E30 Flip key?

[ZiMMie]

Does anyone know the quality of the flip keys on ebay? after playin with my friend audi key for a while i want one. shit its fun. saw one on ebay for lke 40$ anyone has one?


group buy ??

[Jordan]

They are JUNK. Several people here bought them and were very upset at how junky they are.

[Matt86es]

SHITTY!

I bought one..it is a cheap, lightweight plastic piece of shit! It has about 1/4 of the weight of a VW/Audi one. If you want to waste $40, PM me for my address. :P

[elemental]

Re: SHITTY!

I had toyed with the idea of makin a lost wax cast of a vw key off a flip, then getting it cut for my car, but my list is long and it's near the end, could be done

[Ryan Stewart]

What I wish someone would make would be an aftermarket alarm FOB that would accept a key blank so it would work like an E38 or later key where the fob and key were one. That would be soo much nicer than dealing with a fob and chain.

[royalflush313]

what bout the oem (?) key like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7936518360&category=33723

[hamann318is]

what bout the oem (?) key like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33723

That is one awesome looking key.

[parkerbink]

I made the mistake of getting one and it sucks! I don't use it. Never had it cut.

[Court M3]

Real cheap. Broke a week after gettin git cut

[bmwannabe]

I called our local dealer, and they said they couldnt cut me one from a newer model key. I asked specifically about the flip key. They still said no. I have no clue why they wont do it.

[bimmerphile]

I called our local dealer, and they said they couldnt cut me one from a newer model key. I asked specifically about the flip key. They still said no. I have no clue why they wont do it.

are you seriously wondering why they "wont" do it?

[niq_nak]

I called our local dealer, and they said they couldnt cut me one from a newer model key. I asked specifically about the flip key. They still said no. I have no clue why they wont do it.

cus its a completely different key, totally diff size.

[bmwannabe]

yeah, i am wondering, i dont see why they cant do it.

[Fred]

yeah, i am wondering, i dont see why they cant do it.

You did read the response above, right? It's like trying to get a house key cut for your car. It won't work because of the size, shape, and engraving.

If you really think it can be done, go and try it.

[Ryan Stewart]

Have you actually seen a late model key?

They are nearly 1/8th of an inch thick. Massive. The edges are not cut. Instead they use a carbide drill to cut a small channel into the key. It would take a lot of work to machine off enough of the metal to be small enough to serve as a key for us and it would still be pretty much useless as a FOB since the keyfob uses a different transponder system than our old alarms.

The best you can do is an E32/E34 key which has the light in it and is a bit thicker.