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2005 MINI Convertible Remote Head Key LX8F2V
FCC IDLX8F2VPart #66126931746Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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The 2005 MINI Convertible uses a remote head key with a transponder chip built into the head, not a separate fob clipped to a separate blade. The key has to be both cut to the vehicle and enrolled to the immobilizer before it will start anything. Cutting alone gets you in the door. Programming alone gets you nothing. Both steps together, in the right sequence, is what gets the car running. One thing worth knowing: some of these early R52 Convertibles came with two keys from the factory, and if you are down to one, that is the moment to get a spare made, not after you lose the last one. All-keys-lost on this generation costs more in labor time and requires a longer enrollment sequence than adding a key when you already have a working one in hand. CR2032 in the fob head. If the remote functions are weak or intermittent but the key still starts the car, swap the battery before calling anyone. The transponder side does not depend on the battery, but the remote does.
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I got a call from a woman in the Fire Mountain neighborhood of Oceanside, over near the quieter side of the hill. She had a 2005 MINI Convertible and had been driving on one key for about a year. The second key had gone missing at some point, she figured during a move. No urgency, until the morning she reached into her bag and the one remaining key was gone too.

She had already called the dealer. The wait time they quoted her was not the same day. The price they quoted her was not a small number. She said she would think about it, and then she found me.

I drove out to her in Fire Mountain and took a look at the car. The MINI remote head key is a specific piece of equipment. The blade has to be cut to her car, and the transponder has to be enrolled to the immobilizer, and the remote has to be synced, and those are three separate things that have to happen in the right order. Not complicated if you know what you are doing, but not a generic key-cutting job either.

I cut the blade on site, ran the programming sequence through the OBD port to enroll it to the vehicle security system, verified it started cleanly, and tested the remote lock and unlock. Start to finish, done in her driveway.

She mentioned the dealer quote almost as an afterthought on her way back inside. She had saved a good chunk, and she did not have to leave her neighborhood.

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What battery does the 2005 MINI Convertible key fob use?
CR2032. It powers the remote functions built into the key head, so lock, unlock, and the third button. The transponder side that communicates with the immobilizer runs passively off the ignition field, so a dead battery will not stop the car from starting, but it will kill your remote range and eventually stop the buttons from working at all. When I make a replacement key, a fresh CR2032 goes in before I hand it back.
Do I need to know the FCC ID to get a replacement key for my 2005 MINI Convertible?
I lost both keys to my 2005 MINI Convertible. Can you still make a new one without any working key?
My 2005 MINI Convertible starts fine but the remote buttons stopped working. Does the whole key need to be replaced?
Can I buy a replacement key online and program it myself for a 2005 MINI Convertible?
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