Hi is it possible to get a spare key cut for my 1.9 , it the non remote type , does the key have to be programmed to the car , has it got to be done via the main dealer ?
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
Spare Key
- Thread starter D R Oldfield
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- Newport, South Wales,UK
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- Z3 M43 1.8 (1999) and Z4 E85 2.5 (2003)
Dealer will supply coded key for your car for circa £130 or you could buy a blank with a uncoded transponder chip in it from ebay then find a locksmith to cut the blade. Once cut you have to get it coded so it will start the car, some invest in an AK90 key coder and do their own, I tried that but couldn't get a key to code correctly ended up getting a mobile locksmith to code it with his proffessional key coder. He had to read the processor chip in the EWS module that has to be taken out of the car and then code my new cut key. Cost me £130 + around £9 for the ebay key, cutting the blade was free for me. There are independants who offer key cutting and coding for reasonable prices bu you may have to send them your key and the EWS module to provide a new key.
Search the forum for past key threads, you will find reccomendations from others.
More info here https://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17378
Search the forum for past key threads, you will find reccomendations from others.
More info here https://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17378
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Had a spare cut last year from a company in Newton Abbot Devon £90 mobile service
There are safety measures and then there is this, next we will have to have a guy following us around with the nuclear briefcase!