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Fob key battery record?

  • 30-12-2018 7:45pm
    #1
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,623 ✭✭✭


    Probably not of earth shaking importance but scrapping a VW Bora which will be 19 years old on the 4th Jan, it still has the original batteries in both fobs.


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  • #2
    biko
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    That is impressive. I just swapped a battery in a fob for my 3yo car.


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Do the fobs do remote locking?


  • #4
    Boradriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 156 ✭✭Boradriver


    My 2001 Bora didn't. Had a tiny little light that came on when you pressed down the VW logo. Impressive if it's a remote central locking key though.


  • #5
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Boradriver wrote: »
    My 2001 Bora didn't. Had a tiny little light that came on when you pressed down the VW logo. Impressive if it's a remote central locking key though.

    That’s what I’m wondering, it’s even more impressive if the OP has a 00 Bora with remote locking :D


  • #6
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,623 ✭✭✭John.G


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    That’s what I’m wondering, it’s even more impressive if the OP has a 00 Bora with remote locking :D

    Remote locking it is...it doesn,t have that little light which is in the ones where the central locking is done with the key only, the battery is in the plastic piece into which the key folds and which I called the fob. The key can also be used in a emergency, car was supplied with 2 remote + 1x "plastic" key for emergency use only.


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    That’s pretty remarkable.


  • #8
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,623 ✭✭✭John.G


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    That’s pretty remarkable.

    Just took one apart now, there are 2 X (Panasonic) CR1620 batteries connected in series to give 6V, one read 2.99v, the other 3.02V.


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