Multipla Spare Key

[tombola49]

Hi All,

I joined yesterday not because I'm an anarak about Fiats but I need some help.
I bought a 2001 multipla last November to take down to my holiday home in Spain and use it to transport my extended family around when were are there. To cut a lond story short forgot to ask for the spare key. The seller can't be contacted now.
The local dealer wants £200 (I didn't pay much more for the car) for a key and Timpson's want £250 to supply one.
Has anyone got any ideas to get this key at a cheaper cost?

Thanks
Tom

 

[slobo]

Would you like an anorak to reply?

 

[Madnanny]

Hi All,

I joined yesterday not because I'm an anarak about Fiats but I need some help.
I bought a 2001 multipla last November to take down to my holiday home in Spain and use it to transport my extended family around when were are there. To cut a lond story short forgot to ask for the spare key. The seller can't be contacted now.
The local dealer wants £200 (I didn't pay much more for the car) for a key and Timpson's want £250 to supply one.
Has anyone got any ideas to get this key at a cheaper cost?

Thanks
Tom

Hi, This will not be much help, but you are not alone!!! We are trying to sort a broken key for our Y reg .... My husband is going to have go at sorting it out. I'll post to let u know if he is successful. a member has posted that he has been successful at it already. (look at Multipla broken key) The key codes are a problem. Getting a key cut opens the doors, but will not operate the ignition. We were quoted £297 this wk, for a replacement.

 

[minisandfiats]

Posting this having just fixed the microswitch on my remote key with a soldering iron... Nothing to do with this really but....

Had an old Escort with the transponder key, and one key which had no transponder that I used for the petrol cap. If you you held the transponder key near the other key and started it with the "plain" key it started the car.

So therefore that would lead me to believe (!) if you permanently left the transponder key near the ignition switch (e.g. open up the column shroud and tape it inside), it would de-activate the immobiliser and any "plain" key would start the car?

Given that a simple key (or 2) could be cut for not much at all (less than £300!) this could be an option?

 

[BikeDoc]

Exactly what I did.
Got a spare cut for around £7, and glued the transponder chip to the sensor ring.

My next car's going to be something much older, I'm thoroughly sick of all this modern electronic bulls**t
There's nothing electronic on my Daughter's 1971 Beetle, and I love it!
Basic mechanics and electrics, and it just works!

I never asked for ABS/ECU/Airbags/Seat belt pre-tension/power-steering/fuel injection/electric windows/immobiliser etc, etc, yet I get no choice now...

Mini-rant over :bang: