General Spare remote key

[dave924]

Does anyone know of anywhere (in the UK) that would be ably to make a spare remote key for me? I have one already but it's very old and could do with a spare!
Been quoted £AAAAAARRRGGHHH +VAT by Fiat and I'm not paying that!Ahhhh

 

[momoe]

Spare keys can be picked up on Ebay, google around and several auto electrician/locksmiths will reprogram them for a reasonable (compared to the cost of a new key from Fiat) fee.

 

[cooky257]

I live in the northeast, there's a little coblers shop nearby that does replacement key remotes, a friend had one made for a VW touran for £100. The guy in the shop said that he paid £ 50000 for the machine and pays a lot every month to manufacturers for software updates

 

[Snoo]

Get a cheap 2nd hand key off e-bay with the electronic gubbins. Then get another blade blank & plastic body from e-bay. Get the blank cut then visit this site: http://www.programyourkeys.com

 

[dave924]

I haven't seen any "blank" keys for sale on ebay... a few second hand keys, but obviously these will not fit the locks etc...

 

[Snoo]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-PAND...icle_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item4ab3c8950e

That may do it but don't quote Me on that. I'm presuming that the normal reprogramming from that other link I sent will work on that transponder. Possibly worth a punt for a tenner?

 

[chr1s]

I haven't seen any "blank" keys for sale on ebay... a few second hand keys, but obviously these will not fit the locks etc...

Locksmiths will have suitable blank keys (without transponder) that they can cut as a copy of an original.
I had a spare key cut like this, so that I can hide the real key in the car and take the transponderless key in my wetsuit whilst surfing. The car is locked (albeit without setting the alarm) and there is no risk of damaging an original key by taking it in the sea.
So if you can get a reliable second-hand transponder, programmed for your car, then the mechanical blade is the easy part.

 

[Pandabloke]

Did an article on this for Parliamo, a couple of years ago. Reproduced for the Forum. Here you go.

https://www.fiatforum.com/multipla/179564-key-coding.html

 

[minisandfiats]

I too have seen the cheap remote keys on EBay that say they need reprogramming- can a Fiat dealer do this then? Assuming you got a locksmith to replace the key blade?