stuarty Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 (edited) My son works part time in a sports center. He put his Mini key fob in his bag and into a locker in the public changing area. When he finished his shift the key was missing from his bag. So either someone has a master key to the lockers or my son as dropped or misplaced the key. I have a spare key so managed to bring car home and lock in my garage. I know i can get a replacement key from bmw, but the missing key is still out there somewhere. Can bmw change the key code on the car and the spare key that i have as well as the new key? Thanks Stuart! Edited June 5, 2013 by stuarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Not 100% but pretty sure dealerships can re-programme it! As incase of key being stollen or lost! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Not 100% but pretty sure dealerships can re-programme it! As incase of key being stollen or lost! Thanks, hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 A friend of mine had his Audi TT stolen when they took his car keys from a gym locker. Common practice so I would get it changed ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Pm Arran. He works for BMW and might know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Pm Arran. He works for BMW and might know. Good shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Update, contacted the BMW dealer i bought the mini from. They wanted £78 to un pair the lost key with the mini and £150 for a new key and to pair it with the car, that was with a really good discount. I was driving by another BMW dealer today in hamilton and popped in to get a quote from them. The service guy, took the car and key we had left and took the car into the work shop, came back out 15 minutes later and said he had deleted the lost key from the mini and only the key i had left could now open and start the car. I asked him how much it cost and he kindly said on this occasion its "FREE". He also said if i found the lost key, he would re-program it to my car for free, result. Also, he said he could order another key for £120! So now only one key i have can open and start the car, but apparently, if someone knew what car it was, they could remove the key from inside the fob and manually unlock the doors, but cant start the car! Only way to avoid this is to pay over £1000+ to have the locks changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Update, contacted the BMW dealer i bought the mini from. They wanted £78 to un pair the lost key with the mini and £150 for a new key and to pair it with the car, that was with a really good discount. I was driving by another BMW dealer today in hamilton and popped in to get a quote from them. The service guy, took the car and key we had left and took the car into the work shop, came back out 15 minutes later and said he had deleted the lost key from the mini and only the key i had left could now open and start the car. I asked him how much it cost and he kindly said on this occasion its "FREE". He also said if i found the lost key, he would re-program it to my car for free, result. Also, he said he could order another key for £120! So now only one key i have can open and start the car, but apparently, if someone knew what car it was, they could remove the key from inside the fob and manually unlock the doors, but cant start the car! Only way to avoid this is to pay over £1000+ to have the locks changed. Elephant offer key insurance now, I pay £1.60 (+/-) a month for it and if I lose my keys they will replace all the car and house locks for me with no excess. Worth trying to get some incase it happens again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Update, contacted the BMW dealer i bought the mini from. They wanted £78 to un pair the lost key with the mini and £150 for a new key and to pair it with the car, that was with a really good discount. I was driving by another BMW dealer today in hamilton and popped in to get a quote from them. The service guy, took the car and key we had left and took the car into the work shop, came back out 15 minutes later and said he had deleted the lost key from the mini and only the key i had left could now open and start the car. I asked him how much it cost and he kindly said on this occasion its "FREE". He also said if i found the lost key, he would re-program it to my car for free, result. Also, he said he could order another key for £120! So now only one key i have can open and start the car, but apparently, if someone knew what car it was, they could remove the key from inside the fob and manually unlock the doors, but cant start the car! Only way to avoid this is to pay over £1000+ to have the locks changed. Elephant offer key insurance now, I pay £1.60 (+/-) a month for it and if I lose my keys they will replace all the car and house locks for me with no excess. Worth trying to get some incase it happens again Thanks mate, i'll look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Update! Bizarly keys turned up. My son thinks its a practical joker! Just glad to get them back in the end. Just need bmw to re code them! Thanks for the replys guys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyinsurance Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) Update, contacted the BMW dealer i bought the mini from. They wanted £78 to un pair the lost key with the mini and £150 for a new key and to pair it with the car, that was with a really good discount. I was driving by another BMW dealer today in hamilton and popped in to get a quote from them. The service guy, took the car and key we had left and took the car into the work shop, came back out 15 minutes later and said he had deleted the lost key from the mini and only the key i had left could now open and start the car. I asked him how much it cost and he kindly said on this occasion its "FREE". He also said if i found the lost key, he would re-program it to my car for free, result. Deserves a 4 pack for that IMO, great service, rare to find! PS, key cover is available from us in some cases as well. Edited June 7, 2013 by skyinsurance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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