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key fob

rooster
rooster Posts: 98 Forumite
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My lovely dog has eaten the top half of my key fob for my ford focus has anybody got any suggestions where I could get a new remote fob and key from. I am not keen on a ford dealer as I,m sure I will be charged to much

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  • BobProperty
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    I think you are stuck with paying a fortune for it from a Ford dealer. Don't they have a transponder as part of an ignition immobilisation system?
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    Were you in The TImes today? story of the AA man sitting the dog on the front seat to get the engine to start.
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  • paullwill8
    paullwill8 Posts: 488 Forumite
    I was quoted £38+vat for the fob and £25+vat to programme the fob by my local ford for my transit.
    I managed to get one brand new off ebay for £19.50 delivered, this also included programming instructions which took about a minute.
    If you can only get a fob, do the following:

    Put key into ignition.
    Switch on don't actually start the car) and off 8 times, after the eighth press the unlock on your fob, thats it.
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  • handyman.
    handyman. Posts: 305 Forumite
    i think you can reprogramme any ford fob, so get one off ebay and make it work for your car.

    I have a renault kangoo, its £120 for fob plus £30 to programme, no other way of doing it:(
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  • Pink.
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    Hi rooster,

    I have moved your thread over to the Motoring board to see if you can get some more replies.

    Pink
  • philhuff
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    If it's just the case, then try eBay. I needed one for a Nissan, found one on eBay for £2, and just put the old transponder bits inside the case of the new keyfob.
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  • A_Nice_Englishman
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    paullwill8 wrote:
    I was quoted £38+vat for the fob and £25+vat to programme the fob by my local ford for my transit.
    I managed to get one brand new off ebay for £19.50 delivered, this also included programming instructions which took about a minute.
    If you can only get a fob, do the following:

    Put key into ignition.
    Switch on don't actually start the car) and off 8 times, after the eighth press the unlock on your fob, thats it.
    HTH.

    It's different for a Focus but it is in the handbook. I seem to remember you need to have two working keys before you can program another (or something like that). If you get stuck the Ford Focus Owners Club (registration required for the Forums) will know
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