I just got my X in April and it came with 1 key that had been split open and taped together with the remote function not working. The stealer charged me $400 for two new keys and programming and refused to fix the one I already had.

Apparently the remote function stayed in memory because you did not have to reprogram the remote. Glad to hear you were able to do it yourself.

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2001 X5 3.0 manual with factory widebody kit