[pynacl]

Originally Posted by DreamerJoe

o damn, then $150 is a good price. does comfort access still work?

Yeah! All my comfort access features and custom coding stuff works exactly the same

[HFW003]

Originally Posted by pynacl

You'll have to post yours up once you get it back and share your experience! You going to get your physical key part cut too??

Mine will take a few weeks but I certainly will put up some details.

Yes I’m getting the key cut as well.

[Gen13 F36]

Originally Posted by DreamerJoe

the $150 is just for the opening and soldering right? doesn't include the new key fob, how much do those run? and $150 for 30 minutes of work is a little pricey, I would have hit up a cell phone repair shop for a quote maybe..

Jeezz don't forget how much for the X5M keyfob to just do this hack or mod. I don't mind doing the soldering. Those are the easy part.

[chhappy7]

Originally Posted by Gen13 F36

Jeezz don't forget how much for the X5M keyfob to just do this hack or mod. I don't mind doing the soldering. Those are the easy part.

The $150 does or does not include the key?

[Gen13 F36]

Originally Posted by chhappy7

The $150 does or does not include the key?

I just look at the link website. I would say $150 pay for everything. I guess they know a place to get X5M keyfob for cheap... even if it is aftermarket.

I would say I probably do this if you have a banged up keyfob that still work. I know alot of us throw there keys anywhere and they will scratch up or maybe crack where you attach key ring... and don't really want to pony up for a new keyfob... replacing just the case for $150 is very resonable.

[Gen13 F36]

Originally Posted by eff80m3

I just got this done from Gates Innovations. Love the design on this compared to the fat key that comes with our cars.

Where are they located... there website don't mention. You have it done, where did you send the keyfob.?

[s55jesus]

Originally Posted by Gen13 F36

Where are they located... there website don't mention. You have it done, where did you send the keyfob.?

Chicago

[s55jesus]

My local lock smith was able to cut the physical key portion for like 35 bucks IIRC. And it works. Although they did bend it a bit, I'm guessing from putting it on a clamp so if anyone goes to get it cut, make sure they don't bend it. Had a hell of a time trying to bend it back with a pair of pliers to get it to seat correctly.

[khoa@x-ph.com]

I want this key now. Much better than the factory one for sure.

[Gen13 F36]

OP thanks for sharing.... now at least we got option if someone need a replacement for crack case but functional keyfob.

[Liandri]

I'm shipping mine to him today to have it done. I talked to him a bunch last night, George is a very nice guy, he said he does this for fun and gets the OEM X5M fobs unprogrammed from a BMW locksmith in bulk and that's the reason for the low price. When you buy it from BMW they have it coded
/programmed to your car and you must provide proof of ownership etc, so that's why it's $300+ if you get through BMW. He confirmed he uses hot air/soldering equipment to swap the prom, just like was detailed in another thread.

What a great value service though, totally fills a niche we have here for getting the X5M fob to work. I'm very excited. I'll post back here when it comes in as well as put up a thread on 2addicts

[itsrichierich]

I would love to do this but when I bought my car, I only got 1 key lol

[tringuyen7757]

Just got my key back on monday. Communication with George went smoothly and turn around time was 3 days which is really quick. Key works beautifully and I can't believe that my car now has the X5M style key.

[pynacl]

Originally Posted by Liandri

I'm shipping mine to him today to have it done. I talked to him a bunch last night, George is a very nice guy, he said he does this for fun and gets the OEM X5M fobs unprogrammed from a BMW locksmith in bulk and that's the reason for the low price. When you buy it from BMW they have it coded
/programmed to your car and you must provide proof of ownership etc, so that's why it's $300+ if you get through BMW. He confirmed he uses hot air/soldering equipment to swap the prom, just like was detailed in another thread.

What a great value service though, totally fills a niche we have here for getting the X5M fob to work. I'm very excited. I'll post back here when it comes in as well as put up a thread on 2addicts

Agreed George is awesome to work with! He knows his stuff and has some super cool equipment to ensure the soldering comes out perfectly. Price is killer too, almost considering swapping both my keys

[pynacl]

Originally Posted by itsrichierich

I would love to do this but when I bought my car, I only got 1 key lol

Saw he just updated the site to offer 1 day turnaround and overnight UPS shipping. Not sure if that'd be an option, but if you could be without it for a day you might still be able to swing it. Bit more expensive but still super reasonable!

[Liandri]

Got mine back today! It's fantastic. Posted a review on 2addicts here:

https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1746439

[zamboni]

How about the M5 display key fob? I really like this version.

[Gen13 F36]

I'm seeing add on ebay about this keyfob.... just wondering anyone tried them... I'm not in the market for this as my 2 keyfob still work and look brand new

[eff32fl]

Originally Posted by Gen13 F36

I just look at the link website. I would say $150 pay for everything. I guess they know a place to get X5M keyfob for cheap... even if it is aftermarket.

I would say I probably do this if you have a banged up keyfob that still work. I know alot of us throw there keys anywhere and they will scratch up or maybe crack where you attach key ring... and don't really want to pony up for a new keyfob... replacing just the case for $150 is very resonable.

BMW aftermarket keyfobs are sold by China for like $10 so most likely they're Chinese copies. I'm sure there wouldn't be much profit motive in using authentic BMW keyfobs if someone did have the ability to get OEM blank keyfobs. Not knocking his service or product just saying. I'm probably going to get my main keyfob switched to one of these spiffy looking ones. I just realized his prices went up to $175 so that sucks, oh well I suppose. I think the price went up since now the upgrade includes cutting the physical key. So I guess it all ends up costing the same in the long run.

[im_an_alien]

Dang it now I want one too. This forum is worse than a casino I tell you...

[dangerus_car]

damn, $175 to replace a keyfob (not getting a duplicate) is quite expensive. if i were to get a new (duplicate) keyfob without sacrifacing my oem keyfob, i would consider it, but this is too expensive.

anyone should consider find a service that can clone a keyfob, it would be better so you have a spare

[eff32fl]

Originally Posted by crislee

damn, $175 to replace a keyfob (not getting a duplicate) is quite expensive. if i were to get a new (duplicate) keyfob without sacrifacing my oem keyfob, i would consider it, but this is too expensive.

anyone should consider find a service that can clone a keyfob, it would be better so you have a spare

Yeah I've looked into cloning my fob in lieu of services like this. There is hardware you can purchase from China (maybe others) that can do it (comes with the software to run the hardware). The fob upgrade service has a higher price because of convenience. I was about to buy the cloning hardware but decided against it.