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      10-27-2019, 11:38 AM   #10
johnung
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Drives: 2015 BMW 335i x-Drive Auto
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Originally Posted by 5mall5nail5 View Post
John - having lost the splined keys for both our X1 and 328, I can say there's more like 20+ combinations of keys. Thompson BMW had to come out to the car with a little plastic compartment kit and try every key on my car. There were 2 kits he had, so I want to say the key combination is decently significant. That's not to say that a thief doesn't spend the $500 - 800 buying all the keys. Also FWIW my X1 and 328, though the locks look very, very similar, have different keys.
Thanks! Good to know! It was the dealer that told me there were only 5 keys. First time a dealer gave me bad information.
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