Car Key Repair Birmingham

Often, yes. A dead fob is usually a flat battery, worn buttons or a cracked solder joint — not a dead key. We open it up, test the board and battery, and repair or replace what's failed. If the electronics are fine, a new shell and buttons bring it back to life.

We fit new rubber buttons or a complete new shell around your original electronics. It's one of the most common repairs we do and it leaves the key working like new. We test every button before we leave.

Yes — and it's worth trying before assuming the key is dead. A weak battery causes short range and intermittent locking. We fit the correct battery, test the remote, and check the old battery wasn't masking a deeper fault.

Not always, but water damage is the hardest repair. We dry the board, clean any corrosion and test it — sometimes that's enough. If the board is badly corroded the key may be beyond repair, and we'll tell you honestly rather than charge for a fix that won't last.

Repair is usually cheaper, because we reuse your original electronics and only replace the broken parts. If the transponder chip or board has failed, a new key can work out better — we'll test first and give you a fixed quote for both options before any work starts.

Only if the transponder chip — the tiny chip your car's immobiliser recognises — is replaced. Shell, button, blade and battery repairs don't touch the programming, so the key works exactly as before. We test the key in the door and ignition after every repair.