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Old 24 March 2004, 09:38 AM
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My key fob that opens the doors isnt working, I have changed the batteries with the working one and its not them. Is this an expensive thing to replace?

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Old 24 March 2004, 09:43 AM
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About £76 from the (s)dealers IIRC. Or you can teach it any Sigma plipper (check instruction book, it's easy) which you can get for about £30, just won't have a key attatched.
Old 24 March 2004, 09:47 AM
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I take it then if I go to a place that fit sigma alarms they can get me one/
Old 24 March 2004, 10:16 AM
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I would have thought so. I have a Sigma on another car, so have taught the Scoob one of these. I guess your out of warranty ?

Another option I've just thought of. You could get any similar Scoob key from a scrapper, teach the car the plipper, then break it open and swap the key bit. Don't know how easy, or possible, but it would deffo be the cheapest option if do-able.
Old 24 March 2004, 10:33 AM
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They're £17 from the subaru garage (+ programming if you cant do it yourself).

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Old 24 March 2004, 10:39 AM
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That's way cheaper than I was told when I enquired for one. Which dealer do you use if you don't mind?
Old 24 March 2004, 11:35 AM
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Barry,

By the way, the "ICE-MAN" fits all subaru security here in N.Ireland.

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Old 24 March 2004, 12:19 PM
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Cheers, £17. isnt that bad I'll ask the dealer, does the iceman still have a place on the Albert Bridge Road or is it Bangor?
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This was a Subaru main agent, Showell's in Lye. Got the manual if you need it - tells you how to program your own fobs.

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Old 24 March 2004, 12:27 PM
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By the way, I am talking the MY98-> fob. Not the "solution key", where the button is built into the key. Apologies if this doesn't apply.

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I had the same experience and went to local dealer. If you take the batteries out of the fob for any length of time it will reset itself. You can fit the new batteries and voila....nothing, you then have to re-programme using instructions.

Unfortunately mine was bust (bloody car had to be towed home as a result, no fun sat in the middle of nowhere in Jan for 4 hours), dealer got me a replacement FOC.

rU
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Originally Posted by Scooby Roo
I had the same experience and went to local dealer. If you take the batteries out of the fob for any length of time it will reset itself. You can fit the new batteries and voila....nothing, you then have to re-programme using instructions.

Unfortunately mine was bust (bloody car had to be towed home as a result, no fun sat in the middle of nowhere in Jan for 4 hours), dealer got me a replacement FOC.

rU
Mine just stoped working all of a sudden the wee red light still goes on but nothing happens. Called the dealer and they want £35 for it.
Old 24 March 2004, 01:26 PM
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Barry, Yeah, they're still in both places -Albert Bridge road and Balloo Industrial Estate Bangor.

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MY 99 onwards Sigma fobs are £35 ish, I know becaues I bought 2 from different dealers and they were the same price.
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I paid £30 for one when I couldn't get hold of the spare when buying my used MY 00, with no charge for labour as it was done along side a service!

Note to anyone else who gets one for this reason - the alarm can remember more than 2 key fobs so make sure you/ the garage program over the key fob you don't have possession of to avoid giving anyone easy access.

Si
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