What options for a spare key for a Passat?

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Dave - 29 Feb 2008 19:14 GMT

We have a Passat 2.0 litre sport (petrol, 2002) but there is only one
key. What options are available for getting a second (spare) key? Apart
from throwing money at VW, who I assume will want an arm and a leg for a
key.

If one gets a blank key, can they be cut easily? Can they be programmed?
I'm aware sometimes these sort of things appear on eBay, but I've no
idea what is possible.

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SteveH - 29 Feb 2008 21:49 GMT

> We have a Passat 2.0 litre sport (petrol, 2002) but there is only one
> key. What options are available for getting a second (spare) key? Apart
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> I'm aware sometimes these sort of things appear on eBay, but I've no
> idea what is possible.

You can buy a key on ebay, but getting the blade cut and having it
programmed into the car will be a PITA. In fact, I'm not sure it can be
done at all.

Not sure what the current situation is, but when I looked into getting a
spare B5 key, your car had to be hooked up to the VW computer network to
get an authorisation code from Germany.

Cost of a key and programming is around £120 from a main dealer.

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Dave - 01 Mar 2008 18:20 GMT

> You can buy a key on ebay, but getting the blade cut and having it
> programmed into the car will be a PITA. In fact, I'm not sure it can be
> done at all.

> Not sure what the current situation is, but when I looked into getting a
> spare B5 key, your car had to be hooked up to the VW computer network to
> get an authorisation code from Germany.
>
> Cost of a key and programming is around £120 from a main dealer.

That is a lot cheaper than i was expecting. We have not yet contacted
VW, but I've known others be quoted £800 ('normal' car) to £1200
(Lexus), so £120 would not be too bad in comparison.

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Chris Bartram - 04 Mar 2008 11:19 GMT

>> We have a Passat 2.0 litre sport (petrol, 2002) but there is only one
>> key. What options are available for getting a second (spare) key? Apart
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>
> Cost of a key and programming is around £120 from a main dealer.

Auto locksmiths can do it as well- the one I used for our Lupo had a
5052 which they used over GPRS to connect to the VW network for the
code. It was a about £90 all in for a non-remote key. The company I used
were Panik Locks, West Midlands area. I had a key cut by another place
that had failed to program it, and they refused- they wanted to supply
and code the key so they could guarantee it.

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Allan Sweeting - 19 Mar 2008 11:49 GMT

> We have a Passat 2.0 litre sport (petrol, 2002) but there is only one key.
> What options are available for getting a second (spare) key? Apart from
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> I'm aware sometimes these sort of things appear on eBay, but I've no idea
> what is possible.

I purchased a genuine key on ebay for AU$18.00,the local locksmith cut it
for AU$10.00 and the local VW dealer coded it for half hour labour
aboutAU$28.00.I had quotes for in excess of AU$300.00 so came out well in
front,good luck ,I found this was worth the risk of it not working.

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