£195.40 for some keys!!

[fUbAr]

Been to Reno and need two new keys. This is what the invoice says:

T REP

CHECKED KEY OPERATION

1/ KEY TRANSPONDER INOP

2/ KEY REMOTE OPERATING SWITCH BROKEN

Fair enough if theyre broken but thats daylight robbery!!

 

[fastwunz]

That is abosoloutely rediculous - there is no way that you should be paying that bill - they have fixed nothing. Lets be honest - with that diognosis it must have taken thirty seconds to check. They are probably trying to charge you for 3 hours of labour (£70ish) - arseholes!

 

[Smokey]

feck me

 

[Smokey]

is it not under the warrenty?

 

[fUbAr]

nah cars outside the warranty.... that price is for 2 replacement keys. im in a state of shock!!!

 

[dk]

i thought they were about 50-60 quid, but that is a bit steep!

 

[fastwunz]

That is soooo disgusting - i cannot believe it is that expensive. I got angry when i needed a new centre cap for my Clio mk2 standard alloys and renault charged me over £30 for a plastic one! Renault customer service is awful.

 

[fUbAr]

who can i phone to check this price... its unbelievable!!

 

[1.6 16v]

check ebay a guy used to do it cheap on their

 

[geoff_clio182]

Ring another dealer and get a quote from them?

 

[1.6 16v]

Think this is the guy who did the competition on here cant remember his username though

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10410&item=2477148493&rd=1http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10410&item=2477148493&rd=1

might be worth a go

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10410&item=2476815046&rd=1http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10410&item=2476815046&rd=1

 

[geoff_clio182]

Im sure the person that is running those eBay items is on here but his username escapes me at the mo

 

[gsmgregg]

it is mike172sport , he will sort all the probs with ur keys out a lot cheaper than that



Gregg

 

[geoff_clio182]

Thats the one!

 

[fUbAr]

i tried asking Mike, yeah he provides an excellent service but the keys need to be programmed to me car so he cant help. One of the keys has already been off to Mike anyways cos the switch snapped off the PCB, came back in full working order... until i dropped it again

Im gonna ring another dealer for prices to make sure

 

[kingJimBob]

fubar u really ant having much luck with your car, renault and your warrenty. wot a kick in the balls

 

[fUbAr]

^ lo mate, yeah tell me bout it. i was gonna get a 172 in the next few months but ive been put off now

anyone ere had a replacement key before, if so how much (Clio2 Mk1)?

 

[Jonesy]

you can fix the switch yourself, both of mine came off of the chip all i did was open the keys up take the chip out and the switch was loose inside, just got a bit of glue and glued the switch back on, making sure the connecters were touching the right points on the chip, you can soldier but I havent got a soldering gun. Both work fine now!

as for the reprogramming, i think your getting kncoked m8. better of buying anew car and new keys might be cheaper!

 

[fUbAr]

nah thats what Mike did last time, this time the contacts came off with the switch so theres nothin to connect it back on to cheers anyway jonesy

 

[172 Exclusive]

The switches inside the keyfobs are a real common failure.. The solder is not really sufficient to hold the switch on to the PCB over extended use..

It can easily be resoldered and you dont need to buy any replacement fobs..

Dealer Technician (Monkey )


[Edited by 172 Exclusive on 04 May 2004 at 6:31pm]

 

[fUbAr]

yeah but like i said it cant be re-soldered cos when it came off it took the contacts with it!! therefore theres nothin to solder it too!! get me drift?

 

[richy]

w**k isnt it the prices are well ott!!

 

[Levo]

Fook me thats expensive, Id better stop chucking my keys about, definately dont want to break them if thats how much they are.

 

[fUbAr]

yeah, let this be a lesson to the rest of u... wrap your keys in cotton wool

 

[Mike@Rentech]

You lot talking about me again!

PM me for special cliosport rate for key repair, I always solder them up, and test the key to ensure its transmitting before charging any cash.

I have fixed a few keys with other faults as well, so you never know could save you loads.
Best thing is no fix no fee and I pay the return post.

 

[noel-pilot]

you gonna think im mad here but that sounds cheap to me!!! I got quoted £160 for one key!!! apparently its about fifty quid for the blade, 90 quid for the transponder then the rest is the coding charge!!!!

so from a renault dealer for two you got a good deal!!!!!

(but still not something i would want to pay!!)

 

[fUbAr]

yeah, im paying the same cos im using the blades out of the old keys to save money. Therefore still expensive noel-pilot!!

 

[Sawa]

Know how u feel, had the same http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=5&TopicID=59495&SearchPagePosition=1&search=sawa172&searchMode=allwords&searchIn=Author&forum=5&searchSort=dateDESC&ReturnPage=Searchexperience a couple of months ago but only on one key thou!

BTW You need to have all ur docs with u when u order the new fobs etc as they wont accept anything else, looks dodgy!