AmyZed Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hey all, I went to Timpsons in town today and asked them to replace my key fob battery... as sometimes now to open my Zed it doesnt work (for ages!! bit scary!!) alarm goes off if i do it with key. They asked me whether it has a 'time delay' on it- they said if it does and they take the battery out... it will then not work... so i didnt get them to do it.... Has anyone ever heard of this? they didnt even look at the key fob properly, they just said theyd rather not do it incase it has got time delay.?? I am hoping you all can assure me it hasnt got this and youve all swapped batteries over no problem.. or would you advise i do go to Nissan??? (be a pain in ass as timpsons is next to my work!!) thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 To be on the safe side, providing you do not leave the fob without a battery for more than 30 seconds then you will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightRacer Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I've done both of mine in the JDM recently and both are fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watshot Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I deliberately leave the battery separate from my spare key so that it is not run down should I need it. I have tried it after a good year or so with no problems whatsoever, so clearly there is no 'time delay' on the 350 keys. Next stop Timpson..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyZed Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 This is good news, and probably cheaper than Nissan too !! annoyingly i only have the ONE KEYFOB!!! Has any one else got one copied? i hope this is possible... ive always had two. Its a worry just one!! Would Nissan have to write another fob or can someone else do that? also... how do they do that!? as ill need the fob so cant send it off!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 yuo can have keys reprogrammed; so if you buy a blank key you can get the blade cut and the fob programmed, i have spare key internals if you need them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Blade blanks are only about £2 online and as biscuit said key fobs can be reprogrammed to other cars so a second hand one is fine Just remember UK only work with UK cars and JDM ones for Jap imports (JDM FOB / PLIPPER IS THINNER THAN UK - so easy to spot the difference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 There is a guide on the forum for re-programming keys If you want a genuine blank Nissan key, they come up on ebay for circa £15-£20. Get it cut, then programme yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrh Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Buying 2nd hand keys off eBay is very hit and miss because there are 2 types of key that look identical. One has an powered transponder on the circuit board (UK built cars) and the other a passive transponder chip (Jap built, UK-spec 350Z). When I finally got one of the correct type it still wouldn't encode... I think the chip has to be new and unused. Recently I think someone did actually manage to make up a spare key cheaply but I can't find the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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