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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: owl10 on 08 August 2011, 10:45:18

Title: one and a half keys
Post by: owl10 on 08 August 2011, 10:45:18

Hi all, wondering if someone with a bit of knowledge about keys can help?

When I bought my car it came with two three button keys, however one of these keys is missing approx 60% of the blade as it has been snapped off at some point.

Both fobs open and close the car etc, though obviously I can only use one to start the car!

Id quite like a spare, so was wondering if someone can tell me whether its just the horseshoe bit I need, or if some tech 2 jiggery pokery is needed?

Car is a 2000 facelift elite 3.0

Cheers!

Title: Re: one and a half keys
Post by: tunnie on 08 August 2011, 10:56:37

You can just get a new blade, blank ones of fleabay are cheap. Get it cut where ever you like with the full one as a template.

Just remember to swap over the transponder chip to the new blade  :y

Title: Re: one and a half keys
Post by: Andy B on 08 August 2011, 11:23:45

I know this doen't sound very helpfull without a link, but a few months ago when I was considering A N Other key for my Astra, I found a seller on eBay that could supply a cut key if you supplied the Key Code from the Car Pass ie H1234
Just looked for him ... but drew a blank (no pun intended  ;D)

edit 
I don't think this is the one I found before, but he can cut a key from the key code ......... assuming of course you have a Car Pass.  ;)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL-ASTRA-VECTRA-ZAFIRA-KEY-HU43-BLANK-CUT-/230656391638?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35b43139d6

Title: Re: one and a half keys
Post by: robson on 08 August 2011, 22:25:01

I bought a blank on fleebay and had it cut at Timpsons.

Title: Re: one and a half keys
Post by: fiend61 on 08 August 2011, 22:52:30

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I bought a blank on fleebay and had it cut at Timpsons

yup the way to go  :y especially as you have a key as a template  ;)