How do i get a new key? mine were stolen

5th February 2011, 19:50

My Car keys recently get stolen and I now no longer have a key to get into my car. Is it possible to contact a dealer and get a new one even without having a current key? if so how much would it cost?

i have all ownership documents etc so proving i own the vehicle is not a problem. Thanks!

5th February 2011, 19:51

go to a citroen dealership and take all that stuff with you and just explain the situation

5th February 2011, 19:52

Steal them back..

I would have though you could go into a Citroen Dealership with all the relevant docs, etc. And make sure you've got a copy of your engine, chassis numbers etc.

5th February 2011, 19:54

You will need V5, a photo ID and a bill with a name & address on it.
Most places will ask for this for proof of ownership. You dont need a key as the dealer can get relevant codes.

My advice to you though, if the keys have been stolen would be to replace the full lockset.

Why get another key made up when someone is running round with one that will fit your locks. Dont wanna wake up in the morning to no car do you

You can get full lock sets from scrappys mate

Or try dealer if you want for that to

5th February 2011, 19:55

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Originally Posted by dougieph2

go to a citroen dealership and take all that stuff with you and just explain the situation

Will they still cut me a key even though i dont have a master key? how much you think it will cost?

5th February 2011, 19:56

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Originally Posted by SAM-S44MDS-

You will need V5, a photo ID and a bill with a name & address on it.
Most places will ask for this for proof of ownership. You dont need a key as the dealer can get relevant codes.

My advice to you though, if the keys have been stolen would be to replace the full lockset.

Why get another key made up when someone is running round with one that will fit your locks. Dont wanna wake up in the morning to no car do you

You can get full lock sets from scrappys mate

Or try dealer if you want for that to

Full lock sets would cost a bomb though right ?

5th February 2011, 19:58

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Originally Posted by Cotty_tha_man

Will they still cut me a key even though i dont have a master key? how much you think it will cost?

As I said in my post mate, V5 (logbook), photo ID and a bill and they will do it.

Will cost £140 upwards, depending on the labour rate of the dealers. Key needs coding in.

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Originally Posted by Cotty_tha_man

Full lock sets would cost a bomb though right ?

From a dealer I would imagine £200 upwards plus fitting.
From a scrappy though, could be anything. I picked one up for £25, that had everything in that was required.

Either way, its cheaper than the car going walkies

5th February 2011, 20:22

i guess all sounds soo expensive and i dont have alot money as im a student. I dont want to buy a new key if someone has my old key so im not really sure what option im going to take

5th February 2011, 20:49

i think your best bet would be go to a breakers and find a saxo and get all the locks required and swap them for yours and get the key reprogrammed to your immobiliser,would probably cost you less then £130. most expensive bit would be getting the key programmed.

5th February 2011, 21:15

You cant recode a coded key. You would need to either have an unlocked ECU or the ECU from the original keys' car.

The best option would be to get a full lock set + key + ECU from a scrap saxo. You should be able to get the lot for £50 or £60.

Then find a garage to fit it all for £100 or less.

If you don't get 2 keys, then have a spare made for around £20 (auto locksmiths).

Never let your key get stolen again.

5th February 2011, 21:37

Tried to get a spare key for the VTR (2001 model) last November and evetually got word back via the local delaer that Citroen France were no longer supplying keys for this car - not sure if they were full of BS or if its true - any thoughts?

5th February 2011, 21:46

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Originally Posted by LVC

Tried to get a spare key for the VTR (2001 model) last November and evetually got word back via the local delaer that Citroen France were no longer supplying keys for this car - not sure if they were full of BS or if its true - any thoughts?

That is all

5th February 2011, 23:58

if you are insured with adrian flux they offer something called keycare £14 a year on top of your policy, covers every key on the set inc house etc. if your with them it may be worth asking if you had it on your policy?

6th February 2011, 00:19

You have to steal a saxo key off someone else without them knowing. Its an on going cycle, the person you nick it off then has to nick some keys off another person and so on..

Citroen get them from france so a few poeple have done recently on here, also not too expensive to recode:

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Originally Posted by pjw

Went into town and the key man only had keys for this that had no transponder, but he read my key successfully and said it would be £25 for a coded key. I got one without a code for a fiver just in case, ill just use the uncoded one with the coded one nearby for the ignition.

Least then its not say about with the immob disabled, theyre pretty easy to nick anyway imo i dont need it any easier for people. Good info though thanks.

6th February 2011, 11:36

i tried getting a spare for my 01 vtr as it only come with one and the timpsons wanted 80 quid !