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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / January 2007Keyless Remote Fobs for 2000 S80 $260????
Tell me there's another way! Please! Got a used Y2K S80 T6, previous owner lost fob/remote. Volvo of Santa Monica wants to sell me a new one, with the PIN, for $130, plus $30 for software downloaded to the car, and one hour of labor at $100! What a racket! Has anyone found another way to get one of these for less dough? Or am I stuck using the key (not that that's such a tragedy). Thx for your help! > Tell me there's another way! Please! Got a used Y2K S80 T6, previous > owner lost fob/remote. Volvo of Santa Monica wants to sell me a new [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the key (not that that's such a tragedy). > Thx for your help! Your stuck with the key if you chose not to pay the dealer Glenn  Signature"*-344-*Never Forgotten" Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001. The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life aiding in the initial rescue efforts. And I will never forget them as long as I live, nor should any American. >> Tell me there's another way! Please! Got a used Y2K S80 T6, previous >> owner lost fob/remote. Volvo of Santa Monica wants to sell me a new [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Your stuck with the key if you chose not to pay the dealer > Glenn It is a bit unreasonable even for Volvo. The 940 alarm has an external programming rig, the parts guy offered to put it on for nothing if I bought the key fob, in the end I wasn't sure if the unit was faulty or not so I fitted a new alarm for the price of 2 volvo keyfobs. Most of the wiring was already there. I guess you went through the service centre, these guys rely on people with lots of money spending it on cars <5 years old. If you bring them a 6 year old car with an unusual fault they say 'its the age of it sir, you'd be better of with a newer one'. The parts guys are used to dealing with us bargin hunters. Even then the key fobs are about GBP50, which is mad when you think about the parts cost (about GBP2). If you can get the unit out yourself, you might stand a chance and just have to pay for the part. I've no idea how difficult it might be on the S80. -- Tony I actually ended up getting a fob from the previous owner, so all's well with the world now. But (of course) I would like a spare. I bought one on eBay, and I'll see if I can do that "off-on 5 times" thing, and train it. If not, I have a fishing weight, as a wag put it. >>> Tell me there's another way! Please! Got a used Y2K S80 T6, previous >>> owner lost fob/remote. Volvo of Santa Monica wants to sell me a new [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >have to pay for the part. I've no idea how difficult it might be on the >S80. > I actually ended up getting a fob from the previous owner, so all's > well with the world now. But (of course) I would like a spare. I > bought one on eBay, and I'll see if I can do that "off-on 5 times" > thing, and train it. If not, I have a fishing weight, as a wag put > it. The on-off thingy only works on the 850 (and maybe some of the other ones from the mid 90s.) All the later ones require some sort of electronic tool to program the car to recognize the remotes. SignatureMike F. Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont. Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly. (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.) >> I actually ended up getting a fob from the previous owner, so all's >> well with the world now. But (of course) I would like a spare. I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ones from the mid 90s.) All the later ones require some sort of > electronic tool to program the car to recognize the remotes. My dealer reconed the 96 940 did this (but not the 95), but we couldn't get it to work so I fitted an after market alarm. Also I couldn't find the alarm initially, so had thought it wasn't fitted (except for led and glass break sensor), feel a bit stupid now. In the 95 its under the steering wheel generally strapped up, in the 96 its bolted in beside the glove box LHS (RHD of course). The units look similar, but have different leds and keyfobs. -- Tony |
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