spare key

[numec]

Any help if I want to get a spare key?? near Manchester area 

[bacillus]

VW dealer??

[chrisr763]

Cough up £170 at a dealer and they will get you one in a week 

Then pay to get it coded... again at the stdealers

[numec]

any other way beside coughing up to the dealer? 170 is quite 

[chrisr763]

Well what's the reason? Do you only have one key? Or is one of your existing keys ugly and scratched?

[skard]

You'll need to give us a clue what year of car you have

[numec]

I only have 1 key..its a 56 reg..

[skard]

Chances are you have a later type immo so you need a trip to the dealers

[numec]

Chances are you have a later type immo so you need a trip to the dealers

so it is not possible to buy the complete key (incl immo) and get it coded by vagcom?

[skard]

I have only done keys on older models. You can program with VCDS only if you have the SKC (secret key) but not your model as far as I know.

I think you need a pre-coded one and can have it cut elsewhere to make it slightly cheaper.

[numec]

I have only done keys on older models. You can program with VCDS only if you have the SKC (secret key) but not your model as far as I know.

I think you need a pre-coded one and can have it cut elsewhere to make it slightly cheaper.

care to shed some lights on that? what do you mean by pre-coded?

[chrisr763]

Can an 05 have a key coded using VCDS?

[skard]

I haven't done a key on a 56+ so all I'm doing is relaying what I've read.

[numec]

can I buy the complete key from ebay and cut it elsewhere, then I get to the dealer only for the coding? Is that possible?

[Eddie-NL]

you need a new key, or a new transponder. The transponder also needs some info from your car (if you order a key from the dealer it is loaded with info from your car)

If you have some expensive equipment you can get round that