keys

[thedweeb]

Hi,
The wife lost her set of X keys this week. Can anyone tell me if this a stealership part? I guess for the programing part it would be.
cheers

[Yii]

theres only 5 sets of keys i believe for each BMW and 2 come with the car. i beleive you can get a uncut key from ebay but i dont believe you can start your car without it being programed to recognize your car. Iv bought a key from the stealer ship and it was about 200 =/.

[thedweeb]

Thanks for the reply. So what happens if all 5 keys have been issued over the life of the car? I have a feeling this is going to hurt !!

[LPMM]

No biggie, just go to the dealer with proof of ownership and order a new one. Here in the US it is about $165+tax and you get it in 3 days or so.

[thedweeb]

Thanks, Was thinking for a minute i would need to sell the wife

[LPMM]

I guess you could sell her and find a replacement wife within 3 days... but I think it would cost you more than the price of a key.

Forgot to add, don't buy one off ebay or anywhere else. It won't start your vehicle. In this case, this is a dealer item.

[thedweeb]

Thanks for the advice. I will call BMW in the morning.
Cheers from a cold England

[j944]

I just ordered one yesterday. It was $199 for the master and $79 for the manual key. All I did was brought my title so they could fax it and my DL to where ever they order it from.
Said it will be here tomorrow.

Good luck

[killcrap]

Originally Posted by Yii

theres only 5 sets of keys i believe for each BMW and 2 come with the car. i beleive you can get a uncut key from ebay but i dont believe you can start your car without it being programed to recognize your car. Iv bought a key from the stealer ship and it was about 200 =/.

there is max of 10 keys. 3 come with the X5 the valet/wallet key, and 2 master keys. that leaves 7 more keys available to be made. no key on ebay will be able to start the car, it can not be programmed without special knowledge.

[thedweeb]

Thanks all for your help.