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Originally Posted by Grumpyold2hat
Had a quote from a local locksmith shop of £280. Does this sound correct?
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Have my doubts about a local locksmith being able to produce a key. Firstly you'd need a remote locking printed circuit board (PCB) and a virgin transponder, must be a new transponder as once they have been programmed an internal fuse pops and they can't be rewritten. The serial number of the PCB has to be entered into the car's security system either by T4 or TOAF. Then the EWS (immobiliser system) in the car has to be read using specialised equipment/software and data transferred to the new transponder. Some places will claim to do a key but only clone the existing transponder which will work for so long then fall out of sync with the EWS rendering the "new" key useless.
As suggested contact Russ. He did a key for my 260, don't think he can cut the blade though, certainly didn't use to. A good, independent, locksmith will do that for you.