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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 17:13:44

Title: fob repair
Post by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 17:13:44
Brain dead as usual >:( didnt we have a member who could repair / key fobs
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 22 June 2016, 17:29:31
Martin Imber :y
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 17:38:16
Thats him is he still running on ebay
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Post by: Entwood on 22 June 2016, 17:49:12
He has/had his own website ...

http://www.imber.me.uk/

:)
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 18:29:42
Great thanks :y
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: TheBoy on 22 June 2016, 19:46:44
If it will last long enough to next time that Terbert fella gets off his 'arris and organises a Wycombe do, I can bring some switches along and an iron...
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 22 June 2016, 19:56:12
If it will last long enough to next time that Terbert fella gets off his 'arris and organises a Wycombe do, I can bring some switches along and an iron...

You turning pink??? Ironing is womens work!  :P :P :P :P

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 19:58:32
Just a follow up question on this, what fails on these it is the key not sending a strong enough signal to open the doors or the car itself not receiving it. One of my fobs is good new battery,button good but every so often i have to press and wave it around like a idiot to get the doors to open.other fob is total add it
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: minifreek on 22 June 2016, 20:26:37
Iv had 3 fobs go faulty on me, and its always been the battery connector....
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Post by: TheBoy on 22 June 2016, 20:32:17
Just a follow up question on this, what fails on these it is the key not sending a strong enough signal to open the doors or the car itself not receiving it. One of my fobs is good new battery,button good but every so often i have to press and wave it around like a idiot to get the doors to open.other fob is total add it
On 2 button, its the battery holder. On 3 button, battery holder and switches.


Remember, the battery needs to "recover" after each press, which has the symptom of reduced range on the 2nd or 3rd press.
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 20:52:57
Ah so i was on the right track when i said to myself new fobs needed. :y
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Post by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 20:55:27
Can i just buy 2 new fobs from martin.
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: minifreek on 22 June 2016, 21:40:45
No because the new fobs would need programming to your cars ECU... for that you would need programming software and most importantly the car pass....
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: pauls on 22 June 2016, 22:45:12
No because the new fobs would need programming to your cars ECU... for that you would need programming software and most importantly the car pass....

ok will sort out sending them upto him to sort out :y
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: McBandy on 23 June 2016, 11:26:00
No because the new fobs would need programming to your cars ECU... for that you would need programming software and most importantly the car pass....

IIRC from my days at Vx you can swap the chips over and they will start the car, can't remember if there's a work round for the remote side of it... may be able to press the lock button with ignition on to initialise it but my memory fails me
Title: Re: fob repair
Post by: TheBoy on 23 June 2016, 20:46:44
No because the new fobs would need programming to your cars ECU... for that you would need programming software and most importantly the car pass....

IIRC from my days at Vx you can swap the chips over and they will start the car, can't remember if there's a work round for the remote side of it... may be able to press the lock button with ignition on to initialise it but my memory fails me
Nope