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  1. Maintenance & MINI Care
    Has anyone had any experience in removing the ews module from the car I have managed to remove the bolt using a 12mm socket (one closest to the pedals) however the other one is impossible for me to get out there is no room and the wiring is in the way any advice or help is appreciated Thank you.
  2. First Generation Faults & Fixes
    I'll keep this as short and sweet as possible. I recently purchased a used 2006 MCS (R53) with the knowledge that the keyfob wasn't working. (It uses the old mechanical key I'll attach an image below) For a day the car started right up with no issues. I decided to try and replace the key...
  3. General Discussion
    Thought I'd share my experience of DIY key repair and adding a spare key. My R53 came with one key with the common broken rubber and it didn't remote lock/unlock. 1. I bought a cheap replacement fob off ebay. Quality was OK for price and swapping the transponder chip and remote board over was...
  4. Maintenance & MINI Care
    My key is in bad shape, two of the buttons are missing -dont know where- is is possible to fix it?
  5. MINI Faults & Fixes
    Hi everyone, would really appreciate the help! All of a sudden it seems that my central locking has stopped working. I pressed the unlock/mini button on my key but it didn’t open. At first I thought it was the key, but tried my spare and still nothing. it opened manually with the key, the...
  6. Second Generation Faults & Fixes
    I am building a standalone key fob charger for a 2009 R56 mini as the car is not driven long enough to charge the fobs. I obtained the ignition start/stop (part 61-35-9-299-332) unit from a junk yard and when I opened the unit there are wireless charger and magnetic reader coils inside. Now I am...
  7. First Generation MINI Convertible
    It seems the 2008 Convertible is a bit of a mishmash of design ideas. If I want to do an OB check all 2008 Minis are OK EXCEPT the convertible which is not listed on some software such as bimmer etc. The same goes for the Key FOB. Mine wont recharge for more than a few hits after 3 hr drive...
  8. Second Generation Faults & Fixes
    Evenin all, I've searched the forum's and can't find the bit I need help with, Worked fine, all of a sudden after being sat few weeks. Locks and unlocks, put key in dash and nothing, DEAD, doesn't release steering lock, had battery on charge, even had jump leads on it from my other car as...
  9. MINI Clubman
    Hi, Wondering if anyone can help me, let me know if they too have had this issue or maybe a resolution? I recently bought a mini clubman 2016. I've had it for 3 weeks and have changed the battery for the key 4 times already! The first time I changed it the battery lasted 5/6 days and every...
  10. Second Generation MINI Cooper
    Hello, Just bought a new mini 2011 Plate - the keys do not unlock the doors electronically and I have to use the key manually. The key however does start the car. The batteries have been replaced and still no luck Anyone have any idea of what it could be? The key is the round one which...
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