Gareth Magennis wrote:



"Tonyb" wrote in message
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My son would like a spare key for 02 reg corsa which he bought
with only 1 key. Dealers seem to charge about £160 for a key
which seems a bit steep.

I have found blank keys with transponder chips for around £10 on
ebay, but these would need cutting and I guess the car would
need some sort of reprogramming to use the new transponder as
well, which I believe auto locksmiths can do. But I haven't
found anywhere that supplies the section containing the remote
switches/battery holder/circuit board that slides into the key
body ? Can these be purchased anywhere, and will this require
reprogramming as well, or just the usual resync procedure you
use when the battery is replaced ?

Thanks
Tony


I wanted a spare key for my Astra and found my local cobbler kiosk
could supply, cut and program it from my original for £25. I
actually had the same thing done at a Car Boot sale for £20.
Worked fine.


Gareth.

It depends on which vehicle you drive and the Manufacturer .

Some keys are preprogrammed and the ECU is actually programmed to
accept the key , and its generally a dealer only operation