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Old 31-01-2014, 12:30 PM
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Wondered if anyone could help me... ?

My mk1 focus key fob is behaving very intermittently. I have already replaced the battery as i thought it was that but it still works excellently sometimes and other times im stood there for ages trying to get it to work.

Anyone have any ideas?

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Old 31-01-2014, 12:37 PM
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The metal contacts inside the fob wear down which causes them to flatten. This causes the poor contact when you press the button. A replacment fob can be got on ebay and the likes. Then you can swap over the parts needed for it to work properly.
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If you're getting a new fob have a look at the "flip" types, much cheaper than they used to be.
I have one and ordered another today; about £25 plus another £10 to have the blade cut to my code.

I can program it myself for the immobiliser and remote lock/unlock as I already have 2 working keys. If you don't that's an extra cost for an auto security specialist (or Ford) to do it.
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