Where best to get a nice new fresh key for my Z? The two I have are looking a bit grotty.
New Key Purchase?
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PM me and I can share name of reliable locksmith. About £15-£20 a key. Can cut from photo. And straight swap of internals.
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Photo / key code reverse engineer and into CNC cutter is far superior to trace cutting at your local cobblers btw.
I refurbished my keys last year, the rubber pads were very worn and had all started to perish. Your keys look to be in the same condition as mine were, main thing is DON'T loose the chip, open the key up on a nice clear worktop just in case you drop something out of the key. I did one key at a time and checked the first one to see it was fully functional before doing the second.
See attached links in threads below.
https://zroadster.org/threads/damaged-key-fob.32023/#post-512965
See attached links in threads below.
https://zroadster.org/threads/damaged-key-fob.32023/#post-512965
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I'll second that bit about the chip, it is indeed tiny, and easy to overlook. Read somewhere a while back about someone with a similar key in a Vauxhall who lost it. Gets expensive if that's your only key.
Yes it's the transponder. You won't be driving anywhere without that if you lose it from your only key.
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DelGue
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And I have only one key...looks like I'll be visiting the BMW dealer here soon. I have zero confidence in our local locksmiths, from past experience...
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I bought some new blanks from ebay, just like these https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=bmw+blank+keys&_sacat=0 and swapped the internal bits after having the cutting done by our local bloke in Pwllheli, no problems at all. If you can get hold of an old key I believe it's possible to code it to your ecu, so long as it has the internals in it. Better than having no key.
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DelGue
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I found 2 blank keys on ebay for $17.00 free shipping. I think that might be a good deal. The key for my wife's Dodge Avenger was well over $100.
Palmetto
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I got a set of rubber pads from eBay for a few quid.
BTW. Shouldn't your name be iSeries now? I'm an AS/400 dev.
BTW. Shouldn't your name be iSeries now? I'm an AS/400 dev.
AS400?..those were the days...WRKACTJOB
Palmetto
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PWRDWNSYS *IMMED
Yeah you definitely don’t want to do that..... Ask me how I know
If you want to borrow the reader to create yourself some more chips let me know as I have one!
If you want to borrow the reader to create yourself some more chips let me know as I have one!