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My daughter has recently bought a 52 plate Siecento which came with just ONE key - blue/purple colour
Went to a local motor factor that thought he could copy/clone it, but after a few attempts, even phoning for help, admitted defeat. The dealers want the best part of £200, but as it's me paying & the car is 10 yrs old I'm a bit reluctant to fork out.
Can you all confirm that the dealers are my only option, or is there a cheaper alternative available in north Manchester?
Apparently the chip coding is the later type of system, something-or-other 2 ....... :shrug::shrug:

TIA
 
Not true, you can have ANY code 2 key cloned at most timsons shops. My last one cost me £30 I think. Fiat dealers vary, for a standard clone blue it's around £160, for a central locking button type around £220.
I have had a few of these done so know its true
 
Cloned Code2 keys don't work properly as it's a rolling code, they'll be OK for a time but eventually fail. At least according to numerous threads on here on the subject.

Edit: Just one example from a quick search on the subject:
The Sultan said:
we are somewere around 80 for no remote key and program

the keys have whats know as a roling code ie the code on the key is electronically changed every time the key is used the car can keep track of 8 keys there is also fixed key identifier code stored for every key

if you were to clone the key and use it it would have changed the code stored for that key meaning the original would no longer work

this is why timsons will never clone them ever cos it simply will not work

it might be use full for a snapped key having a clone to carry on the sequence of code changing but i don't think this happens often so would not make much income for them

if you think that's expensive try phoning vauxhall or ford for a code key
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This year siecento key should have ID48 chip in it.
This is a pre-coded chip from dealer. Although the eprom can be revoved from the ecu, this can then be read and soldered back into the ECU. The info read from the eprom can be used to make a working chip/key.
I would only go this route if all keys were lost.

We spacialise in car/vehicle keys and we get asked for these keys (fiats approx 2002 to 2007) a couple of times a week and I generally give the same advice. Bit the bullet and go to the dealer.

This chip is being worked on, but at the momment we (autolocksmiths) cant clone them.

We can make woking keys with rolling codes. Most vehicles have this type of chip. As said, fiats of a certain year can be a pain.
 
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