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

Tonyb wrote:

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

Not all keys can be coded up by autolocksmiths , many citroens , pugs
and fiats are dealer only as they have to access the ecu software

"Tonyb" wrote in message
...
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


Try Timpsons

"Tonyb" wrote in message
...
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.

Er, that might have been my Escort, but anyway, go see your cobbler.

Gareth Magennis wrote:



"Tonyb" wrote in message
...
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

On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:32:24 +0000, Stephen wrote:

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Try Timpsons

Last time I asked them to do a Ford key, they were (slightly) dearer then
the main dealer.

I found an independent locksmith who did one for half the price, although
no programming was involved.

Chris

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