Howdy folks, I was browsing the A/V FAQ and was excited to read that 'All 96-00 Civics with power locks have the reciever for keyless.'

Well, my EX has power locks, and it's a 98, so it meets the criteria :-) I bought the thing from an individual last month, and while it didn't come with a remote/fob, it sounds like if I buy a Honda OEM remote (and program the OEM head unit's receiver), I can get me some clicky-clicky keyless action. One thread here casts some doubt, though -- apparently the keyless unit is separate from the head unit; then again, maybe it's not -- a forum search is helpful, but sometimes contradictory :-)

If you've added keyless entry to your car this way, please tell me your story. Also, searching around the internet brought me a huge price range for used fobs: anywhere from US$65 to $25 + s/h. I found a few individual sellers [RemotesAndKeys] [KeylessRemotesOnline] and quite a few ebay autions [ebay]. I'd like your advice about reliable sellers or any precautions I should take before buying. The site layouts and general presentation of the each place don't give me a lot of confidence. 'Wow wow whee wah!!' colors and text aren't very convincing... Also, how long before the batteries wear out, and where do you prefer to buy replacements?

Thanks,
Civux

 

+1 to this question, my 98 EK looks like it wants some keyless loving.

 

*bump*

 

*final bump*

 

96-98 Civics have the keyless entry built into the factory radio, if you remove the stock radio, you can't have the factory keyless entry..unless you relocate it behind the dashboard
99+ have a separate module for the keyless entry and it only came standard on EX and Si's

 

Great, thanks for the clarification.

I've done some more web research and looked up the FCC ID numbers from my OEM head unit and the remotes for sale online. My HU's ID is A269ZUA102 and I've found remotes for sale with IDs A269ZUA101 and A269ZUA106.[ul][*]Grantee Code: A26
Product Code: 9ZUA102
Description of product as it is marketed: AM/FM and Security Control Receiver
Grant date: 06/08/1995
[*]Grantee Code: A26
Product Code: 9ZUA101
Description of product as it is marketed: Car Alarm System Transmitter
Grant date: 05/09/1995
[*]Grantee Code: A26
Product Code: 9ZUA106
Description of product as it is marketed: Automobile Alarm Transmitter
Grant date: 07/18/1995[/ul]
Both transmitters share the same lower and higher operating frequencies: 433.40000000 to 434.40000000 (MHz). In fact, not much else differs between them according to the FCC, but the eBay pictures show that the 101 has an extra "option" button that the 106 doesn't have. Another board explains why, and yet another explains how to use it.

So. I'm going to order the 101 and see what happens :-)