Clio 1.2 Grande (2001)
Ages ago my keyfob stopped working. The click had gone from the button and changing the battery didn't help. The spare had the same problem when I bought it but I didn't think much of it. No biggie. I just used to lock the car on the dash board button then lock the drivers door with the key.
Well as I'm selling the car I decided to investigate the keyfob to see if I could botch it (if only to work for a week or 2 while I sold it).
Turns out those crazy French B#stards have been at it again. Inside the keyfob there is a little pcb and soldered onto it is a little microswitch that activates the remote locking. There is no mount or glue or anything, just the solder holding it on. So obviously after a lot of use it had snapped off. All it took was a tiny bit of new solder on both it's legs to hold it back in place and hey presto. 2 working keyfobs again
Just be careful when you take the fob apart because these switches are bloody tiny and very easy to lose.
Hope this helps someone out.
Well as I'm selling the car I decided to investigate the keyfob to see if I could botch it (if only to work for a week or 2 while I sold it).
Turns out those crazy French B#stards have been at it again. Inside the keyfob there is a little pcb and soldered onto it is a little microswitch that activates the remote locking. There is no mount or glue or anything, just the solder holding it on. So obviously after a lot of use it had snapped off. All it took was a tiny bit of new solder on both it's legs to hold it back in place and hey presto. 2 working keyfobs again
Just be careful when you take the fob apart because these switches are bloody tiny and very easy to lose.
Hope this helps someone out.
