Old key fob, new ignition switch programming

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RJW1911

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Do you need to reprogram your existing key fob when you replace the ignition switch? Is so, is it the same way you program a new fog?
2018 Ram 1500 Big Horn with remote start.
 

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Go online or the phone book
Look up Mobile Locksmiths
many mobile locksmiths have a machine that can program your FOBs
the same mobile locksmiths have Vans, they can go to your location or you can drive to theirs.

They are a lot cheaper than the dealership
 

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I replaced the ignition switch on my wife’s’07 and didn’t need any reprogramming.
 

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You need Alpha ODB dude !
 

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Up through 2008, the communication type was called CAN BUS B

starting in 2009, they upgraded the communication Network to
Can Bus C
That made several devices talk to each other through secondary computers & Modules
 

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I assumed they weren’t the same. I was putting in my 2 cents worth.
 
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