Replacement remote transponder

[AchmatK]

My transponder remote for my Citroen C4 is damaged and needs to be replaced. Is there any after market places in CT that supplies them. The cost from the dealers are ridiculously over priced.

Citroen CT and Tyger Valley are charging me R1075.00 for the new key and R800.00 to have it cut and recoded.

I can get it from a company in the UK for R600.00 excluding import duty. They do not have the cover with the key that folds out.

 

[A3@MBB]

Check your insurance, you can claim for lost keys.
There is a guy on gumtree in cpt that sell and codes transponder keys, I'm just a bit sceptical about the whole deal. (just to know someones got all the info afterwards to walk up to your car and unlocks it and drives off into the sunset) In your case it's a bit better, key still has to be cut. Not unlike my Megane....

 

[AchmatK]

My insurance excess is R2500 so not really worth it to claim through the insurance.

I have called the guy on gumtree and they have a shop in long street so they seem legit and not some oke operating from a shady area. I will go to them this weekend.

Biggest schlepp is the fact that the C4 only has a lock on the passenger door so I have to lock and unlock on the passenger side and the spare remote doesnt have a button to unlock.

 

[Sonic2k]

I'm just a bit sceptical about the whole deal.

So am I... these things are encrypted which means they either have the encryption key which is illegal, or they're just a scam!