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colintinto
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Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by colintinto » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:21 am

Hi All,

The rubber connector that goes from the keyring to the immobiliser button has snapped. Looks like it's been repaired a few times already with super glue...

Any idea if you can get a new rubber bit without replacing the keyfob itself?

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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by Ferg » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:28 am

I have the same issue, but reckon I'm going to just get one of these. seems worth it for only a fiver delivered.

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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by campbell » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:41 pm

And I got mine from these guys about 3 years ago...no idea of current pricing though!

http://www.tech-tronics.co.uk/

They were referred via Cobra themselves.

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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by Gogs » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:46 pm

My pikey solution was to buy a cheap tourist keyring with a flexible metal strap and canibalise this to replace the rubber bit. Slotted straight into the Cobra casing but I might have been lucky to find just the right size on the first attempt.
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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by colintinto » Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:24 pm

Ordered!

Cheers Ferg.

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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by jen » Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:26 pm

Ferg wrote:I have the same issue, but reckon I'm going to just get one of these. seems worth it for only a fiver delivered.
:thumbsup that's what we did with both our fobs. Dead easy to swap over too. :thumbsup

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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by tut » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:02 pm

I have four keyfobs from N1 and N3 which are redundant.

Do you just put you own internals in the case, as they will be programmed to your car?

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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by campbell » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:07 pm

yep, the cases are literally just that...cases.

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Re: Alarm keyfob replacement

Post by tut » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:36 pm

Nope, free to any S_E'r that needs one.

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