Adding keyless?

[undisclos3d]

hey mate, I don't think they need to be laser cut. I just went down to my local locksmith and he did it for $10!

KEY flip VW 98-10 beetle golf jetta passat haa audi mk4 | eBay

and

Remote Central Locking Keyless Entry VW golf polo jetta | eBay

then i just bought one of those little keyfob stickers as well of ebay and stuck it on the back. looks aight!

[Sherwy]

undisclos3d,

Thanks for your post! That looks exactly like what i need. One extra problem i have is that I'm down to only one key now, the mother in law lost one last week! How can I get another compatible mobiliser chip? Or do I just get any chip and program the car to accept both of them with VAG com?

Cheers,

Sherwy.

[ohsnap!]

Hey Sherwy, if you still have your SKC from when you bought your car you should just be able to vag com it and program the new transponder. If you've lost your SKC you can retrieve it with Vag Tacho if you don't want to pay the dealership.

I've posted up an ebay link in my how-to where you can source a new transponder chip (id4: http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...der-61591.html It might also help you out with some other bits and pieces.

[Sherwy]

Thanks Ohsnap! That's a great guide! I'll order one of those transponders shortly. I have no idea what an SKC is but I'm guessing I don't have one as we bought this car second hand and it came without so much as a manual little own dealer documentation. A bit scary I know! What the difference between VAG com and VAG tacho?

Cheers,

Sherwy.

[ohsnap!]

Ahh SKC stands for secret key code and is needed so you can program new keys. It came on a tag with the keys when the car was bought new, but for those of use who bought it second hand, VAG Tacho does a great job at recovering it.

Vag tacho from my understanding is limited to changing mileage (for new instrument clusters), making new keys, retrieving SKC's and also getting an EEPROM dump of your ECU (as well as being able to write to it).

vag com or vcds lets you monitor and log functions of your car as well as read any fault codes that might pop up, just a diagnostic tool.

Good luck with the keys!

[Sherwy]

Hi there ohsnap!

I've installed a keyless entry on the missus Golf and it's working beautifully. I've had the keys cut and installed the transponder chips into the flip keys so all i need to do now is program the keys. I fired up VAG tacho the other day and got it talking to the car but I can't seem to find the SKC. Can you give me any specific details on where to find it?

Thanks,

Sherwy.

[marquee]

I just bought a kit from jbhifi yesterday.

Installed it myself following this guide:
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/212329/...9.aspx#3366989

Works a treat and installed in an hour or so.

[kendog]

I bought a lookalike mkIV flip key set off eBay for about 30 bucks or something. Wired it in in about 20 minutes. Bought a key blade off eBay for five bucks got it cut, transferred the chip from an old key and away I went!!! Although I did have too actually glue the new keyblade in and grind a slight amount off the end to make it fit. Looks legit tho!

Steve

Yeah dude, I'm looking for the same thing, the lowly 1.6L (before my GTI engine) MK4 golf only came with the Votex aftermarket/dealer installed crap. I want the flip blade, but getting the whole GTI Custom Control Module and 2nd wiring loom installed is a big job. So I think the flip key/blade look-a-like is the best bet.

Could you let us know:
1. Where you got it? - ANSWERED
2. Where you got the keys cut? - ANSWERED
3. And how/where to grind the extra bit??
4. How you sorted out the 'transponder' issue with the chip in the key? did you just take it out of the old keys?

That would be massively appreciated by many who either don't have the factory setup, or can't get it to work anymore!!

[Sherwy]

Well, I've had some success.... my ecu turned out to be the VW Bosch / Motometer..... it took about an hour for the scan to pick up the second password and then I was able to read the pin. I followed the directions for programming my 2 new flip keys and it all seemed to go well. The two new keys and the old key all start the car BUT the immobilizer/key symbol on the dash stays lit... even for the old key... which is obviously not right. I tried repeating the process but it's still the same. Any ideas?

[Sherwy]

UPDATE!! Fixed it!

I repeated the process again but this time I ticked the "delete old keys" box and change the number of new keys to 3. I disconnected VAG Tacho and turned off the ignition using the original key, put in the two new flip keys in sequence and followed with the original key to make 3. All working now with no imobiliser symbol on the dash for all three keys. Thanks to all that have posted here and over on the "success" thread. All very helpful.


Cheers,

Sherwy.