Hi. One of our Omegas 1994 model has the old IR remote system where you need to point it at the roof. Car only got central locking. No alarm system. But there is a immobilizer which will only turn off with the remote. The car side of things works fine, but the remotes are the problem. Car has two, but the good one suddenly died a while back. No power/red led. Power reaches circuit board from batteries but nothing happens when button is pushed. The one currently in use had a faulty switch for the main button so that it turns on with just lightly touching it. The consequence is that it is constantly out of power because it activates itself when you carry it around.
Tried getting a functioning second hand one and took it to Opel but they said they couldnt get it coded to the car. They said the remotes had to be new. Cant seem to find new ir remotes for the Omega anywhere.
What are my options here? I know i can deactivate the immobilizer and just use the key, but would like to keep everything working as it should.
Dont really dare to try changing the faulty microswitch on the working remote myself since its the only working remote and if i screw it up im out of options….