new key will not turn in lock
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Pikey
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Sounds like at some point the locks have been changed as mentioned above!
AP90
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hi
i bought a key off the dealer via the usual vin id, when it arrived it didn't turn in either the door or the ignition.
i took it back to them along with a spare blade for comparison and it took a couple of weeks but they got it right.
however i then found the becm had been swapped so had to spend more cash to get the keys to work, but that is a separate issue.
but as i mentioned the first key the dealer supplied was not even close
take the key back to the dealer
i bought a key off the dealer via the usual vin id, when it arrived it didn't turn in either the door or the ignition.
i took it back to them along with a spare blade for comparison and it took a couple of weeks but they got it right.
however i then found the becm had been swapped so had to spend more cash to get the keys to work, but that is a separate issue.
but as i mentioned the first key the dealer supplied was not even close
take the key back to the dealer
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No doubt that the locks had been changed along with your BeCM hence why the dealer supplied key was wrong!
It wasn't close because the locks (and BeCM) had been changed, LR keep a record of what locks are fitted to what vehicle. What they gave you was correct if your vehicle was unchanged.
You can't really hold LR responsible for someone else's actions.
You can't really hold LR responsible for someone else's actions.
AP90
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hi Saint and Bix
Sorry, didn't explain properly
Only the BECM was changed, the locks were original but initially the key that arrived from the main dealer didn't fit, they then supplied the correct key (actually 2) off the same vin details.
my only criticism of the dealer was the first key wasn't right and they admitted that, just saying this could be the same for esprig.........worth a shot
Sorry, didn't explain properly
Only the BECM was changed, the locks were original but initially the key that arrived from the main dealer didn't fit, they then supplied the correct key (actually 2) off the same vin details.
my only criticism of the dealer was the first key wasn't right and they admitted that, just saying this could be the same for esprig.........worth a shot
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Rick-the-Pick
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I deal with these key issues every week for customers that the dealers send to me.
These breakers keep selling parts to swap over, & when the real problems hit, the cost is twice as much as it would of been originaly.
Yes, becm's can be swapped & programmed cheaply to get the car running, & then they get sold, but the next time the car won't start, or you need replacement key's, you're in trouble.
These breakers keep selling parts to swap over, & when the real problems hit, the cost is twice as much as it would of been originaly.
Yes, becm's can be swapped & programmed cheaply to get the car running, & then they get sold, but the next time the car won't start, or you need replacement key's, you're in trouble.
