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Old 18th July 2021, 07:59   #11
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I used Aliexpress, the seller was Shop900247158 Store and the listing is currently here. Click
Thanks. We buy a lot of stuff from China. My wife is Chinese, which helps with the negotiation, and end result. When we lived there, whenever we were haggling to buy stuff in the fake markets or wherever, I had to keep my distance, if they saw my face, the price would quadruple.
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Old 18th July 2021, 12:15   #12
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There are other vendors on both Aliexpress and ebay offering keys in the post cut from a pic. However the Chinese are best on price for this service atm and a good option if you can wait a few weeks for delivery. Delivery time can vary depending on things like customs delays and indeed the vendor's own shipping arrangement. As on ebay vendors might not ship immediately, instead orders are often collated and shipped out together on a pre-planned future date. That way there may be enough orders to ship to meet their needs. Prices on Aliexpress are also subject to currency fluctuations and can change either way on a regular basis, usually no more than a few pennies in my own experience. Other factors such as tax changes and a vendor's own price changes can also come into play, but any vendor anywhere can rejig their prices to suit their changing needs. If ordered last year my key from China would have cost 20% less, this is because Aliexpress now has to charge UK VAT on orders under £15 GBP when previously it did not.

But every cloud has a silver lining as they say. I'm going to have a go at configuring my own transponder chip and for this purpose I've purchased the EWS Editor Lite tool, again via Aliexpress from China. It cost almost £50 and last year I would not only have been charged VAT but also the Royal Mail's VAT collection fee - which roughly would have equaled if not surpassed the VAT charge itself. So buying the EWS tool this year has saved me the cost of RM's VAT collection fee as the job of collection now falls on Aliexpress. Lol.
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Old 18th July 2021, 13:22   #13
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Hi,
I recently purchased our first 75, but it only came with one key.

I live in/on Malta, so the rather good specialist replacement options available in the UK, don't really work for me. BMW route (if still available?) is not too attractive financially.

I was watching a video about renewing the plastic key fob, and had a thought...

Would everything work if the chip that enables the car to start was removed from the existing key fob, and permanently fixed in the car somewhere close to the ignition?

I'd then have the current key still operating the remote central locking, and could get another blank cut for manually opening the car.

The car should see the chip when either key is turned in the ignition, think both keys are the same whichever is used, and start the car with either key?

yes/no/silly?
I would PM Big Russ - forum key guru - he will sot it out properly.
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Old 18th July 2021, 17:39   #14
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I would PM Big Russ - forum key guru - he will sot it out properly.
main problem is, I'm not in the UK.
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Old 18th July 2021, 20:15   #15
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main problem is, I'm not in the UK.
That's not a problem, Russ has sorted keys for members far and wide.
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main problem is, I'm not in the UK.
If you can live without the car for a few days I can do it via the post if you can remove the EWS and BCU.
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Old 19th July 2021, 13:59   #17
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If you can live without the car for a few days I can do it via the post if you can remove the EWS and BCU.
Hi Jamie,
thanks for the offer. Not comfortable posting these things. I've had too many bad experiences of important packages getting lost in the post.

I will be in the UK in a cpl of weeks time for a few days, but in Devon and then greater London. Just trying to work out if I could get to you for a day.

How much would it cost and how much time do you need?

Cheers,
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