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[bowiesbabes]

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[Murph]

You have two options:
1) Get a new barrel and a new (different) key. - Scrappy £15 ish
2) Get a new barrel from the stealer to fit your existing key. - Stealer £££

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[Murph]

The bit that requires the chip isnt the barrel - there's a small black box on top of the barrel that does all the electrical doohickey.

When you get a new barrel it will be almost identical to a non programmed key type one, in fact Carlton Mad has fitted a Carlton barrel (No coded key) into an Omega's column (Coded)

You'll need to get the barrel fitted then have the new key coded the same as you did before.

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[Murph]

That's what we're here for! 

[Whippit]

You just need to keep the coded key in the car.
There was a case recently were a dog swallowed the chip and the guy could only start the car if the dog sat on the front seat.
So get the new barrel and key, tape the old key under the column or somewhere and the car will start without getting the new key coded.
(or am I talking B*lls again?)

[Murph]

Chris did a similar thing - fitted the Carlton barrel to the omega, then filed the key off its fob leaving just the bit with the chip and the central locking control buttons.

When starting the car he just held the fob next to the Key - worked a treat.

[Dave the Builder]

 Right
 It's not the barrel that is causing the problem.
as i said before you replaced the starter motor .
its the electrical contacts behind the barrel .
replacing the barrel will do sod all to help the situation.
feel free to do so if you wish ... after all it's just money.

 Also .... when your car was bodged back together after the front had been totalled, the ignition switch that meeds doing must have been swapped with another type of switch because i have since looked at a p reg astra and the switch is the same as the replacement i got from the scrapyard for your car,and that is diffrent to what you have fitted so you will have to remove the switch and seek a replacement the same or wire in a standard astra switch.

[Dave the Builder]

I would suggest that you have the barrel fitted that is for the older type switch.this does not work well with the newer type switch that is fitted as the click positions are in different places. the type of switch you have fitted has 4 contacts. the older type switch has 3.one (contact is made when the key is inserted and this could be causing the problem)
would be easier to convert it back to the older type switch.
replacing the ignition barrel will give you a diffrent key to the rest of the locks unless you replace all the locks or have a barrel made up to your existing key number.

[Murph]

In theory!

[Dave the Builder]

 that is what i would do.
I have the section of loom that fits on the back of the switch.
did have a few spare old type switches but i don't know if you have them or i have them.
If it is working ok at the moment then leave it and i will try and pop over to fix it but i have lots of work on at the moment (did not get in till gone 11 tonight,and yes i was at the pub but working not drinking).
 thinking about it... if the steering colomn was damaged in the smash then perhaps they fitted the wrong parts then,older type colomn to the newer type electrics.

[Murph]

Was it the wrong switch, like Dave said?