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littleme

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.....when I bought my car, it only came with one key. Not a problem most times....but with having to defrost my car on cold early mornings, I could do with a second key so that I can start the car, lock it & leave it running while I do other things.

I had thought that having a second key made was extremely expensive, but I found this website, do any of you know if this website sounds any good? And what would I need? Do I need the transponder? (I've looked up what that is, but I still don't understand).

All I need the key to so is to open and lock the car, although being able to start the car to would be good if its not that expensive?

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proactive

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.....when I bought my car, it only came with one key. Not a problem most times....but with having to defrost my car on cold early mornings, I could do with a second key so that I can start the car, lock it & leave it running while I do other things.

I had thought that having a second key made was extremely expensive, but I found this website, do any of you know if this website sounds any good? And what would I need? Do I need the transponder? (I've looked up what that is, but I still don't understand).

All I need the key to so is to open and lock the car, although being able to start the car to would be good if its not that expensive?

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Syncing a new transponder to a car should be relatively simple. Each car is different though but a quick Google should elicit a how to video on YouTube.

As for cutting a key from an image, rather than taking the original and replicating it on a machine, I'm a bit sceptical but for £6 you can't really go wrong I suppose.

Have you asked Timpson to see how much they charge. At least you'd have some comeback if they aren't ridiculously expensive.
 

proactive

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An old double bed sheet draped over the roof and windows, held in place by the front and rear wipers, will also make for effective frost protection.

And a lot more secure than leaving the car with the engine running, even if you do lock the doors with another key.
 

littleme

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Syncing a new transponder to a car should be relatively simple. Each car is different though but a quick Google should elicit a how to video on YouTube.

As for cutting a key from an image, rather than taking the original and replicating it on a machine, I'm a bit sceptical but for £6 you can't really go wrong I suppose.

Have you asked Timpson to see how much they charge. At least you'd have some comeback if they aren't ridiculously expensive.

An old double bed sheet draped over the roof and windows, held in place by the front and rear wipers, will also make for effective frost protection.

And a lot more secure than leaving the car with the engine running, even if you do lock the doors with another key.
Thank you.

Ah, I didnt realise that Timpsons could just cut a basic key, handy to have a spare just in case...


It seems ive bought yet another car with a snowglobe feature, I have a screen frost protector thing for it, but it doesn't help with the INSIDE permafrost on the windscreen, it takes an age to defrost, I usually try to scrape it while I'm sat in there, but I end up looking like I'm in a snow globe with snow/ice flying round the inside of the car. I'm bring lazy, I just hate sitting there for so long.
 

Gramaisc

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Thank you.

Ah, I didnt realise that Timpsons could just cut a basic key, handy to have a spare just in case...


It seems ive bought yet another car with a snowglobe feature, I have a screen frost protector thing for it, but it doesn't help with the INSIDE permafrost on the windscreen, it takes an age to defrost, I usually try to scrape it while I'm sat in there, but I end up looking like I'm in a snow globe with snow/ice flying round the inside of the car. I'm bring lazy, I just hate sitting there for so long.
Are you running the ventilation on 'recirculate' all the time? That can lead to high interior moisture levels.
 

littleme

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Are you running the ventilation on 'recirculate' all the time? That can lead to high interior moisture levels.
Is that the circular arrows? I think I am, but someone told me to switch on circular arrows, air con and the heater when I'm defrosting it? ( I've only got rear screen heating).

The carer thinks it's cos I only travel city miles, I'm never in it for long enough for it to properly heat up & dry out.
 

proactive

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Is that the circular arrows? I think I am, but someone told me to switch on circular arrows, air con and the heater when I'm defrosting it? ( I've only got rear screen heating).

The carer thinks it's cos I only travel city miles, I'm never in it for long enough for it to properly heat up & dry out.
Air con won't work below about 4c. The above procedure is for interior demisting not defrosting.

If you're getting ice on the inside then as @Gramaisc says check your recycling setting for the HVAC. Also get one of those cheapo dehumidifying bags and leave it in the car. After a week or so of following the instructions for it then the problem should be solved.
 

Gramaisc

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Is that the circular arrows? I think I am, but someone told me to switch on circular arrows, air con and the heater when I'm defrosting it? ( I've only got rear screen heating).

The carer thinks it's cos I only travel city miles, I'm never in it for long enough for it to properly heat up & dry out.
The air-con will remove some water, even if you're on recirculate, but it will remove some fuel, too.

It will heat up (slightly) quicker with the recirculation on, but you could knock it off for the actual journey, when it's finally warm.

The short journeys won't help, but parking it in the Sun will. Even just facing generally southwards will have an effect on any day, however wintry it is.

There's a lot of moisture storage facilities available in a modern car interior - get it properly dry and you should be OK, from then on.
 

Gramaisc

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Then if there's been no significant improvement you've got water leaking into the car, either from a blocked drain hole around the doors or boot (or sunroof if you have one) or from a perished seal.
If there's a dead seal, then you would be smelling that by now, even in the cool weather at present...

Also worth looking in the air inlet - modern cars will often fill up with leaves and general rubbish in there, sometimes to the point of not separating the water from the incoming air.
 

littleme

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Then if there's been no significant improvement you've got water leaking into the car, either from a blocked drain hole around the doors or boot (or sunroof if you have one) or from a perished seal.

If there's a dead seal, then you would be smelling that by now, even in the cool weather at present...

Also worth looking in the air inlet - modern cars will often fill up with leaves and general rubbish in there, sometimes to the point of not separating the water from the incoming air.
Thank you both for your advice....this one is nowhere near as damp as the Fiesta got, but I think there must be a leak somewhere......one day after extremely harsh downpour I found a 50p sized puddle on the dash board, drivers side.


I'm destined to drive snowglobes......☃️☃️☃️
 

littleme

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If there's a dead seal, then you would be smelling that by now, even in the cool weather at present...

Also worth looking in the air inlet - modern cars will often fill up with leaves and general rubbish in there, sometimes to the point of not separating the water from the incoming air.
Hmmm, the rim of the front drivers door seems to collect water....it doesn't appear to get in the car, but sits in the door edge untill I open the door, then pours out...its below the edge of the actual interior of the car, but would that make it damp too?
 

Gramaisc

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Hmmm, the rim of the front drivers door seems to collect water....it doesn't appear to get in the car, but sits in the door edge untill I open the door, then pours out...its below the edge of the actual interior of the car, but would that make it damp too?
Mmm, hard to say without actually seeing it - modern car doors often have two seals - an outer one to keep the worst out and an inner, final, proper seal, all the way round.
 

littleme

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Mmm, hard to say without actually seeing it - modern car doors often have two seals - an outer one to keep the worst out and an inner, final, proper seal, all the way round.
In the mean -time, I'm driving a snow globe...3rd world problems...
 
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