From: Lobster on
The key transponder plip thingy has suddenly stopped working - doesn't
action the central locking/alarm any more, and the little red LED on the
key no longer flashes. Replaced the battery to no avail (although the
sudden failure mode would suggest to me that the battery wasn't the
problem?).

So looks like a new key would be in order... I gather these are an arm
and a leg from Vauxhall, right?

So I've been looking at ebay. There are plenty of suitable
keys/transponders on offer, eg item 140128276890 (I just need the
electronic bit as the key blade is OK) but obviously would need to be
programmed to match my vehicle. Is that something I can get done
reasonably readily (again, presumably my local Vauxhall dealership is
going to be the most expensive solution?!)

Then there are sellers (like item 280125315861) who are peddling info on
how to reset your existing key for a couple of quid... is this worth
buying or is it going to be a con?!

Thanks for any advice
David
From: Lobster on
Lobster wrote:
> The key transponder plip thingy has suddenly stopped working - doesn't
> action the central locking/alarm any more, and the little red LED on the
> key no longer flashes. Replaced the battery to no avail (although the
> sudden failure mode would suggest to me that the battery wasn't the
> problem?).
>
> So looks like a new key would be in order... I gather these are an arm
> and a leg from Vauxhall, right?
>
> So I've been looking at ebay. There are plenty of suitable
> keys/transponders on offer, eg item 140128276890 (I just need the
> electronic bit as the key blade is OK) but obviously would need to be
> programmed to match my vehicle. Is that something I can get done
> reasonably readily (again, presumably my local Vauxhall dealership is
> going to be the most expensive solution?!)
>
> Then there are sellers (like item 280125315861) who are peddling info on
> how to reset your existing key for a couple of quid... is this worth
> buying or is it going to be a con?!

Just to answer my own query as it looks like nobody else is going to...
I went for the above 'trick' purchased on ebay and it actually worked
like a charm so I'm one happy bunny! I won't report details here out of
deference to the seller - since he's probably saved me a pile of dosh -
other than to concede that I really ought to have been able to work out
the solution for myself!

David