Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:07:47 +0000 From: Colin Stamp <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: can i get / use a *plain* key on my 9-3?
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:52:49 -0500, "xxx.xx" <linternospamnet> wrote: >two days ago i got my first saab, a 2002 9-3, and am wondering if i have to >use the remote key or whether i can't get a key without remote that'll still >open & run the car. problem is, i'm a surfer and in the past, with my >trusty 92 volvo, while i'm in the water, i've just hung the key around my >neck on a cord. can't do that with the saab key, of course, and yet i still >need some way to lock the car at the beach and stow the key. can't wrap it >in a towel and leave it on the sand, as that's too vulnerable. any >thoughts? thanks! > It doesn't need to have a remote, but it does need to have a transponder. I think a Saab dealer should be able to sell you a transponder-only key and program the car to accept it. The transponder is completely sealed in plastic so there's no problem with waterproofing. Another way round it is to do what I did with my old Alfa - take all the remote bits out of the spare key leaving just the empty case with the transponder chip still glued in place. I've never taken apart the 9-3 keys so I don't know how feasible that is. Cheers, Colin.
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