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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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I understand there is a transponder. I'm guessing that the dealer will charge to program the key, huh? Anyone have a key cut at the locksmith's?

-Or this one b/c of the chrome rings
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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It may, but check around to see where you can get it cut. I bought one from Carson at Riverside a month or so ago and just got it coded on Monday. I also had one from eBay, but the dealer said they don't cut them anymore, that it's done by VIN no. (which is how I had it done through Carson). Needless to say, my eBay backup is uncut and uncoded, but I do now have two working keys.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Locksmith can cut it. $10
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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I got a switchblade with a blank key off of ebay and the dealer wouldnt cut it for me unless I bought the black from them because he says he seized up to many carbide bits cutting "un-known metals" (of course had to buy the blank with the holder for 41 bucks!!) So I had it cut at a locksmith, it cost me like 23 bucks, just make sure the guys who will cut it know how to do it before hand. I waited for like 2 hours before he finally got mine right and working properly. But my car is a 97 so no transponder, so good luck with that, only the dealer can code it as far as I know.
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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Thanks, will look into that. Had [another] dealer cut a key for previous '98 and it worked fine. With current S8 and its immobilizer, all three would have had to be coded at once. I will take the third one to a locksmith to try that. It may not be coded, but it *could* get me in if I were locked out.
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