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Old 18th July 2019, 08:07   #11
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Because they.......

A usually fit badly

B even if they sort of fit, make the key look shiny on the back, and matte on the front

C it normally causes problems with the location of the PCB, normally leading to the unlock microswitch being permanently pressed in.
The old back I retain is the genuine Valeo, I would prefer to re-use it rather than some Chinese copy. Your point B however is valid, but each to his own.

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Old 18th July 2019, 08:09   #12
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Hi Brian.
Quick question please, are old fobs with the PCB boards worth keeping if they are not from your present car, can the PCB boards be re-used for your present car, ie virginised then reprogrammed.

Am holding on to these for no reason or could they come in useful one day
Hi Steve,

As someone who has recently leant to reprogramme these used boards using MarinaBrian's or was it Trevor's hack, I would say yes.

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Old 18th July 2019, 09:50   #13
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Thanks all, didn’t get any notification of new replies, ordered from the first reply and waiting for delivery, will update re the quality
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Old 18th July 2019, 10:00   #14
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HI Ross
would you like to share your source now you have what you need, if that would be
I'd like to know too. The only genuine Valeo fobs I managed to find included the driver's door lock!

I agree with Ross - the Valeo fobs are far superior to the unbranded ones (of which I tried several). It's mostly because the Valeo case buttons make proper contact with the circuit board microswitches - the other fobs don't.
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Old 18th July 2019, 22:07   #15
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I wish I knew...

I think it was hunting around ebay, and various other sellers.

There is a place in the UK that does "genuine" keys, that look like they have Valeo shells, but their name escapes me, they might have some shells.

Thinking back it might well have been someone from Poland, I suspect the parts might have been manufactured there then shipped to Germany for the keys to get made. Who knows.

I did have a fake Valeo from China, where the imprint of "Valeo" was shocking, and compared to the legitimate shells, the quality and rubbers were an order of magnitude worse.

Sorry I cant help further, I stopped looking around after I stocked up.

Oh one other thing... the genuine shells hold the original key blade flipping tight as you would expect. When moving the blade over on the chinese ones, it was always wobbly and totally rubbish which led me to hunt around for the proper ones. The fake quality was so bad they are pointless.
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