Recently picked up a GTC and looking into tuning options.

The car had a brand new gearbox fitted by a main Vauxhall dealer a few weeks ago during the process of buying car (20k miles on clock) due to a common problem with the bearings in the M32.

I was told the new fitted box is a superlative box and was just looking for some confirmation on this, have Vauxhall finally upped their game with the M32? Can anyone confirm?

Following on from this, how safe would the gearbox now be in terms o

Hello all

I was attempting to change the key fob for my Astra J as the flip bit had become stuck and it looked simple enough. Unfortunately had a nightmare trying to open the original key and have ended up damaging the chip inside  I rang Vauxhall and they said it'd be look at around £200 (not going to do that).

Has anyone got any alternative solutions? Could I potentially use another Astra J keys chip and program it to my car?

Appreciate any help.

Thank you,
Param.