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      10-17-2013, 05:17 PM   #1
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Drives: E87 130i
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Livingston

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Both Key Fobs dead

so, much to my delight, out of the gym tonight and went to unlock the car, nothing! (raining hard as well, joy!)

got the little key out, opened the car, alarm went off (normal?) stuck key in ignition, alarm shut up, car started fine and i got home.

fob wouldn't lock the car, so used the key again (still tipping it down! ), and went inside to get the spare, but, typically the spare didn't work either.

so i reckon the battery is now dead in my fob, and the spare fob hasnt been used for ages, so presumably that is dead as well.

i have cut open my fob and found the battery, but the pin outs on it do not match anything that is available to buy (any Panasonic VL2020's have the pins opposing each other, where as the key requires them at sort of 10 and 2 o'clock positions)


long story short, whats the best option here? i dont really want to be spending 200quid on a new fob from the stealer.

what would i need to code a second hand key?
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