850 Replacement key cost

teleplayer · Feb 2nd, 2019, 16:46

I had to get a spare key cut and got a shock. Chap reckoned there was a "chip inside" and gave me a bill for £65!
Am I right to put an exclamation mark after that, or is it a reasonable price?

Cookeh · Feb 2nd, 2019, 19:22

Cheap, actually.

rudi dudi · Feb 2nd, 2019, 21:01

£178 discounted from the main dealer... So id not whinge about £65..😉

teleplayer · Feb 3rd, 2019, 11:09

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Originally Posted by rudi dudi

£178 discounted from the main dealer... So id not whinge about £65..😉

Sorry, but I have to raise a sceptical eyebrow here - this is just the key, the remote fob is not included. This is a 21yo car, the remote function is not built into the key. He muttered something about codes but all that was done was the cutting of the metal. And it worked.
No codes were harmed in the production of this key.......

christheancient · Feb 3rd, 2019, 11:20

The chip in the key 'talks' to the ignition circuits via an antenna in the ignition lock.

No/wrong chip and the car won't start.

Unless, of course, somebody found a way of butchering things up to make it work!

And the coding system in the fob for the door locks is a completely separate thing.

XC90Mk1 · Feb 3rd, 2019, 11:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by teleplayer

I had to get a spare key cut and got a shock. Chap reckoned there was a "chip inside" and gave me a bill for £65!
Am I right to put an exclamation mark after that, or is it a reasonable price?

You are indeed wrong and it’s a reasonable price.

DaveNP · Feb 3rd, 2019, 12:51

Get a later car with 'rolling code' chip in the key and you can multiply that price by 4 or 5, the dealers will want £100+ just for the computer coding. Even an unchipped copy key for my V70 which will open the doors but not start the car, cost me about £20 from Timpsons.

Coachwhip · Feb 3rd, 2019, 12:56

I'd wonder if it's a transponder on an 850. Sounds like it was just cutting a key blank to me.
Going to get one cut for my v70 soon, we'll see if it's a transponder on that.

teleplayer · Feb 3rd, 2019, 13:33

Thank you, everybody.
However, I can't help noticing that the chip/transponder/thingamegizmo worked for my car from a blank that he took from a card without subjecting it to invisible rays, scans etc.
Of course I'm not suggesting that its a hoax.....

Feb 2nd, 2019, 16:46	#1
teleplayer Teleplayer Last Online: Dec 27th, 2023 11:24 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Beckenham	850 Replacement key cost I had to get a spare key cut and got a shock. Chap reckoned there was a "chip inside" and gave me a bill for £65! Am I right to put an exclamation mark after that, or is it a reasonable price? __________________ V70 2.5 GLT currently 850 GLT 2.5 Auto - 3 years 18 years with my 850 2.0 Estate

Feb 2nd, 2019, 19:22	#2
Cookeh Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Derbyshire	Cheap, actually. __________________ 1995 Volvo 850 T5 Estate (Manual)

Feb 3rd, 2019, 11:20	#5
christheancient Aged Volvo Lover Last Online: Sep 16th, 2021 10:19 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A place in mendip-land famous for its cheese - and its gorge	The chip in the key 'talks' to the ignition circuits via an antenna in the ignition lock. No/wrong chip and the car won't start. Unless, of course, somebody found a way of butchering things up to make it work! And the coding system in the fob for the door locks is a completely separate thing. __________________ Our children don't inherit the world from us. We are borrowing it from them.

Feb 3rd, 2019, 12:51	#7
DaveNP Non VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:45 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Milton Keynes	Get a later car with 'rolling code' chip in the key and you can multiply that price by 4 or 5, the dealers will want £100+ just for the computer coding. Even an unchipped copy key for my V70 which will open the doors but not start the car, cost me about £20 from Timpsons. __________________ David V70 2.5 10v Torslanda Manual 98 Sreg

Feb 3rd, 2019, 13:33	#9
teleplayer Teleplayer Last Online: Dec 27th, 2023 11:24 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Beckenham	Thank you, everybody. However, I can't help noticing that the chip/transponder/thingamegizmo worked for my car from a blank that he took from a card without subjecting it to invisible rays, scans etc. Of course I'm not suggesting that its a hoax..... __________________ V70 2.5 GLT currently 850 GLT 2.5 Auto - 3 years 18 years with my 850 2.0 Estate

Feb 2nd, 2019, 21:01	#3
rudi dudi DPF free.FCUK Greta he he Last Online: Mar 28th, 2024 13:38 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bristol	£178 discounted from the main dealer... So id not whinge about £65..😉

Feb 3rd, 2019, 12:56	#8
Coachwhip Junior Member Last Online: May 25th, 2022 18:50 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Dudley	I'd wonder if it's a transponder on an 850. Sounds like it was just cutting a key blank to me. Going to get one cut for my v70 soon, we'll see if it's a transponder on that.

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