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(Message started by: bilcar on Oct 25^th, 2005, 7:07am)

Title: Key and fob stolen
Post by bilcar on Oct 25^th, 2005, 7:07am

Somebody has stolen the key and fob for my 97 24v Cosworth. My problem is if I change the locks they could still open it with the fob. Any suggestions please

Title: Re: Key and fob stolen
Post by Daven on Oct 25^th, 2005, 7:22am

I was messing about with two remotes and two cars last week - I may be wrong but if you program another remote it will ignore the one that is stolen as the frequency will change!

Dave

Title: Re: Key and fob stolen
Post by shaun on Oct 25^th, 2005, 8:01pm

take off the battery that will stop the remote working , the remote will have to be re progamed

Title: Re: Key and fob stolen
Post by shaun on Oct 25^th, 2005, 8:02pm

ive got a full lock set if your ar stuck

[sorry 4got to ad this on.]

Title: Re: Key and fob stolen
Post by Paul B on Oct 26^th, 2005, 6:31am

on 10/25/05 at 20:01:13, shaun wrote:

take off the battery that will stop the remote working , the remote will have to be re progamed

That's not entirely true. The remote will still unlock the car once the battery is back on.

I think Dave's idea of programming another remote to the car is the way forward.
As he states, the code will change and the old one will then be no use.

Title: Re: Key and fob stolen
Post by bilcar on Oct 26^th, 2005, 9:56pm

Thanks everybody for your help. Your advice has been useful. I have a spare key fob and will try the suggestion of reprogramming it. I hope it works! The only thing is I won't be able to test whether the old one still works.

I was wondering whether the radio signal from the fob could be switched off in the car so only the keys would work if I changed the locks on the doors.
Turbo

Title: Re: Key and fob stolen
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 27^th, 2005, 5:49am

hi there

once you enter/exit the reprogramme mode, only the fob (or none at all) you program will be stored. all other ones will be lost.

hth