VW sidewinder key application 1998 to 2007

This guide will be updated as information and applications are proven. Volkswagen does not
have a comprehensive application guide or chart. Nor is their parts application of these remotes complete or specific.
Most often miss understood is programing. Programing the button REMOTE portion of the key is simple.
You do need 2 keys. You must be able to lock the drivers door and have the red led alarm light next to the lock button blink. If it does not blink, the alarm does not know the door is closed and will not go into program mode. Put one key in the ignition switch, turn on, do not start engine. Close the door, use 2nd key, turn door lock and hold in lock position for 10 seconds. Release key to neutral position. 
Press a button on the remote, within 2 seconds press the same button again, the turn signal lights will flash,
this indicates your remote matches the car system and is now recognized. Unlock door remove key from ignition.
So don't pay extra 99 cents to $5 for these instructions in hopes of getting the KEY to function with the car.
Instructions are only for the keyless remote, not the key.



The HAA keys are cut by using your serial number to the car (vin dependent) There is a 4 digit key code, unless you are the original owner or you have the black zip tie tag that was attached to the black valet key,  you will not have the key code.  We use an image of your key to verify the code to be cut.

Applications contained here-in are for the Volkswagens in North America. Volkswagen has 7 markets worldwide. Due to frequency licensing in different countries the remotes will have other part numbers similar to USA. Example, the oval 2 button E and the 3 button F in Europe are G and H. Asia uses A and B. They are not interchangable between countries.

Here is the short version:

1998-1999 New Beetle: any HAA key works, 3 button remote = 1J0959753F and 1J0959753T, no immobilizer system

1998 to 2001 Passat: any HAA Key works, 3 button remote 1J0959753F (E = wagon) and 1J0959753T (S = wagon), no immobilizer system

1999 1/2 Golf & Jetta: any HAA key works, 3 button remote = 1J0959753F and 1J0959753T. no immobilizer system

2000 to 2001 Golf & Jetta: any HAA key with rfid chip works, 3 button remote = 1J0959753F and 1J0959753T. yes, immobilizer system

2002 to 2005 New Beetle, Passat, Golf, Jetta: any HAA key with rfid chip works, remote= 1J0959753AM or DC .  yes, immobilizer system

2005.5 to 2007 Golf, Jetta; newer HAA key 1T0, remote= 1K0959753H, yes, immobilizer system

2005.5 to 2010 New Beetle; newer HAA key 1T0, remote= 1J0959753AM or DC, yes, immobilizer system

Volkswagens security key system is like the old bug with the cart in front of the horse, you program the car to the key, not the key to the car.

Starting in 1998 with the New Beetle and Passat, 1999 with the Golf IV and Jetta IV, the key does not have a computer chip, and does not need to be programed. The remote has the oval 3 button HLO 1J0 959 753 F (2 button E) . The remote does not have the chrome bar on the end, only the corner swivel loop to attach to a key ring. This remote will not work with 2001 and newer Volkswagens except Passat 98-01.5 without yellow key car light. (see picture below)  1J0959753F original application 11/98 to 04/00 does not have transponder computer chip for 5/99 to 05/01 and newer Some models, the transition date is different, look for the yellow car with the key under it when you turn the ignition on. Picture of 2000 jetta dash, see the yellow car? It only comes on for a few seconds when you turn the ignition on. Using a key not coded to the car will cause the light to blink and the engine will shut off. New beetle has the light at the top center of the speedometer and looks like the New Beetle outline.

1J0959753T original application 10/00 to 05/01 but will work from 11/98 to 05/01 New Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat (original may look like F) 1J0959753AM original application 06/01 to 2005 New Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat but will not work on 05/01 and older cars In 2000 model year (around May 1999) the transition take place with immobilizer 1, (immo 1) the addition of a computer chip inside the key portion of the flip key. 2001 is a transition year. The remote changes to the squared buttons but the frequency of the button remote is the same as the older Volkswagens with the oval buttons. This remote will work on the older cars but not the newer cars. HLO 1J0 959 753 T It can be programed to the engine computer but not to the keyless entry of 2002 (May 2001) and newer Volkswagens. It has the newer look with the chrome bar on the end.



Starting late in 2001 to 2005 the squared button remote has a more common part number HLO 1J0 959 753 AM. This remote has a different frequency matched only to Golf IV Jetta IV Passat and New Beetle. It has the chrome bar and a computer chip. Replaced by HLO 1JO959753DC . You will need a VW dealer or Automotive Locksmith to program the engine computer to recognize the key. After the key is cut, it will work in the locks, start the engine, but the engine will shut off as a theft prevention if the engine computer has not been programed to recognize it. The security code can be found under the scratch-off on your key tag that came on the valet key when the car was new.





This key will work in 2000 and older Volkswagens but the 3 button remote will not. It has a different frequency. Staring in 2005.5 the immobilizer III system started. Megamos chip is 48 unlike the 2000 to 2005 Megamos 42 chip.

Flip Key 1998 to 2006: The portion of the key that is the key has a part number. This part number is never advertised because it is missing from the flip portion unlike the remote part. Your VW dealer sells you that part separate from the button remote part. That is why a remote key UNIT is so expensive. The key portion is $50 and the remote button portion is $80 for Passat and Jetta 2005 to 2007 HOL 1JO959753P, HLO 1K0959753H The Touareg 2004 to 2006 HLO 3D0959753T The Phaeton HLO 3DO959753F

If you have a broken key blade, have it copied or code cut and install the blade, back onto your keyless entry unit.
No programming is needed.
If you have a good key blade but the remote is damaged or the flip mechanism cam is broken you can replace the cam key blade holding portion. 
No programing is needed. Separate the remote from the flip key. Pry the emblem off.
Under the emblem is a phillip screw, remove it. ( I sell replacement cam with pin and new emblem) 
The halfs will separate. In the long slot there is a glass pill, looks like a long black grain of rice.
That is the computer chip. Remove the chip from the old flip and install in the new flip. It may be glued in, DO NOT BREAK IT $$$. 
Now the computer will recognize the new flip key as the old flip key. See picture at the bottom of this page.

You could even attach the old computer chip under the steering column cover
and as long as it is in range, any key cut to fit the lock will work! Don't damage the glass chip, $$$ and car will not start.
No more programing. You are fooling the system.

All flip keys are Main keys. The key pictured below is a Main key HAA. Valet key is a different blank, series NAA, it is cut the same but will not enter the glove box or trunk lock. There is no such thing as a master key for VW. (that would be like the key housekeeping uses in a hotel and the rooms are different cars) Markings on the key, Huff, w3, etc mean nothing, they are not codes. These keys do not have codes marked on them, some of the lock bodys are lazer scribed with the 4 digit lock code. Remove the door handle from the outside of the car, code is on body of cylinder housing.

Cabrio uses the key pictured below, there is no flip key application for the Cabrio. You must use the Clarion banjo remote.

Cabrio 1999 does not have the immo system vin X806131 to X89900 but requires the Siemans chip,  key 3B0 R

Cabrio 2000 has the immo system vin Y800001 to Y804287  key 6N0 H   system wfs2

Cabrio 2001 has the immo system vin Y804288 to 2002 models key 6N0 P  system wfs3

Advanced programing to change instrument cluster click here.

CONTACT US by clicking here to order a flip key, please include your mm/yy of manufacture found on the white sticker in the door post, also include your vin and model if you only have 1 key, you are tempting fate, order 2 new flip keys and a spare main key. Immobilizer vehicles can have up to 4 fully functioning keys.

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