V70 P2 keys (again).

[arctan]

Apologies if this has been covered fully elsewhere. I'm interested in getting a third Key for my '04 170BHP auto.
I have two functioning key fobs.
I've seen a post from a member in London who said he got a key for, I think, £60. I haven't been able to raise them as yet (via PM), and the post is a few years old.

Timpsons tried very hard, but their support eventually confirmed that they couldn't do it.
Another place said 300 for a full key.

I would be more than happy with a 'service key' type of thing - A Basic key with encoded (or cloned) immobiliser chip, no need for the remote fob buttons. It's just a safety spare to keep in my wallet, which i don't intend to lose if I lose a main fob type of key.

Any suggestions/places etc welcome.

I'm aware that there is the expensive dealer route, for a new full key, very expensive, and slow?

Also, given how the fob's keyring wears (it came apart once), I have a new fleabay fob available to attempt a transfer of the guts. I asked a fob repair shop if they'd do it, they said there was a chance of cracking the glass chip, and said no guarantees! Has anyone done this operation please, and, if so, was the chip vulnerable or embedded in goo etc?
I have an analogue electronics background, but not confident with car stuff!
John.

PS. I also read of the idea of putting the chip from a functional key permanently near the ignition switch. I'd like to persist with the above service key approach first though...

[Willber G]

I'm not sure if the keys are the same as here but it might be better to ask in the V70 section.

[wynnj]

You can order just the blade specific to your car from a main dealer but you still have to pay them to get the in-built transponder coded.

[arctan]

Reposting in the V70 Section!