RE: replacement for lost keys

["Fadeev, Alex" <Alex.Fadeev@xxxxxxx>]

Sir10inch@domain.elided wrote:
> 
> $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
> (available for purchase)  Don't know what the computer will cost.
> Can anyone else confirm this?

This is all true, but has nothing to do with Christopher Kent's e30 325
which does not have EWS.
Chris's key would cost $10 to make out of a blank (only dealer will have the
blanks) with (theoretically) VIN + the proof of ownership. When I had a
duplicate made for my '89 325i in Richmond VA, the dealer never requested
either ;-). 
Now if you do not have a key for the dealer to duplicate, they should be
able to cut the key based on the VIN alone, but it may take longer/cost
more.

good luck,
alex f

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