Mk1 98 (1.9 Tdi) - Which Replacement Key? Immobiliser?

[Janine]

I've managed to snap one of our keys in half and yesterday was quoted

Edited July 13, 2014 by Janine

[insanitybeard]

Bear in mind that you may be able to buy a key blank cheap online, but it still needs to be cut and cloned or programmed to the immobiliser- this is what costs the money. You may not have remote locking but the fact that there is a red LED on top of the driver's door trim suggests there is an immobiliser fitted (I think all the Mk1 Galaxies had one installed). You should require just a standard non remote PATS key (key with a chip for the immobiliser), the one you've linked looks ok and if they cut it as well for that price then that's not too bad but it'll still need programming to the immobiliser, you can do this yourself only if you have two keys that are already programmed IIRC. Edited July 13, 2014 by insanitybeard

[gregers]

if your only having a new blade cut then use the old pats chip and place it in the new key.

[BrianH]

I've managed to snap one of our keys in half and yesterday was quoted

[BrianH]

You might be able to get a better idea with the exact build date of the vehicle - look it up on etis

http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do

 

It also seems you may be able to program the blank using 2 working keys - it may end up being a case of unclipping the ring around the steering wheel and holding the broken key next to it if you go down this route as you won't be able to use it in the lock as normal.