Freelander 1 The car that keeps giving

Well just when You thought it was all sorted the one step forward three back rule applies my wife got in the car this morning and I noticed a brake light out so I opened the boot cubby hole to get a bulb and torx driver fitted it then the lock wouldn't turn my wife noticed the key was shorter and I presumed the end of the key must be broken in the cubby hole lock, well tonight I found out it must be in the ignition as it wouldn't turn or start. Having only one coded key I was full of dread wondering how on earth I get a new key, the old bit out and code to the ecu. My son gave me the contact details of a company that come out with no call out fees, remove the broken bit from the ignition and supply two new keys coded all in for £120 so I am having a sigh of relief it doesn't have to be towed away to Land rover dealers. The company is eastyorkshirelocksmiths.co.uk should you find the need for their services.

Good that you got the problem solved for a reasonable price.

If it was just the 'traditional' bit of the key broke, couldn't the electrical gubbins be transferred over to a replacement key?

GrumpyGel said:

If it was just the 'traditional' bit of the key broke, couldn't the electrical gubbins be transferred over to a replacement key?

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Yes. The transponder will simply fit in a replacement unbroken key.

Hi Yes I did get the transponder transferred to a new key which had to be cut and I also got another replacement key with a transponder in it that had to be coded to the vehicle so I am now where I should be with the peace of mind of two fully functioning keys and fobs which to be fair was long overdue how many of us ride around with just one key and fob ? probably lots.
The bit that broke off the key was nowhere to be found! mystery!

131commando said:

The bit that broke off the key was nowhere to be found! mystery!

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Maybe sitting in the bottom of someone's trousers back pocket?

GrumpyGel said:

Maybe sitting in the bottom of someone's trousers back pocket?

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ha ha not guilty must be the wife's