Help please- Renault Clio car key

londongirl

Am really hoping someone can help.
I have lost my car key for my renault clio and am using the spare at the moment but really want to get another one cut in case i lose the other one or the battery goes (as it also disables the immobiliser). Having searched the street and my house for my keys that i lost a week ago i finally phoned renault today - and its going to be £150 for a new key!!!!!!!
I can't believe its that much and as a student just don't have that money at the moment , does anyone know if i can get it cheaper somewhere else or if it has to be a renault key (one of the electornic big black keys that disables the immobilier and then does central locking - but also has normal key on end). Renault of course say i have to go to them.

I'm really hoping someone can help!!
Thanks
Amy

P.s i'm extra gutted because i have a bad feeling i have thrown them away with the rubbish last week as i had a clear out of my room :-(

Also sorry if this is the wrong forum - i wasn't sure where to put it

Liverbird

This might be better in the Motoring Forum..

cc25

You are quite right to want a second key copy made as soon as possible. If you lose the only key you have, you will probably have to go to a main dealer. It is then likely to cost a lot more than £150. If you are out of the country and lose the key, the hassle doesn't bear thinking about.

Many high street locksmiths/key cutters have the machine that will read the code from the transponder (microchip) embedded in the key, and will program the code into a blank key before cutting it. Look in yellow pages, and give your nearest one a ring.

I paid £24.50 for a second transponder key for my 1997 R reg Renault Clio. I have seen companies advertising on the internet at around the same price - eg Buckenham's Locksmiths, Highbury London, price from £27.50 - London prices are a bit more than where I live!

londongirl

Oh my goodness - thank you so much!! I really hope they are able to do it. I don't mind even £50 but the thought of £150 , well i just can't afford it at the moment but neither can i afford to have only one key incase something happens to that one.
I'll try my local locksmith and if not then the people you suggested.
Thank you!!

CPA

Does anybody know how I could get an existing Renault Clio key re-coded without having to go to the expensive dealers? I would rather take a trip over to France to get it done rather than paying the dealers here £150.00 Please note I am talking about recoding an existing key and not about getting an additional key.

I am not sure what I did but somehow the little black pod (transponder) got opened and the battery fell out. By the time I realised it was too late and the code was subsequently lost. Now I have to be manually locking all the doors with the key! Very irritating to say the least.

I am wondering also if you guys know where I could get an original manual for a Y reg Clio. Some b

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d stole mine.

Cheers

CPA

Any suggestions folks?

ogud

do you still need a manual the gear box just went on my clio and im scrapping it you can have the manual if you will cover the parcel post

Catz4

Hi for anyone in the Newcastle upon Tyne area I managed to get a spare key for my Renault Clio, (which gets me in the car and drive away, does'nt work on central locking) from Martys of Ashington on Lintonville Terrace for £65.

LindseyandMatthew

thanks for that Catz I need a spare so will check there

sttalion

hi...
dude did u get the key....actually i hve same problem like i lost my key ,i m also student & renault charging me 125 pound which one i cant afford...plz help me

petrolhead111

sttalion wrote: »

hi...
dude did u get the key....actually i hve same problem like i lost my key ,i m also student & renault charging me 125 pound which one i cant afford...plz help me

what model and year is your car?