Avensis 2003 - Key fob has died, car alarm goes off using key to unlock manually

[Alphatease]

I've put in a new Battery and still no light on the fob. Dealer states £157.00 for a new fob and £80.00 coding charge 😕

Can I use a fob from a scrapped Avensis at a car breakers and just get it re-coded at the dealers?

[2009joe]

1 hour ago, Alphatease said:

I've put in a new battery and still no light on the fob. Dealer states £157.00 for a new fob and £80.00 coding charge 😕

Can I use a fob from a scrapped Avensis at a car breakers and just get it re-coded at the dealers?

i seen a few fobs on eBay and well id say should work  but when changing over the circuit from the eBay working one r if scrap yard have the exact one and price is good u could change over the remote insides over just be very carefully about a small piece of glass or sometimes its plastic the transponder chip you dont loose it or break it as its used to start the car

[Alphatease]

On 1/17/2022 at 7:09 PM, 2009joe said:

i seen a few fobs on ebay and well id say should work  but when changing over the circuit from the ebay working one r if scrap yard have the exact one and price is good u could change over the remote insides over just be very carefully about a small piece of glass or sometimes its plastic the transponder chip you dont loose it or break it as its used to start the car

Hi Joe, many thanks for the response. I found a local car key company that fixed it for me for a very cheap price! I was astounded by them. The innards had died, there was a microswitch missing, button cover missing. They fixed it for me for a very good price. I am so pleased, it looks brand new and I am not cringing every time I unlock the car! Now I can use all the buttons 🙂

[2009joe]

2 hours ago, Alphatease said:

Hi Joe, many thanks for the response. I found a local car key company that fixed it for me for a very cheap price! I was astounded by them. The innards had died, there was a microswitch missing, button cover missing. They fixed it for me for a very good price. I am so pleased, it looks brand new and I am not cringing every time I unlock the car! Now I can use all the buttons 🙂

Aye tbh easy enough fix and we'll eBay sells new housing to make look like new again.if u only have one key I'd advise maybe trying to get another one incase you loose it .I have 2 keys but half thinking of getting another one maybe .but not sure if easy to get the newish ones