2007 Volkswagen Rabbit
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2007 Volkswagen Rabbit Remote Flip Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A woman in the Samarkand neighborhood of Santa Barbara had just bought a 2007 Rabbit off Facebook Marketplace. Good car, low miles for the price, one key. The seller promised a second key was floating around somewhere. It never showed up.

She called the Volkswagen dealer first, which is what most people do. The number they quoted her was enough to make her sit down. She'd just bought the car, paid first and last on insurance, and was not looking to hand over another few hundred dollars to a dealer for a key she expected to come with the car.

She found me online and called to ask if the dealer price was normal. I told her it was about what I'd expect, and that I could do the same job for a lot less, same day, wherever she was parked.

We met at a lot near her place before she drove home. I matched the replacement blank to the factory fob's spec, cut the blade on my machine, and programmed the new fob through the OBD port using my key programmer. On this generation of VW, adding a key while you have the original present is a clean, contained job. I walked her through why that matters: if she ever loses both keys down the road, the job gets longer and more involved. Having a spare in a drawer is cheap insurance.

Both keys worked before I packed up. Lock, unlock, all four buttons, starts and drives. She saved a good chunk compared to the dealer quote and didn't have to leave the neighborhood to do it.

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