Replacement car key. Outrageous cost!

goldspanners

GabbaGabbaHey wrote: »

it's also not an efficient thing to do. All car manufacturers these days recommend that you should drive the car (gently!) as soon as it has started.

ALL? are you sure,i very much doubt every manufacturer would say this,infact i cant think of any long term good this would do to any engine.new or old.

tartanarmy

goldspanners wrote: »

ALL? are you sure,i very much doubt every manufacturer would say this,infact i cant think of any long term good this would do to any engine.new or old.

On all VAG motors after 2000 (i think it was 2000) they give the advice to drive off straight away!
GabbaGabbaHey was poss wrong with the statement "all" but he was pretty close as there is prob only 1 or 2 that dont say this in the manuals if any at all.

search google for yourself and see how many people(who know a thing or two) say not to warm car up or start here http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/OPINION03/801090328/1149/rss26

As for long term effects im reading on most new cars it is worse to warm the car up than just drive straight off

hewhoisnotintheknow

lalazola wrote: »

I did think about the Nectar service to which you refer but that would not have saved me the expense in this case. 1. it relies on the person who finds it to post it (with yellowtag they simply need to call the number and they find their way straight to the owner's mobile). 2. If they found them on a friday and posted them on Saturday, I would not have got them until Monday or Tuesday. I'd have still needed the hire car for the weekend activity! With yellowtag, as soon as the keys were found, the wife was contacted and able to retrieve them! :T

yup but its free and i have it on there anyway for buying diesel

TiTheRev

tartanarmy wrote: »

The dealer is the last place i would visit for a new key with the optimistic prices charged there.

I just got a new key for my Skoda which is the exact same keys as Audi & VW use - full cost was £65 and it works perfectly.

First off make sure you have the SKC (four/seven digit code that came with the car on a little loop) There is a way to get this if you dont have it!

This code is attached to every new key given out, but totally irrelevant to the key-code needed to cut the key.

Second step is split key in half if it's a flip key to get to the product code, If it's not a flip read around some forums to find out your part number location on the remote, Also get the key part number to make sure you order the right blank key.
My codes for comparison - Remote = HLO 1J0 959 AG Blank key = HAA

The part number you list there is not a full VAG one and will still not work unless programmed.

Order full key(remote and blank key) from ebay with same part numbers you find on your key ,If you cant find remote locking and key together then buy a seperate blank key and seperate remote making sure the remote and key codes match your codes.
Both as an average you should get for £30 - 40

There are different shape keys and remotes for different uses (with boot unlock etc), but they have the same HAA codes etc. Your advise may cost someone buying 2/3 types to find the right one.

Get the key cut at any locksmiths that will do the job for you - approx £10 - £15

Can your locksmith do internal laser cutting like all of the 2001 on VAG keys have, and have all the lists of various combinations to match the cut?

When you end up with a full key you can then reprogram the remote - instuctions available online, For the actual key to immobiliser programming you can register on any vw,skoda ,audi forum (briskoda is one) that has a list of users with vag-com near you. Most are happy to do the reprogramming for £10 to £20 and takes 10 to 20 mins

Some older vehicles can be programmed without VAGcom, but if your key has been lost or stolen surely you would want the key to be reprogrammed and thus making the lost/stolen one redundant rather than still have one out there that will still open the car and start it? And as far as im aware, only a VAG approved garage can recode keys, and they do it online via a direct link to VAG.

Total £60 to £70 which is 50% of the standard dealer price albeit for a bit of effort ,But the money is better in your pocket at the end of the day

A genuine Skoda key in the vein of the older style that you mention is only about £70-80, not anywhere near the £120+ you reckon!?

scrimpandsave

Hi all!
I've often lurked on the forum but have never seen a topic I so badly needed to discuss with others
I'm astounded at the price of keys too, mine fell out my pocket whilst walking near the river, cue a splashing noise and a horrified face...
I've been quoted £150 by fiat for a new key, but can't afford it, don't want to leave my only good key in the car permanently for the immobiliser, have heard timpson rumours for transponder keys but i'm not sure.
I'm unhappy with my dealership because they doubled the price of fixing my car in comparison with a plethora of garages round them a month or so ago, but is there really any where else to get a decent key that works? Have any of you succeeded?
Any help would be a massive bonus, it's awful that car companies can charge what they like because we're so desperate! _pale_

M-People

be glad you dont drive a bentley - key, without programming: £450. Programming: £450. Minimum 2 keys: £1,350... Was not a good day

eira

Have an old BMW with a programmed key fob.Immobiliser sometimes got tempramental and the original rubber button on the fob was wearing away.Was quoted £250 by the BMW dealership for a replacement fob plus re programming and about £50 less by my local garage. Someone suggested AutoTek (auto electricians).Total bill was £35 for replacement Sigma branded fob (the original alarm ) and £15 to disarm the immobilser and re programmje the existing fob as a spare. No problems since (and that was about 6 months ago)

madzook

Hi all


Ive lost the keys to my (p) reg seat cordoba,spoken to seat they wants the car took to them for a new key to be programmed for the car ?.. cost they reckon between £250-£300 thats all in with the labour,is there any cheaper solution to get the car started :rolleyes:


many thanks andy

creditcardshuffler

Hi All I have just found this site with blank keys good luck
http://www.autokeysupplies.com/new_page.htm

jhorna

Hi

When I bought my car it only came with one key
So I wanted to have a spare one and was quoted by Peugeot £150
I don’t know the first thing about cars but I managed to get it done for £65 saving me a lot of money

I rang Peugeot and got the "chipped/transponder" code as I did not have this
Paid £15 plus VAT

I than rang around local locksmiths who do car keys which are chipped and managed to negotiate with one to get my key cut for £50

This was really reasonable because it took him a lot of time
At first he did not have the "right key" so he bought one for me
And then using my other key he chipped the new one
It took him some time to make sure both the keys worked on the car due to the code

Months later both my keys still work

hope this helps