I was wondering if anyone can help me out. We've just bought a Mk1 Focus which hasn't got a remote central locking key. We always have to put the key in the door to open the car.

We've only got the one key, which I believe may be the spare.

Is it possible to get a remote key for the car to open and close? And did all the MK 1's come with remote central locking?

Thanks.

 

you can get one but it will cost you a fair bit

 

Would it be a dealer only job?

 

no not only dealers can do it. if you do go to a dealer i think its around £130 with a key. you can prob get it done at certain locksmiths but that will require lots of phone calls. can prob get it done around £80ish

 

Did all the Focus' come with a remote central locking key?

 

Just spoke to a dealer and they said it'd cost £75 for the key but as we've only got the one key they'd need the car for an hour which is an additional £90.

Think the local locksmiths are the next step.

 

What trim level is your car? If it's a CL then they don't have remote central locking.

LX, Zetec and Ghia all do though. You will need to buy a remote key and a blank blade for it. Any 'blue chip' keyfob remote will do the job, a 'red chip' one definitely won't work though, these used to be able to be picked up from eBay for around £10 - £15 and a blank keyblade for the remote is a fiver from Ford. You're looking at around £6 - £8 for a locksmith to cut your new key based on the code they can depict from your current one.

Once you have one working keyblade and one cut-but-not-coded-remote key you need to go to Ford or anybody who has the same tech as a Ford dealer (a Ford specialist garage probably) who will then need to recode your 2 keys and your car all to each other..............this unfortunately is the expensive bit and the only bit you absolutely cannot get away without doing.

Once you have 2 fully coded keys you can purchase more remote keys (Jaguar flip keys work as well as I have converted one as to work with my Focus) and blank blades and have up to 10 keys coded to your car - all of which you can do yourself.

Silly question - can you not go back to whoever you bought the car from and ask them to find the remote key? Would save yourself around £100!

 

Thanks for the reply mate. It's a special edition Black model. We've worked out it has got the remote central locking by testing the key in the ignition and it bonged.

Best price I've got is £85 so I think I'll go with that.