After a bit of help please !

 

Recently bought an Octavia S 2009. It has 2 keys but no remote locking fob.

I understand that it may have been an option on this particular model. The issue I now have is the lock on the drivers door just spins and I have to open the passenger side door and lean in and press the unlock/lock button in the centre console.

I have read that the locks are prone to faults and I was wondering instead of changing lock can I somehow upgrade the system to work remotely from a new fob.

 

Would this be something that can be done easily, do I need a Lock expert or main dealer visit.

 

If this can be done after market wise, what type of fob is best to buy or am I best getting an expert to sort it ?

 

Any help would be much appreciated thankyou

Had exactly the same spinny-lock issue with mine on driver side. After getting extortionately high quotes from main dealer, I swapped the driver and passenger lock barrels. Downside is I can't use the passenger side to unlock, but it saved the day.

Two years on now with no further issues. 

Cheers Steve, never thought of that

 

After you swapped the locks did the key still work the central locking and open all doors or just the drivers door.

Ta

Hey Rob sorry for delay! Yes, mine has always been key only - single clockwise twist in driver's door to unlock just the driver's door; double twist clockwise in the drivers door to open all doors and boot; single twist anticlockwise to lock all; second twist anticlockwise to deadlock.

I've never had a remote fob - my Octy was never designed to have one. Needless to say the passenger door now just spins and does nothing. 

When I first had the issue with the driver's door lock, I squished a washer onto the spade-like end of the armature that engages in the mechanism to act as a spacer and that actually helped for a month or two, but when all finally gave in, that's when I swapped the lock barrels - the driver's side not showing the slightest issue so far, but when/if it looks like going the same way, I'll have no option but to get the unfeasibly expensive complete replacement key system. A lot of the cost is the main dealer re-coding the ignition apparently.  Really hope yours is ok soon if not done already.

Hi thanks again Steve for your advice. I'm going to give it a try swapping locks.

I've been quoted £100-150 to get a fob to work the locking so that's still a possibility.  I think the passenger lock is stiffening slightly so may have to do both.

Cheers again.