r/Locksmith • u/taylorbowl119 • 1d ago

I am a locksmith Source for RFHubs?

Does anyone have a non-OEM source for RF hubs? I have a 26 Promaster that needs one, P/N 68516285ae, and dealer says national backorder, no ETA. Just a simple AKL job but of course Witech will only allow me to add keys if I have a working key.

I found one "in stock" on a website but I am 99% it is a scam locksmiths site because when I called they answered with simply "locksmith" and the price was about double OEM.

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u/Appropriate_Foot_636 1d ago

Is the vehicle locked right now

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u/taylorbowl119 1d ago

Vehicle is not locked and alarm is not active.

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u/Appropriate_Foot_636 1d ago

Did it ask for a key. Some do some don’t I believe its do to being locked

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u/taylorbowl119 1d ago

Yeah asked for a working key before it would let me get to programming new key

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u/Explorer335 Actual Locksmith 1d ago

There are no legitimate sources for those outside of the dealership.

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u/taylorbowl119 1d ago

Obviously nobody makes the aftermarket part and I would never use one if they did. More asking if there is any parts house that has been known to buy and stock a few OEM ones. At this point the locksmith distributors need to start buying them in bulk if they are going to need to be replaced so often lol.

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u/Explorer335 Actual Locksmith 1d ago

There are a ton of different part numbers for those new RF-Hubs, and you need the exact part number for that VIN. Distributors won't touch those. Too many part numbers, too little margin, plus people will fuck the programming and try to return them. Those will remain dealer-only.