Mystery Key (At Least For Me...)

Speed_Addict · 11-27-2008, 10:24 AM

Does anyone know what this key is for? I recieved it with my keys during an ED this last May but I have never found an explanation for it in the manual and my searches in this and other forums turn up nothing.

As you can see it has no cuts in in - only the black dot on the back side. It may be made out of aluminum or it could be plastic but I am not certain.

Anyway..? - love to know what it is if anyone has a clue.

vod74 · 11-27-2008, 10:41 AM

dreamk · 11-27-2008, 10:41 AM

valet key i believe.....

dreamk · 11-27-2008, 10:42 AM

you can start the car but cant go far tho

dkvby · 11-27-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dreamk

you can start the car but cant go far tho

how to start the car with that? where do u stick it to?

ubern00b · 11-27-2008, 12:01 PM

should be a "blank" key fob in your glove box, you insert that into it, and put it in the dash

deletedelete · 11-27-2008, 12:11 PM

wtf is that!

I335 · 11-27-2008, 01:00 PM

You have the key to the Welt!

Rotary Rasp · 11-27-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by I335

You have the key to the Welt!

hahaha

asdflkijd · 11-27-2008, 01:34 PM

That key is for if you want to keep your batterypowered keyfob in the car while you go dip your ass in the ocean at the beach. Its only a spare key to open the car, you can't start the car just with this. Its called a wallet key. I just saw the picture and realized there isnt any slats.. HMMM let me know when you figure out what it is LOL..

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 11-27-2008, 01:52 PM

Never seen a yellow one before.

ubern00b · 11-27-2008, 02:05 PM

i dont think you can do doors with this, i dont see the grooves cut into it like mine. looks more like a valet key, so they can park the car, but not get access to glove box/trunk

JSpira · 11-27-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ubern00b

i dont think you can do doors with this, i dont see the grooves cut into it like mine. looks more like a valet key, so they can park the car, but not get access to glove box/trunk

BMW does not provide SEPARATE valet keys

ubern00b · 11-27-2008, 02:13 PM

lol, so how come his looks different than all the other ones i've seen? or, i guess i should ask, how come mine is cut to be able to access glove box and door and that one doesn't seem to be?

madman · 11-27-2008, 02:16 PM

Why not ask the dealer?

Tondtar · 11-27-2008, 02:22 PM

Check and see if there is a room number etched anywhere on it

DSXMachina · 11-27-2008, 06:40 PM

Since we've gotten this far and no one else has correctly identified it, I will. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I say it is the Tur key.

silvergray545 · 11-27-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JSpira

BMW does not provide SEPARATE valet keys

My car has a seperate valet key.

RyanZERO · 11-27-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by vod74

I died when I saw this.

RyanZERO · 11-27-2008, 10:53 PM

Note: I searched and found nothing. i found this link, http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5412 its from 2005 which makes it semi-irrelevant since the key pictured is yellow. Whereas the ones they are talking about are black and have been cut.

OP, do you have another plastic key?

radix · 11-27-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by I335

You have the key to the Welt!

Die Welt ist nicht genug.

RyBMW · 11-28-2008, 01:18 AM

The black ones are not valet keys. It's a wallet key for incase you lock your fob in the car or lose your fob. For when you valet your car, take the metal key out of the fob and give the valet the fob only. Not that you should valet your car.

11-27-2008, 10:24 AM	#1
Speed_Addict Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 210 Posts Drives: Crimson Red 335i Coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northwest iTrader: (1)	Mystery Key (At Least For Me...) Does anyone know what this key is for? I recieved it with my keys during an ED this last May but I have never found an explanation for it in the manual and my searches in this and other forums turn up nothing. As you can see it has no cuts in in - only the black dot on the back side. It may be made out of aluminum or it could be plastic but I am not certain. Anyway..? - love to know what it is if anyone has a clue.
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dreamk Banned 123 Rep 9,946 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: south nj iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 e90 335i [0.00]	you can start the car but cant go far tho
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ubern00b First Lieutenant 5 Rep 370 Posts Drives: 06 325i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: tn iTrader: (1)	should be a "blank" key fob in your glove box, you insert that into it, and put it in the dash
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I335 Brigadier General 123 Rep 4,249 Posts Drives: '08 335i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New England iTrader: (11)	You have the key to the Welt!
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asdflkijd Aberry is a scammer 558 Rep 5,507 Posts Drives: SGM E92 335i, AM E90 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (14) Garage List 2008 E92 335i [10.00] 2007 E90 335i (Reti ... [9.00]	That key is for if you want to keep your batterypowered keyfob in the car while you go dip your ass in the ocean at the beach. Its only a spare key to open the car, you can't start the car just with this. Its called a wallet key. I just saw the picture and realized there isnt any slats.. HMMM let me know when you figure out what it is LOL..
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11-27-2008, 01:52 PM	#11
PaulBailey@ltbmw General 663 Rep 26,878 Posts Drives: 2-325 330 2-335 2-Z4 2-135 X5d Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntington Beach, CA iTrader: (34) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i E90 [7.00] 2011 BMW 335i E92 [7.96]	Never seen a yellow one before.
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11-27-2008, 02:05 PM	#12
ubern00b First Lieutenant 5 Rep 370 Posts Drives: 06 325i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: tn iTrader: (1)	i dont think you can do doors with this, i dont see the grooves cut into it like mine. looks more like a valet key, so they can park the car, but not get access to glove box/trunk
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11-27-2008, 02:13 PM	#14
ubern00b First Lieutenant 5 Rep 370 Posts Drives: 06 325i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: tn iTrader: (1)	lol, so how come his looks different than all the other ones i've seen? or, i guess i should ask, how come mine is cut to be able to access glove box and door and that one doesn't seem to be?
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11-27-2008, 02:16 PM	#15
madman Major 108 Rep 1,252 Posts Drives: The Above Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lincolnshire, UK iTrader: (0)	Why not ask the dealer? __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
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Tondtar 12 yr old Juvie 1078 Rep 881 Posts Drives: His Mom Crazy Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: El Lay iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 (RIP in 2011) ... [0.00]	Check and see if there is a room number etched anywhere on it
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11-27-2008, 06:40 PM	#17
DSXMachina If I don't get reincarnated I'm screwed. 1 Rep 196 Posts Drives: E92, 6MT, TiAg, Walnut, Saddle Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Hampsha iTrader: (0)	Since we've gotten this far and no one else has correctly identified it, I will. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I say it is the Tur key.
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RyanZERO Private 0 Rep 76 Posts Drives: Black on black..on black. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: 412, PA & 813, FL iTrader: (0)	Note: I searched and found nothing. i found this link, http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5412 its from 2005 which makes it semi-irrelevant since the key pictured is yellow. Whereas the ones they are talking about are black and have been cut. OP, do you have another plastic key?
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11-28-2008, 01:18 AM	#22
RyBMW Major 78 Rep 1,038 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 BMW X5 [0.00] 2008 335i [0.00]	The black ones are not valet keys. It's a wallet key for incase you lock your fob in the car or lose your fob. For when you valet your car, take the metal key out of the fob and give the valet the fob only. Not that you should valet your car. __________________ New: 12 X5 xDrive35i Premium Alpine White/Cinn Brown Old: 08 E92 335i\|Space Gray/Coral Red/Gray Poplar Old: 06 E90 330i\|Black Sapphire/Black /Burl
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