Quick update but nothing meaningful.
I had an issue with one of my keys dying a month or so ago. A look through the history file and sure enough they weren't that old. Receipt was for 2 new keys from Porsche at a cost of £380.
I was a bit mifffed to say the least. Anyway someone on here mentioned a company that can often help. Turns out they could, so £49.50 later I had a refurbished key with new front cover.
Basically my key died so I had no remote locking and not even the LED would light up on the key, even after I fitted a new battery. It would however still start the car, hence the transponder was fine so it wouldn't need replacing and reprogramming.
My circuit board was refurbished with new button, LED, battery and a new cover.
It works perfectly again. Good result and definitely worth bearing in mind if your key ever stops working.
Other than that the car has seen very light use on nice days. I will get stuck in soon, I'm just completing some outdoor housey stuff first.
The little Abarth has just clicked over 1000 miles so I'm going to do an oil and filter change as Fiat reckon it's ok to run the oil from delivery right up to the first service at 10k miles!
No way am I doing that, hence a change is due now as far as I'm concerned.
Anyway I have my Condensers, resistors and other parts, so the minute I can get onto the 996 I just need my rads and I can strip the front end.
Cheers.
I had an issue with one of my keys dying a month or so ago. A look through the history file and sure enough they weren't that old. Receipt was for 2 new keys from Porsche at a cost of £380.
I was a bit mifffed to say the least. Anyway someone on here mentioned a company that can often help. Turns out they could, so £49.50 later I had a refurbished key with new front cover.
Basically my key died so I had no remote locking and not even the LED would light up on the key, even after I fitted a new battery. It would however still start the car, hence the transponder was fine so it wouldn't need replacing and reprogramming.
My circuit board was refurbished with new button, LED, battery and a new cover.
It works perfectly again. Good result and definitely worth bearing in mind if your key ever stops working.
Other than that the car has seen very light use on nice days. I will get stuck in soon, I'm just completing some outdoor housey stuff first.
The little Abarth has just clicked over 1000 miles so I'm going to do an oil and filter change as Fiat reckon it's ok to run the oil from delivery right up to the first service at 10k miles!
No way am I doing that, hence a change is due now as far as I'm concerned.
Anyway I have my Condensers, resistors and other parts, so the minute I can get onto the 996 I just need my rads and I can strip the front end.
Cheers.