Key fob failure

Key fob failure

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crankedup5

Original Poster:

10,779 posts

42 months

Wednesday 16th November 2022
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The key fob to my 550i needs the battery replacing, unfortunately the fob is the sealed unit type.
DIY battery replacement is not an option so I have found a company called autotronics.co.u.k. who are advertising that they can sort the problem for about £60 which is a lot less than BMW want !
Any experiences please?

bmwmike

7,384 posts

115 months

Wednesday 16th November 2022
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crankedup5 said:
The key fob to my 550i needs the battery replacing, unfortunately the fob is the sealed unit type.
DIY battery replacement is not an option so I have found a company called autotronics.co.u.k. who are advertising that they can sort the problem for about £60 which is a lot less than BMW want !
Any experiences please?
Which model 550i? The f10 ones can be popped open, surely earlier ones can too..

Maracus

4,476 posts

175 months

Thursday 17th November 2022
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I had my e85 Z4 key sorted with these guys - https://www.themasterlocksmith.com/product-tag/bmw...

They refreshed the 3 microswitches for the buttons and put a new battery in for £28.48. All done in 4 days.




crankedup5

Original Poster:

10,779 posts

42 months

Thursday 17th November 2022
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bmwmike said:
crankedup5 said:
The key fob to my 550i needs the battery replacing, unfortunately the fob is the sealed unit type.
DIY battery replacement is not an option so I have found a company called autotronics.co.u.k. who are advertising that they can sort the problem for about £60 which is a lot less than BMW want !
Any experiences please?
Which model 550i? The f10 ones can be popped open, surely earlier ones can too..
The E60 of year 2005 vintage.
I looked online and saw the fob which opens up, unfortunately mine is the sealed unit.

crankedup5

Original Poster:

10,779 posts

42 months

Thursday 17th November 2022
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Maracus said:
I had my e85 Z4 key sorted with these guys - https://www.themasterlocksmith.com/product-tag/bmw...

They refreshed the 3 microswitches for the buttons and put a new battery in for £28.48. All done in 4 days.
Bargain!