2008 MINI Clubman
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego
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I got a call from someone parked near the border crossing in San Ysidro, right in that stretch of the Border Area where people are always coming and going. He had a 2008 MINI Clubman and a fob that had quit doing anything. Not intermittent. Just done. The blade still turned the ignition, but the remote buttons were dead and he'd read enough online to be worried it was something deeper than a battery.
I pulled up, and he had already swapped a new CR2032 in. Reasonable first move. Still nothing on the remote.
I opened the fob on my workbench in the van. The battery was seated correctly, but the contact plate on the positive side had a green tinge -- not heavy corrosion, just enough to break a clean connection under the thin load a fob draws. Cleaned the contacts, reseated the battery, and the remote came right back. Didn't need a new fob. Didn't need reprogramming.
I still ran a quick function check on every button and tested the transponder start just to close the loop. Everything read clean.
He mentioned the dealer wanted to order a whole new fob and charge him for programming time on top of it. This took maybe twenty minutes, and he paid a fraction of what they wanted. That part almost didn't need saying. The fix was just knowing where to look.
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“I needed a second key made for my 2012 Nissan Altima. They arrived quickly, finished in about 15 minutes, and gave me the best price I could find.”
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