Renault Clio 172 Sport
Hi All,
I really hope this goes up as a Sticky cause ive just had to pay £118.30 to Renault for a new clip for my Blade (Key).
I recently had a faulty fob for my 172 so i took it apart and noticed the switch was lose, anyway i attempted to soulder it back on which i did, checked the car and it worked. Alarm went off and doors opened etc.
I went to get in the car the next night, put the key in the ignition and the car wouldnt start.
Top and bottom of it, i needed a new key. I bought one off ebay which was £9, had the car toed to Renault and told them i needed the key programming to the car. They called me later that day to tell me that the key wasnt programming.
To cut a long story short, after calling several auto electrician's they all told me that you cant re-use a key fob from another Renault. Once they have been reprogrammed thats it.
Thus I had to purchase a blank clip (which is the circuit board / imobiliser fob inside the plastic) which was £118.30 including programming.
If anyone has any other evidence to support this then I would love to hear it!.
Thanks All...
I hope no-body has to experience this costly issue!.
Chris
I really hope this goes up as a Sticky cause ive just had to pay £118.30 to Renault for a new clip for my Blade (Key).
I recently had a faulty fob for my 172 so i took it apart and noticed the switch was lose, anyway i attempted to soulder it back on which i did, checked the car and it worked. Alarm went off and doors opened etc.
I went to get in the car the next night, put the key in the ignition and the car wouldnt start.
Top and bottom of it, i needed a new key. I bought one off ebay which was £9, had the car toed to Renault and told them i needed the key programming to the car. They called me later that day to tell me that the key wasnt programming.
To cut a long story short, after calling several auto electrician's they all told me that you cant re-use a key fob from another Renault. Once they have been reprogrammed thats it.
Thus I had to purchase a blank clip (which is the circuit board / imobiliser fob inside the plastic) which was £118.30 including programming.
If anyone has any other evidence to support this then I would love to hear it!.
Thanks All...
I hope no-body has to experience this costly issue!.
Chris