replacement blue key

[sawman]

I went to look at a 2002 seicento today, as a possible winter daily driver. It only seems to have one key, I dont think these came with the red master key.

Whats involved with getting a new spare key - is it a bend over in the fiat dealer affair?

[arguti]

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

[sawman]

Thanks for the link. I had trouble with the search facility. I will phone the fiat dealer today.

[chucklebutty]

This chap is London based. Ricky 07966 297 387

Cheaper by far but may need to see the car itself.

[sawman]

just in case anyone wants to know the answer to the question, I was quoted £150-200 from fiat dealer and £175-200, from an independent automotive locksmith

[-DeaDLocK-]

Could be wrong on this, but I believe the "proper" way is get a factory blank from a dealer that has an authorized ID in the transponder chip (this is why eBay blanks don't work - you need a real ID, not a cloned one), and then add that as a new ID in your car's ECU roll.

The much faster and cheaper way is to simply clone your existing key onto a generic blank, which should be quite straightforward at a Timpson or similar.

I await the inevitable correction...