Morning all,

 

Been having some issues this morning and upon researching came across this site more and more and thankfully was able to resolve the issue.... mostly.

 

So many months ago my key and fob snapped.  The little plastic that secures the key with the metal bar just completely snapped off.  I ended up starting the car by inserting the key itself and twisting with a pair of pliers.  I drove a 16 plate Skoda Superb Estate btw.  Managed to dig out a spare key and all been fine since then.

 

Yesterday my wife snapped this key in the same way.  Joy.  Working fine still with my trutsy pair of pliers.  Until it didn't.  Car started, then stopped and would NOT start again.  Immobiler active.

 

Queue research on here and reading of similar experiences.  Tried bashing the dash, no good, leaving it an hour or two, no good.  Eventually saw a suggestion to try the other fob so got out my old broken one, swapped the batteries into it, unlocked the car and it started with the key!  Joy!  Now I'm left stressing it's going to do this to me when I'm not at home and leave me stranded though........

 

Anyhow.  I've now got two snapped keys and need a replacement but really don't want to be forking out hundreds.  Saw some suggestions around fobs on ebay but none of them actually look like my keys despite saying Superb 2016 reg.  Could anyone point me in the right direction?

 

And can I also ask, are the physical metal key bits unique to the car or to the fob?  E.g. if I forgot which 'stick' comes from which 'fob' could I end up with a mismatched pair or is it only unique to the car (meaning I can use whichever metal bit I want with the older fob)?

 

Have attached a picture of the damage if that helps?

 

Thanks so much.

I had this with my octavia and managed to limp about like you.  Eventually went to an old school key cutter (not timpsons etc) and they sorted me our for something like £50.  Looking at yours mine was actually broken across the weak point next to the text.  There was a pin that you had to remove and the blade came out, or whatever was left of it.  Looks like yours is broken further into the key?  Still worth taking to a place though.  The immobiliser in my key was in the fob and not the blade.  I had to turn the blade in the lock with my leatherman and hold the metal broken bit in the key against the handle of the tool to make the connection.

Now you've got me thinking that's what this was Marky, I'm not sure if i started it with the fob close at hand as there's a bit more space to grip the key with my other one.  My key sounds similar to yours though with the bar that grips the key into the handle.  Key hasn't snapped any, it's more the mechanism that the pin 'pins' to that's snapped.  I supsect a blank fob where I could move the PCB and key across would work perfect but can't seem to find any that look like my fob.

 

Will see how it works the next couple times and see if there are any local old school key cutters nearby.

 

If anyone does know of anywhere I can get a blank fob case (or even the swivel mechanism and a pin) please do shout up.