Replacement keys
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The code is stamped onto the door and trunk lock cylinders. If you have access to the inside of your trunk, removing the trunk lock mechanism is probably easier than pulling off the door cards and removing the door lock.
The ignition and doors are keyed the same, trunk is a separate code.
Unfortunately not out of the woods yet...
Got a key cut from the code on the trunk lock and it appears to work in that lock. Unfortunately it does not work on any of the other 4 locks. I'm sure the original key worked on all 5 locks. Can anyone think of a reason that the replacement wouldn't work? It does have 7 dimples but it doesn't seem to go in all the way on the door/ignition locks. There is at least a 1/4" of key visible which is not the case when inserted in the trunk lock.
Is my only option at this point to remove one of the door locks and get a key cut to that?
Got a key cut from the code on the trunk lock and it appears to work in that lock. Unfortunately it does not work on any of the other 4 locks. I'm sure the original key worked on all 5 locks. Can anyone think of a reason that the replacement wouldn't work? It does have 7 dimples but it doesn't seem to go in all the way on the door/ignition locks. There is at least a 1/4" of key visible which is not the case when inserted in the trunk lock.
Is my only option at this point to remove one of the door locks and get a key cut to that?
Honolulu
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There were two different keys for you car: a master key and a valet key. Apparently the key cut from the code on the trunk lock cylinder is the valet key (as long as you're right that the cylinders were never changed).
You'll have to excavate the code from either the ignition cylinder or the door lock cylinder. I'd go after the ignition.
You'll have to excavate the code from either the ignition cylinder or the door lock cylinder. I'd go after the ignition.
If the new key were the valet key it wouldn't open the trunk, only door and ignition. I think it's amazing how many coupe locks/keys have been changed over the years.
I'm pretty confident that all the locks match. I only ever had the one key. That would mean that perhaps the blank used to cut the key doesn't quite match the original. Can someone do me a favor and verify if the key is supposed to go all the way into the door and ignition locks. The duplicated key doesn't do that. I also notice that the 3 blanks I have (from different ebay vendors) all have some slight differences such as the angle of the pointed end as well as the length/slope of the part of the key where the dimples are.
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Great links thank-you! I have one ignition key and two for the doors so will want a spare. Any experience with any of these? Keysforclassics sounds like a reasonable service.
I can vouch for keys4classics in Australia. Extremely helpful, well worth having a chat before ordering too. As far as I remember, my glovebox lock code was sufficient, which is what they advised I use. If that helps at all.
climbernyc
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I just sent Stuart at keys4classics a pic of the code from rear of my glove box lock (iPhone wedged up there with a flashlight). I'll report back once I have the keys. He's been v helpful
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keys4classics did a set for me and they work perfectly.
You can order these from BMW Mobile Tradition in the original pebra form: http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/
RogerB
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I have 4-5 key blanks but no one to cut them. Anyone know of a locksmith in the Atlanta area capable of cutting them?
Honolulu
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Some Mercedes Benzes of the era used a similar key. Contact your local Benz owners club and see where they go.
Or let your fingers do the walking, call all your nearby key shops.
Razi, if you're questioning whether the key should go into the lock farther, and it doesn't work as is, you've nothing to loose by filing it so that it goes in further. I've had to do this with a copy of my '85 BMW motorcycle key, after two fails by different lock shops.
Or let your fingers do the walking, call all your nearby key shops.
Razi, if you're questioning whether the key should go into the lock farther, and it doesn't work as is, you've nothing to loose by filing it so that it goes in further. I've had to do this with a copy of my '85 BMW motorcycle key, after two fails by different lock shops.
Honolulu
Well-Known Member
Some Mercedes Benzes of the era used a similar key. Contact your local Benz owners club and see where they go.
Or let your fingers do the walking, call all your nearby key shops.
Razi, if you're questioning whether the key should go into the lock farther, and it doesn't work as is, you've nothing to loose by filing it so that it goes in further. I've had to do this with a copy of my '85 BMW motorcycle key, after two fails by different lock shops.
Or let your fingers do the walking, call all your nearby key shops.
Razi, if you're questioning whether the key should go into the lock farther, and it doesn't work as is, you've nothing to loose by filing it so that it goes in further. I've had to do this with a copy of my '85 BMW motorcycle key, after two fails by different lock shops.
Honolulu
Well-Known Member
Some Mercedes Benzes of the era used a similar key. Contact your local Benz owners club and see where they go.
Or let your fingers do the walking, call all your nearby key shops.
Razi, if you're questioning whether the key should go into the lock farther, and it doesn't work as is, you've nothing to loose by filing it so that it goes in further. I've had to do this with a copy of my '85 BMW motorcycle key, after two fails by different lock shops.
Or let your fingers do the walking, call all your nearby key shops.
Razi, if you're questioning whether the key should go into the lock farther, and it doesn't work as is, you've nothing to loose by filing it so that it goes in further. I've had to do this with a copy of my '85 BMW motorcycle key, after two fails by different lock shops.