Post #1
I must replace mine every month!! Any ideas why they keep dieing so quickly??
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 d_bradfield
Regular  Location: Norwich Registered: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 218 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 24th Oct 2010 at 22:09
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cress87
Seasoned Pro  Location: Norwich Registered: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 11,360 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Yours is a phase 2 yeah?The IR fobs are just crap tbh, my xsi had reasonable range with a new battery but it diminished very quickly.  ________________________________________  You feed beefburgers to swans.  I may have been speeding Mr Policeman but [a] I live for the 306 and [b] did you see that dog? omfg |
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Posted 24th Oct 2010 at 22:11
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d_bradfield
Regular Location: Norwich Registered: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 218 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Yeah it is. Ah so there's not a lot I can do about it!  |
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Posted 24th Oct 2010 at 22:30
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cress87
Seasoned Pro Location: Norwich Registered: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 11,360 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Does it stop working completely or just end up with a very short range?________________________________________ You feed beefburgers to swans. I may have been speeding Mr Policeman but [a] I live for the 306 and [b] did you see that dog? omfg |
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Posted 24th Oct 2010 at 22:37
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d_bradfield
Regular Location: Norwich Registered: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 218 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Stops working completely... It just dies. No more red light on the fob. But then when I replace the batteries it's fine again (for a month or two ) ...it's like it just eats batteries |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 01:47
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gman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Didcot Registered: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1,471 Status: Offline |
Post #6
the phase 2 key fobs can be dodgy. Just get a replacement off ebay, and swap the code chips around and you should be fine________________________________________ 1992 Onyx Black 205 GTI-62005 Honda S2000 (Sold) 2002 Audi S3 (Sold) 2005 Clio 182 Trophy (sold) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 04:00
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cress87
Seasoned Pro Location: Norwich Registered: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 11,360 Status: Offline |
Post #7
As gman says, those IR fobs are a bit shit. Buy a second hand one, programme it to your car (I have instructions for this somewhere) and put your transponder chip in the new key and away you go.  ________________________________________ You feed beefburgers to swans. I may have been speeding Mr Policeman but [a] I live for the 306 and [b] did you see that dog? omfg |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 04:33
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d_bradfield
Regular Location: Norwich Registered: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 218 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Nice one! I'll have a look! |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 18:46
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d_bradfield
Regular Location: Norwich Registered: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 218 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Right I've finally had enough of the stupid batteries dying - especially in the cold weather where locks freeze up!! Is this what I need? click here |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2011 at 20:20
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chrisd306
Seasoned Pro  Location: Perth Scotland Registered: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 10,061 Status: Offline |
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im needing to do this as well as my battery lasts for ages if im using it everyday but if my car sits for few weeks, it stops working!!________________________________________ In my garage just now2003 BMW M3 & 2009 L200 Raging Bull & Audi Q5 S Line AX stock rod & Saxo Stock rod Sold the bike an charged rallye an bought a caravan, midlife crisis or what! |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2011 at 21:39
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Paddy Power Turbo
Banned! Location: galway/ireland Registered: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 628 Status: Offline |
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iv replaced the batteries in mine and it still wont work ? would it be the fob thats f*cked ?________________________________________ TEAM(FIGHTIN IRISH)COMIN TO A PUB NEAR YOU !!!!ps3 online name : butcherboy200 dyno print out : 185.4 at the flywheel modern warfare 2  |
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Posted 4th Jan 2011 at 01:22
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smevs
Newbie Location: Brecon Registered: 19 Apr 2010 Posts: 33 Status: Offline |
Post #12
The IR ones (at least the single button version) take two batteries; Just replaced them both for the first time. Car is almost 14 years old, owned by me for the last 7. So, the batteries seem to last well! Sam ________________________________________ I drive a Peugeot, yet i always recommend a Honda? |
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Posted 5th Jan 2011 at 16:47
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cress87
Seasoned Pro Location: Norwich Registered: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 11,360 Status: Offline |
Post #13
d_bradfield wrote: Right I've finally had enough of the stupid batteries dying - especially in the cold weather where locks freeze up!! Is this what I need? click here That looks like the right one. ________________________________________ You feed beefburgers to swans. I may have been speeding Mr Policeman but [a] I live for the 306 and [b] did you see that dog? omfg |
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Posted 6th Jan 2011 at 17:12
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musclebeach
Seasoned Pro  Location: Yorkshire Registered: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 7,763 Status: Offline |
Post #14
Did this sort you out d_bradfield?________________________________________ VW Golf GT TDI 115, 100k nooooooooooooooooooooo! |
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Posted 29th Jan 2011 at 22:14
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