Re: replacement for lost keys

[Dave Shapero <dshapero@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I got several spares for my '97 E38, they just grind a little metal.

Dave

The At 11:05 PM 5/29/00 -0400, you wrote:
>That sounds like a crock to me.  I KNOW it's not correct for older cars 
>like my E30.  Possibly, for newer E38's and stuff (Does BMW use those 
>infrared keys like MB?) but I can't confirm it.
>
>Steve
>
>
>>From: Sir10inch@domain.elided
>>To: ckent@domain.elided, bmw@domain.elided
>>Subject: Re: replacement for lost keys
>>Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 17:39:33 EDT
>>
>>$39 for the valet and $49 for the master is what I just spent on my 95
>>318ic
>>but I did get them in one day, from BMW.
>>
>>  I called a locksmith and he told me that there are 8 "chip keys" for each
>>car's computer and (only) BMW can sell you one, one key at a time but when
>>all 8 are gone from stock the computer then needs to be replaced.  You will
>>then have 8 new keys (available for purchase)  Don't know what the computer
>>will cost.  Can anyone else confirm this?
>>
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