Naturally I was happy when I bought the car to see that it came with an original vintage BMW key.
However, there was only the one key so I immediately tried to make a copy. All I could find was a Volkswagen-type key blank that was similiar enough to work. But it didn't work well and I never used it unless necessary as I didn't want to damage the tumblers in the igintion.
Recently I saw on Ebay.de a key blank for sale that looked like it would work. Total cost for getting it here was 11 Euros so I figured I would take a chance. Sure enough, I was in luck, and now I have a proper spare key. It was difficult to find a shop that would cut this key since it's magnetic and requires a special machine to cut, but I found a kiosk in a local shopping center that had the right equipment.
Perhaps my imagination is to blame but the new key seems to work better than the original!
However, there was only the one key so I immediately tried to make a copy. All I could find was a Volkswagen-type key blank that was similiar enough to work. But it didn't work well and I never used it unless necessary as I didn't want to damage the tumblers in the igintion.
Recently I saw on Ebay.de a key blank for sale that looked like it would work. Total cost for getting it here was 11 Euros so I figured I would take a chance. Sure enough, I was in luck, and now I have a proper spare key. It was difficult to find a shop that would cut this key since it's magnetic and requires a special machine to cut, but I found a kiosk in a local shopping center that had the right equipment.
Perhaps my imagination is to blame but the new key seems to work better than the original!
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