOB, as its cheaper for me to do that than get a new one.

All i know is that my fob went swimming with the keys, stayed there for around 5 mins as i was fishing it out with a net and hitting the jackass with the pool pole.

It wont respond with a new battery, doing its relearn thing (hold down lock and unlock for 7 secs).

The other issue is, that was the ONLY fob i have as fob1 was lost by the previous owner, and the alarm randomly goes off. I will have issues where i will stick my key in, and it will just go off ASAP i open the door if i dont use the fob.

Someone care to explain the factory alarm as well, and whats a way to disable the son of a bitch.

**Ranger** · #10 (**permalink**) 11-03-07, 08:20 PM

Does the '98 have VATS or PassKey? I think PassKey should turn the alarm off with the key, but would not swear to it without reading the owners manual. i always use the FOB.