What manufacturer is the ignition key?

[edo]

I'd like to replace the (crap) ignition key with a flip job.

Can anyone tell me what make I should be looking at? Looking at my key it seems to be Opel?

(1997 Chim).

This work? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360441127952?ssPageName=...

[Mark.]

Yes it's a Vauxhall part so that should do it. Be good to get the remote buttons working too.

Wonder if Carl has ever tried it.

[edo]

Thanks. Was thinking it might be possible to transfer the innards..

[brett84]

you can get those to fit but it takes some work

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

the blade can be removed and you could take it to get shaped into a Vaux key, or I filed down the original TVR key to fit into the fob

[stuarte]

Forgive me for asking what is probably a stupid question, but how do you program the keyfob to do what the OEM one does? Or, in other words, is it simple enough for a retard like me to do?

[brett84]

oh i didn't reprogram mine, i still have the cobra fob for the alarm
then this new fob pops the drivers door open

[stuarte]

brett84 said:

oh i didn't reprogram mine, i still have the cobra fob for the alarm
then this new fob pops the drivers door open

Ah, got it. Sorry, should have read your thread a bit more closely!