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| Thread ID: 105011 | 2009-11-16 03:59:00 | New car key with transponder | lance4k (4644) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 830665 | 2009-11-16 03:59:00 | I need a new transponder key for my car. I dropped my key and it's not working now. I have been told i could buy a new transponder key from my car manufacturer or for less cost get a locksmith to make me a new one. Which is better? And do the transponder keys have a battery in them or just a radio chip without a battery? |
lance4k (4644) | ||
| 830666 | 2009-11-16 07:23:00 | No difference in the keys apart from price & they don't have a battery. If you dropped the key & it flew apart, the transponder is still where you dropped it. A little black chip approx 3 x 4 x 1mm | Phil B (648) | ||
| 830667 | 2009-11-16 07:58:00 | Depends on the vehicle, My old Ford Tragic van had a master transponder key and copies from it were not so pricey. However if you lost the master key you still had the spare key but couldn't get a copy from it. You would have to pay moonbeams at Henrys to get a master key set up more than what the Tragic was worth. I exchanged my Tragic for 24 bottles of Heinken and bought an older dual wheeled truck. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 830668 | 2009-11-16 08:04:00 | The master key would only be useful for opening the glovebox & sometimes the boot. A tranny van ain't got a boot. The transponder would be the same as it's only for the immobiliser system | Phil B (648) | ||
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