problems with new key for MK3

[The_Hawk]

There are some key cutting places that say they can clone your existing chip so you can get a second key, it's been a couple of years but from memory they wanted ~$150 to do that, cheaper than the dealers, but not really by a huge margin. As people have said you can pull the chip and and tape it up under the column effectively bypassing the security system.

As for a flip key, I have done it twice now. Once with a Mk4 key and an appropriate blank + making the chip fit into that key.

Details here:
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...e-18364-2.html

Then I bought a full remote central locking kit and now have fully working remote central locking + flip key. In my case I had VW code up a new key rather then bypass the security.
Details on that one are here:
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...try-20970.html
read later in the thread for my bits, but the short story is that if your stock central locking is working then it's a matter of tapping into four wires in the boot and thats it .

[VR6ING]

thanks for the information mate.

had a feeling this would have been a popular mod.

[paulie71]

I paid $99 to have a key coded by Doncaster Volkswagen. No problems and I now have a second key. Paid $125? for the cut key from Germany so it is a genuine VW key with immobiliser