Hi all, my fabia mk1 only came with 1 key and am thinking about getting a spare made. Just wondering what the most cost effective option is. Was thinking of trying timpsons maybe as they appear to have a cloning service. Not sure what it would cost wondered if anyone else has ever had to get 1 made please 😁

Local locksmith (like house keys) managed to cut me one, but its just a key to physically open and close the door (if the original key had managed to lock itself in the car - dodgy door switches etc).

 

Think you need to identify the frequency of existing key if you want to code it as a second key to be able to start the car, but need SKC code, retrievable through Vagtacho i think, but then coded through VCDS.

 

Think there are people who can do them for about 70-100ish?

 

Think there used to be a guy on the forums, cant remember his name, something like army or action man i think, dont know if they still do though.

Sorry, i think what i wrote above re coding is only for the remote locking and unlocking of doors, not the actual starting of the car.

Most locksmiths will cut and code a key for you. They will be significantly cheaper than a main dealer. the key has to be coded to the car. you can buy Chinese keys of unknown quality on ebay for a fiver or so

On 18/11/2020 at 15:59, Piescoffer said:

Hi all, my fabia mk1 only came with 1 key and am thinking about getting a spare made. Just wondering what the most cost effective option is. Was thinking of trying timpsons maybe as they appear to have a cloning service. Not sure what it would cost wondered if anyone else has ever had to get 1 made please 😁

What sort of key is it? Is it the one with a single button? Thats the one my car came with and I don't know what the button is used for.

It's got 2 buttons 1 for lock and 1 for unlock 😁

1 minute ago, Piescoffer said:

It's got 2 buttons 1 for lock and 1 for unlock 😁

Mines different then, shame.