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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: humbucker on 24 August 2010, 21:22:01

Title: spare key blade/tech2 reprogram
Post by: humbucker on 24 August 2010, 21:22:01

if youve got only one key for a facelift omega, but have a spare key fob from another, can you get a blade cut and reprogram the keyfob to work with the car so that you have two keys? i seem to recall reading you can do this with tech2.

is a faceift style blank blade available from a key cutters? or is it a specialist job? i did see the following item on the 'bay and was concerned about the horseshoe plastic bit which a keycutter is unlikely to have. wondered if i could remove the blade from the spare keyfob and just put a new one in basically.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-REMOTE-KEY-BLADE-VECTRA-ASTRA-OMEGA-ZAFIRA-/350384011421?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM

Title: Re: spare key blade/tech2 reprogram
Post by: RobG on 24 August 2010, 21:28:17

That blade comes without the chip. Find one with a chip, get it cut at a decent cutters and as long as the spare "alien" fob is the same as your original it just needs a chat with TechII.
Need one like this with chip in http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-TRANSPONDER-KEY-COMPLETE-CHIP-/190406355531?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM

Title: Re: spare key blade/tech2 reprogram
Post by: humbucker on 24 August 2010, 21:56:55

thanks rob, appreciate your help  :y

Title: Re: spare key blade/tech2 reprogram
Post by: dbug on 25 August 2010, 16:51:48

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That blade comes without the chip. Find one with a chip, get it cut at a decent cutters and as long as the spare "alien" fob is the same as your original it just needs a chat with TechII.
Need one like this with chip in http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-TRANSPONDER-KEY-COMPLETE-CHIP-/190406355531?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM

This is where I got my new "spare" key from.  Got it cut FOC and TB Tech2'd it to car  :y