Issues with BMW replacement key

[Snowflake87]

Hello,

Wondering if anyone else has experienced something like this. I bought an 87 325e about a month and half ago. It came with one key, an ilco replacement. Being that it is the only key I have for the car and it is made of brass and looking a little worn/twisted I ordered a replacement from BMW. Now the BMW replacement key will not lock my driver side door nor will it lock the trunk. Anyone have a similar issue? Apologies in advance if this has been posted before. Thanks.

[mr.vang]

Simple, they key is too new for your worn out butt hole.

[Navarone]

I just got new Ilco keys cut from a Cole copy and the new keys wouldn't open the less used passenger side or trunk, they did work on the drivers and ignition. I took the new keys back to the lock smith and he touched them up a little bit by cutting both sides then flipping my key and cutting both sides again. He said my key was lopsided and needed to be shaved down a little more to work.

After I got new keys made I bought a new drivers side door lock and while putting it together I noticed that my first key didn't set the pins correctly even though the pin numbers matched. I had to file the key a little bit for the lock to work correctly.

I also have a really old Cole key that looks very warn out but it works fine all around. Your locks are probably all warn out and the BMW key cut to spec is not pushing the pins far enough. I bet if you got a new lock and keyed it to your BMW code it would work with the new bmw key, but then you would have to carry two keys or replace all your locks that don't work with the new key.

[Snowflake87]

When I look at the keys, it almost look the tip of the ilco is bigger than that of the BMW key which probably contributed to the wearing out of the butthole. It seems as though the quick solution is to just keep using the ilco because I really don't feel like redoing a bunch of lock cylinders.

[15Michaeljoseph]

When I look at the keys, it almost look the tip of the ilco is bigger than that of the BMW key which probably contributed to the wearing out of the butthole. It seems as though the quick solution is to just keep using the ilco because I really don't feel like redoing a bunch of lock cylinders.

that makes perfect sense actually, the drivers door butthole probably
started acting up and so OP was using the trunk butthole to lock the doors, all the while using the ilco key, which loosened them up because it's bigger. good thinking. I'd do the rebuild if it were me. Probably would take about one rainy day to complete.


--Mike

[Snowflake87]

I'm going to do the rebuild. I just don't think I'm going to do it at the moment. I am experiencing the joys of a new purchase (more you drive more stuff goes wrong). So as of right now rebuilding the lock cylinders are low on the list.

[jalopi]

I am experiencing the woes of a new purchase

FTFY ;)

All you really need is a cylinder rebuild kit, pretty easy to do