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    i had a similiar problem when my cover got holed . i bought one off eBay as Nich shows, for a few pounds together with the micro switches that are used, swopped over the blade , p.c.b. board and chip and all is working, my only reservation is they are not as well made as the originals resulting in you having to press very hard on the buttons operate, but will get you out of a hole.You may consider getting a spare key or keys from a scrap or write off which you could use as a donner for your internals, otherwise it will cost quite a bit to replace with new.
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    Ok, thanks guys - all worth considering. I'll post what works when it's resolved. N

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    Good find Les.

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    Nicholas John Peter Tinker - # 484

    Manufactured on Tuesday 27th April 2004 @ 12.17.47.
    Commission Number: 24468.
    Brochure Model: M3 Tourer 4.6 V8 260PS.
    Specification Code: L01B.
    CICode: D1511.
    Trim Level: TL8.9 (M3).

    65th ZT-T 260SE to be made out of 115.
    11th ZT-T 260 SE in Pearl Black (PBT) out of 23 produced.

    Manufactured in the UK by MG Rover Group Ltd.


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    Thanks Les

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    Be careful, there are a lot of cheap and nasty Chinese key bodies on Ebay that require considerable modification to get the two halves to fit together correctly with the PCB etc in them. Whatever you do don't leave the immobiliser chip in the old key body!
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    Thanks Steve, I'll bear that in mind
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    Be careful, there are a lot of cheap and nasty Chinese key bodies on Ebay that require considerable modification to get the two halves to fit together correctly with the PCB etc in them. Whatever you do don't leave the immobiliser chip in the old key body!

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    You can use 2nd hand remotes and have new bar codes generated to get it programmed. Just make sure when purchasing that it has the white sticker on the chip otherwise it can not be done.

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