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I have just bought an 05 Doblo with only one key. Fiat have quoted £300 to supply a new one. Does anyone know of a more reasonable alternative?
General £300 for a key!
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General £300 for a key!
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most Auto locksmiths can do this for @ £100..,
BUT you may need the CODE for programing the key to the cars ECU,
did you get that..?? @ £35 from FIAT
, Charlie
95% of Auto locksmiths cant make a spare working key for this car.
We can and we don't need the code
About £90 to Forum members.
Thanks
We can and we don't need the code
About £90 to Forum members.
Thanks
Don't you need key code Ponsaloti?
Shop about between dealers, their prices will vary
None remote key will be nearer £150
Some times but I shouldn't need it on this one.
Hi folks, i'm still pretty new to this forum so just point me in the right direction if i'm being daft!
My dad has a 51 plate Fiat Doblo Cargo and he's been having trouble with the key entering the locks (driver door, and ignition barrel - the rear door mechanism has broken completely and i'm unsure about the passenger door). He says that it'll sometimes just slide into the keyhole but other times it is really stiff and he has to faff about for ages till it eventually goes in (this applies to both locks).
For the ignition barrel, once the key is engaged there is no issue with starting the van, just getting the key into the lock in the first place.
He's tried all the usual WD40 stuff to no avail so is now thinking that the key and or locks are worn.
A trip to the Fiat dealership told him £250 to get a new key cut or £500 for new lock kit (which comes with keys).
I phoned the local Timpsons key cutting place and they said that a there is a "chip" in the head of the key. I've never heard of this before for this type of key since both my car (fiat panda 2009) and my dad's van have no remote central locking - is this correct?
Anyway, they said to bring the key in and if their computer can read this chip then they can cut a new key and it'll be between £35 and £50.
Apologises for being so long-winded but my main questions are:
Is it a common thing for the back door mechanism to break so that it will only open from the inside?
Is it a known fault that the key will become stuck on the way into the lock(s)?
And is it correct about this mysterious chip in the head of these seemingly simple keys?
I hope many of you can help!
Thanks, Brian
My dad has a 51 plate Fiat Doblo Cargo and he's been having trouble with the key entering the locks (driver door, and ignition barrel - the rear door mechanism has broken completely and i'm unsure about the passenger door). He says that it'll sometimes just slide into the keyhole but other times it is really stiff and he has to faff about for ages till it eventually goes in (this applies to both locks).
For the ignition barrel, once the key is engaged there is no issue with starting the van, just getting the key into the lock in the first place.
He's tried all the usual WD40 stuff to no avail so is now thinking that the key and or locks are worn.
A trip to the Fiat dealership told him £250 to get a new key cut or £500 for new lock kit (which comes with keys).
I phoned the local Timpsons key cutting place and they said that a there is a "chip" in the head of the key. I've never heard of this before for this type of key since both my car (fiat panda 2009) and my dad's van have no remote central locking - is this correct?
Anyway, they said to bring the key in and if their computer can read this chip then they can cut a new key and it'll be between £35 and £50.
Apologises for being so long-winded but my main questions are:
Is it a common thing for the back door mechanism to break so that it will only open from the inside?
Is it a known fault that the key will become stuck on the way into the lock(s)?
And is it correct about this mysterious chip in the head of these seemingly simple keys?
I hope many of you can help!
Thanks, Brian
I think most locks will suffer one way or another and I too had a sticky rear locking mechanism.
I took it apart and cleaned up the old, dried grease that was preventing the lock/unlock slider from moving.
I was lucky, I simply removed the old gooey mess, painted the sliding parts with copper grease then sprayed with WD40 (which I will do every 6 months) then some more copper grease and it works a treat. But I have 2 rear doors whereas most have the up & over rear door.
As for the key chip, yes it's true. There is a coil of very fine wire round the ignition barrel (usually in a black or white plastic casing) that takes a feed from the battery. When the key is inserted, the magnetic impulse excites the chip into corresponding with a pre programmed code telling the ecu that this is the correct key for this vehicle. This then allows the engine to start. It all came about in the late 80's when scum bags went around with big screw drivers and/or slide hammers and simply removed the ignition barrel or the switch at the end and started the engine, drove off and wrecked the car or did bank robberies or whatever they thought they were entitled to do with someone else's property.
These chips are very reliable, but now the scum bags simply break into your home, terrorrise you & your family and steal your car keys. So, they effectively passed the buck from car insurance to house AND car insurance as well as victim support
But I'm not bitter :bang:
I took it apart and cleaned up the old, dried grease that was preventing the lock/unlock slider from moving.
I was lucky, I simply removed the old gooey mess, painted the sliding parts with copper grease then sprayed with WD40 (which I will do every 6 months) then some more copper grease and it works a treat. But I have 2 rear doors whereas most have the up & over rear door.
As for the key chip, yes it's true. There is a coil of very fine wire round the ignition barrel (usually in a black or white plastic casing) that takes a feed from the battery. When the key is inserted, the magnetic impulse excites the chip into corresponding with a pre programmed code telling the ecu that this is the correct key for this vehicle. This then allows the engine to start. It all came about in the late 80's when scum bags went around with big screw drivers and/or slide hammers and simply removed the ignition barrel or the switch at the end and started the engine, drove off and wrecked the car or did bank robberies or whatever they thought they were entitled to do with someone else's property.
These chips are very reliable, but now the scum bags simply break into your home, terrorrise you & your family and steal your car keys. So, they effectively passed the buck from car insurance to house AND car insurance as well as victim support
But I'm not bitter :bang:
