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Renault Laguna stranded with no keycard.

[Deleted User] · 2010-02-24 10:04:06

Right, on the phone to the cousin there and his 02 Laguna is parked up in Galway city centre with a broken keycard and no spare. He's going to have to keep paying the parking meter till he gets it moved. I've told him to get it towed to another cousin's house outside Galway and order the new key from Renault. Altho, towing…

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24-02-2010 11:04am

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Right, on the phone to the cousin there and his 02 Laguna is parked up in Galway city centre with a broken keycard and no spare. He's going to have to keep paying the parking meter till he gets it moved.

I've told him to get it towed to another cousin's house outside Galway and order the new key from Renault. Altho, towing from where it's parked will be a challenge in itself. I've already rang Renault and they said 5-10 working days delivery and 220euro..

Since it's such a long wait, is there any other options for him?
Keys of ebay and getting them recoded maybe?

Thanks

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#2 24-02-2010 11:12am
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betafrog wrote: »

Isn't there a physical key that he can pull out of the keycard, would that be able to start the car?

That only opens the door

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#3 24-02-2010 11:13am
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Have a look here:http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055696946

And here: http://www.kcsystems.ie/keycards.html

That was just a quick google search, put a bit more time in and who knows.;)

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#4 24-02-2010 12:47pm
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I'm at work so it's quicker so start a thread than go looking.. Thanks

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