97-00 C5 key fob part No 19299230 wanted
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teamzr1
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Is your C5 built as an export and uses different frequency as the USA model ?
Does yours not have the passive slider switch as my 99 C5 has as below, which also shows the part number ?
Have you via the DIC setup how you want the car to react to the FOB via the options settings ?
Via the memory switch on the drivers' door, paired up the 2 FOBs and settings you want each to be ?
Sure FOB battery is good ?
Does yours not have the passive slider switch as my 99 C5 has as below, which also shows the part number ?
Have you via the DIC setup how you want the car to react to the FOB via the options settings ?
Via the memory switch on the drivers' door, paired up the 2 FOBs and settings you want each to be ?
Sure FOB battery is good ?
V8 YEA
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Thanks for the reply, it's a 99 FRC, US car, we didn't get the FRC over here.
I have the same fob as your picture, same slider, same part No.
The fob pairs up fine and works as it should both in passive and manual but if you move it, around normally or shake it gently, it loses it's pairing until you pair it again.
The other two fobs are one I bought years ago and are for later cars I think, They don't pair and I just thought somebody might be interested in them for their car.
I didn't know you could alter settings via the drivers door memory switch, battery is new.
I read somewhere that the passive fobs have a mercury switch that causes problems, if I hold this one to my ear I can hear something sounds lose inside, I've taken it apart as there is a something rattling on the board but I can't pinpoint it. I also read that if the mercury switch is disconnected it can cure the unpairing.
The reason I was looking for a 97-2000 non passive fob was because I read that it is more reliable.
I have the same fob as your picture, same slider, same part No.
The fob pairs up fine and works as it should both in passive and manual but if you move it, around normally or shake it gently, it loses it's pairing until you pair it again.
The other two fobs are one I bought years ago and are for later cars I think, They don't pair and I just thought somebody might be interested in them for their car.
I didn't know you could alter settings via the drivers door memory switch, battery is new.
I read somewhere that the passive fobs have a mercury switch that causes problems, if I hold this one to my ear I can hear something sounds lose inside, I've taken it apart as there is a something rattling on the board but I can't pinpoint it. I also read that if the mercury switch is disconnected it can cure the unpairing.
The reason I was looking for a 97-2000 non passive fob was because I read that it is more reliable.
teamzr1
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Why do you not go via the DIC and set the FOB setting so that it does not auto open/lock the doors and see if that holds ?
The memory settings on drivers' door, there are 2 memory settings modes
This allows FOB 1 and/or FOB 2 to be set as if 2 drivers and each like different setting for seat, mirrors, steering wheel etc
You make the settings wanted and if using FOB 1 push and hold memory one button down until it flashes,
that says the settings for that FOB are saved in memory
If done for both FOBs then depending on which FOB used the auto settings for it happens
The memory settings on drivers' door, there are 2 memory settings modes
This allows FOB 1 and/or FOB 2 to be set as if 2 drivers and each like different setting for seat, mirrors, steering wheel etc
You make the settings wanted and if using FOB 1 push and hold memory one button down until it flashes,
that says the settings for that FOB are saved in memory
If done for both FOBs then depending on which FOB used the auto settings for it happens
V8 YEA
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teamzr1
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Yes, both of mine do that
That is what causes the FOB to wake up and with movement would auto lock/unlock the doors when passive is in ON position
Did you turn passive off and see how that reacts, but when it is turned off than the FOB buttons have to be used
Attached is the owner's manual of my 1999 C5
Start reading at page 2-6 as to FOB, settings and memory
That is what causes the FOB to wake up and with movement would auto lock/unlock the doors when passive is in ON position
Did you turn passive off and see how that reacts, but when it is turned off than the FOB buttons have to be used
Attached is the owner's manual of my 1999 C5
Start reading at page 2-6 as to FOB, settings and memory
V8 YEA
CCCUK Member
part No 19299230
I tried both on and off, I took it apart again and cleaned everything with acetone. I put a new battery in it which helped it relearn quicker.I then relearned it and in passive it randomly locked/unlocked the car even when laying on the bench, with passive off it still randomly locked/unlocked and worked once with the buttons and then stopped, sometimes it reacted 10-15 seconds later !
I unsoldered the mercury switch, relearned the fob and so far it does what I ask of it, no random locks, unlocks.
We shall see how it goes but I still want another fob that's 1999 US spec compatible (part No 19299230)
Thanks again for you input.
teamzr1
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The FOB number you list I see on Amazon and elsewhere about $90 US
www.gmpartsdirect.com
But does not have the passive on/off switch, is yours like that ?
1997-2000 Chevrolet Corvette 4 Button Keyless Entry Remote Key Fob 19299230 | GMPartsDirect.com
1997-2000 Chevrolet Corvette part # 19299230 - 4 Button Keyless Entry Remote Key Fob
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fob 19299230 - Google Search
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But does not have the passive on/off switch, is yours like that ?
teamzr1
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This is my model with passive switch
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1997-2000 Chevrolet Corvette 4-Button Key Fob Remote (ABO0216T, 10253839)
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1997-2000 Chevrolet Corvette / 4-Button Keyless Entry Remote / Passive
SLK-OR-GM049 Original OEM Condition: Refurbished FCC ID: ABO0216T (Passive) CAN: 218 102 108 Frequency: 315 MHz Battery: CR2450 Buttons: Lock, Unlock, Trunk, Panic, Passive PN: 10253839 Compatible with the following: 1997 - 2000 Chevrolet Corvette Please Note: This is a passive switch key which...
theseoldcars
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I picked up a 19299230 for my US-market '99 recently (which only had one fob, also passive, also rattly and a bit finicky – most seem to be, these days) and it worked perfectly. Cost about £85-ish landed from RockAuto. 
The original still works, mind, and I've put a new battery in it – but it'll be the spare from now on.
The original still works, mind, and I've put a new battery in it – but it'll be the spare from now on.