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SD1too · 4th December 2018, 15:58

I think that he's spinning you a yarn Dave.

I'm not pretending to be an expert on this but if you have a new key fitted with a new transponder then it's my understanding (from talking to MGR dealer parts department staff) that the key needs to be sent to BMW in Germany to be programmed to interact with your car's immobiliser (EWS). This service is extremely expensive.

It may be that a club trader can also do this (I don't know) but I doubt that an automotive locksmith can. If this was possible, then it would be easy for a thief to buy a key for £40 and steal a car!

Simon

PS Steve was typing at the same time as I was and has confirmed the procedure.

4th December 2018, 15:58	#9
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,372 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	I think that he's spinning you a yarn Dave. I'm not pretending to be an expert on this but if you have a new key fitted with a new transponder then it's my understanding (from talking to MGR dealer parts department staff) that the key needs to be sent to BMW in Germany to be programmed to interact with your car's immobiliser (EWS). This service is extremely expensive. It may be that a club trader can also do this (I don't know) but I doubt that an automotive locksmith can. If this was possible, then it would be easy for a thief to buy a key for £40 and steal a car! Simon PS Steve was typing at the same time as I was and has confirmed the procedure. __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce. Last edited by SD1too; 4th December 2018 at 15:59.. Reason: PS