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[Diamond Black Geezer]

So... what's involved in making a blank / brand new remote 'plip' / fob (one of these...)



...work to unlock my car? To 'reprogramme' one after a battery replacement, I'm pretty sure is a case of key in the ignition, then lock and unlock the car from the inside. (or something very similar - years since I've done it!) but not sure about when you get a replacement plip. The chip for the immobiliser is in the key and basically a separate system, but just hoping it's not a 'tech 2' job to get it a brand new one (or a second hand one?) to work on my Old Girl.

Haven't found any info on these earlier fobs, only later. I bow to your superior knowledge in advance 

[Steve B]

You need TB for this one me thinks 

[tigers_gonads]

So... what's involved in making a blank / brand new remote 'plip' / fob (one of these...)



...work to unlock my car? To 'reprogramme' one after a battery replacement, I'm pretty sure is a case of key in the ignition, then lock and unlock the car from the inside. (or something very similar - years since I've done it!) but not sure about when you get a replacement plip. The chip for the immobiliser is in the key and basically a separate system, but just hoping it's not a 'tech 2' job to get it a brand new one (or a second hand one?) to work on my Old Girl.

Haven't found any info on these earlier fobs, only later. I bow to your superior knowledge in advance 

That lot sounds familiar 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Just wondering, much like there being two ways to replace an ignition barrel - the 'proper' way - take your car pass into Vauxhall, hand over a child, and owe a favour to the Luton mafia, for them to build you a new lock ... OR... get a second hand barrel and slip it it, ok it will be a different key to your door, but aside from that works fine. (also use the sliders from glovebox / get replacement sliders online)


I know there's a couple of different makes, too. Megamos and another one (Mine's megamos)

[al brown]

Mine needed to be plugged in to programme it, pressing the buttons with the key in the ignition only works with the original after a battery change not a replacement.
Al

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Fair do's 

Will look around for a good place to do it locally, failing that there's The Boy's excellent services, if I fancy a drive. Advantage that there's such things as a gearbox software update etc... could be done at the same time.