Remote Central Locking!!

[douch007]

I dropped my car key last night and now when I press the button on key it won't unlock or lock the car remotely, I now have to manually insert the key to lock/unlock. Does any one know if this is fairly easy/cheap to fix or is it quite technical and could end up costing a lot of money? The car is a Peugeot 206 (not sure if that makes any difference). Thanks.

[pappasmurf]

It could be a connection has broke. A soldering iron will set you back about �5.
It may have slipped out of code. My renault dealershisp charges about �30 for recoding.
If your dealership say it is knackered and you need a new one, Renault tried to charge me �90 for a new fob AND �30 for encoding it. DO NOT BUY A FOB OF YOUR DEALERSHIP. Look on e-bay, I picked up mine for �4. You may even pick up a fob from a scrap yard.
Hope this helps.

[douch007]

Thanks for your advice, i'll contact my local dealership. I think I can get a fob from ebay.

[Toureman]

If you buy a key of ebay and it has been used before some makes cannot be re-coded, be carefull.

Renault have now changed the routine of re-coding keys, the ebay ones will no longer work!

Due to Renault mechanics in France being dishonest by when they re-code keys they also re-code a key off ebay for themselves or a friend, they then go and steal the Renault from the owners address. This is no longer possible because of new security measures.