Ignition/Locks - Cutting Sidewinder-Type Keys: Overview
01-077April 19, 2006
Applies To:
Models With Sidewinder-Type Keys - All
Cutting Sidewinder-Type Keys With the MATRIX H Key Cutting Machine (Supersedes 01-077, dated January 12, 2005)
Updated information is noted by asterisks.
MATRIX H Key Cutting Machine, manufactured by Silca and supplied by Kaba Ilco Corporation, is a portable, power-operated tool that cuts sidewinder-type automotive keys exclusively. The machine lets you cut these keys either by copying or by code. The code function is designed and built to meet the Honda code requirements. No other similar machine has this capability.
This service bulletin gives you information for ordering and servicing this special tool, and guides you through the entire key cutting process from setting up the machine to cutting the key blank.
TOOL INFORMATION
Order through the Honda Tool and Equipment
Program:
MATRIX H Key Cutting Machine:
Model No. ILCMATRIXSH
Cutter Bit: Model No. ILCF3O
Fixed Jaw: Model No. ILCMTX-H
Mobile Jaw (Right Side): Model No. ILCRTMTX-H
Mobile Jaw (Left Side): Model No. ILCLTMTX-H
*Remanufactured Clamp Unit:
Model No. ILCMATRIXHCR*
PARTS INFORMATION
*For some models, there are two choices for sidewinder-type key blanks:
^ T-5 sidewinder key blanks
^ Honda sidewinder key blanks
For other models, only Honda sidewinder key blanks can be used.
See DETERMINING WHICH KEY TO USE to determine which key blank you should choose.
Ordering T-5 key blanks through the Honda Tool and Equipment Program:
T-5 Programmable Key Blank (Master):
P/N ILC-35111-T-5H
T-5 Programmable Key Blank (Valet):
P/N ILC-35112-T-5H
Practice Key Blanks (five per pack): ILC-35111DEMO*
NOTE:
Do not use practice key blanks for replacement purposes. Practice keys do not have an immobilizer chip.
*T-5 Sidewinder Key Applications
^ 2003-05 Civic
^ 2004-05 Civic Hybrid
^ 2003-05 Civic GX (CNG)
^ 2004-05 S2000
^ 2002-06 CR-V
^ 2003-06 Element
^ 2003-04 Odyssey
^ 2003-04 Pilot
Ordering Honda key blanks through normal parts ordering channels:
Refer to the parts catalog for correct key(s) for your application.
PROGRAMMING KEYS
Depending on the type of key blank you use, do this:
^ If you have used a T-5 programmable key blank ("T-5" stamped on the shank), you must code the key's transponder with the Ilco Immobilizer Key Code Duplicator (see S/B 99-053, Ilco Immobilizer key Code Duplicator).
^ If you have used a Honda key blank, add the* transponder code of the new key to the immobilizer system with the Honda Diagnostic System (HDS).
ORDERING INFORMATION
*To order the MATRIX H Key Cutting Machine, replacement cutter bits, fixed jaws and mobile jaws, T-5 programmable key blanks, and practice key blanks, contact the Honda Tool and Equipment Program by calling 888-424-6857 or using the fax order form provided in your Honda Tool and Equipment Program Catalog.*
Order Honda key blanks through normal parts ordering channels.
WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION
None. This service bulletin is for information only.
*DETERMINING WHICH KEY TO USE
T-5 keys require less time to program and should be the first choice. They can be used as long as the following requirements are met:
^ Do you have the customer's operating key?
^ Does the vehicle fall within the T-5 Sidewinder Key Applications?
^ Does your dealership have an Ilco Immobilizer Key Code Duplicator?
If the answer to all three questions on the above is yes, the 1-5 key option is the easier procedure. If you answered no to any of the questions, you should order the key(s) from the parts catalogue, and program it using the HDS.*
BEFORE YOU START CUTTING
1. Get the original key or the key number from your customer or from the iN.
2. Get the applicable key blank.
3. If cutting by code, look up the applicable 9-digit cutting code for the key number. Refer to the code book Honda High Security key Codes that comes with the machine.
NOTE:
You need to make the corrections listed in CODE BOOK CORRECTIONS at the end of this service bulletin.
TRACER AND CUTTER BIT INSTALLATION
1. Turn the power switch on the back of the machine to ON. (This turns on the built-in work light.)
2. Use the Allen wrench from the built-in tool drawer to loosen the setscrew on the left sleeve of the vertical carriage. Slide the tracer all the way into the sleeve, and tighten the screw.
3. Turn the plastic shield on the right sleeve of the vertical carriage so you can access the setscrew on the sleeve. Use the Allen wrench to loosen the screw. Slide the cutter bit all the way into the sleeve, and tighten the screw. Turn the plastic shield so the open side is in the back.
MACHINE COMPONENTS
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