Flip up keys

[BMW325AW]

I was looking around on Ebay the other day and noticed some flipout keys with built in LED lights. The key is blank and according to the seller they can be taken to the local locksmith and be cut for an e30.

Do any of you have this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=40016

[Zayyan]

The word "poser" springs to mind!

It is a cool key though

[bootyman]

Blue LED's instantly sping to mind. Domt do it dude I bought some spinner wheels for my subs a while back from America, but i never bothered to fit them. The are baisicall 12" spinners wheels that go on top of you subs and is wired to your head unit or wher ever you can get a power source, then they spin when you stereo is turned on. At the time i thought they were really cool, but now i'm really glad i didn't fit them, cause they are set to be the next big thing on chav circuit.

They are for sale by the way if anyone from the zone fancies them??

[BMW325AW]

.....argh i hate being called that

Anyhow i was looking at these due to the fact that the key that came with my car looked as if it went through a toaster! I was looking for a replacement key and the flip keys looked cool to me. Another car in the family has the flip out style key and i really love it. Idk what made you think of 12" spinners lol.

[Widge]

I really like those flip out keys. Quite fancy one seeing as the light in mine doesn't work and the key is bent!!

[BMW325AW]

how in the hell did you manage to bend a key?????

[Zayyan]

If you pull the key out of the ignition at the wrong angle, for example if in a rush or "exasperated", it bends

I've got a bent key too

[bennyp]

must admit that my key is also fooked,

but i dont fancy having a Merc / VW / Skoda lookylike key for my cat though

ps.... make that CAR........

[Widge]

Mines actually twisted, it still works but it's obviously 16 years of turning the ignition on. And the spare has no light in it so the other one has always been used, bulb only stopped working a couple of months ago!

[johnono]

ive got 2 keys and they are seriously thin


do they have thicker/stronger keys available like the newer ones?

[BMW325AW]

well from the looks at the one i found (the link is at the top) they tend to look very close to a new bmw key. (atleast a US spec)

[Jhonno]

hmm flip key is cool esp with LED light

[BMW325AW]

arent you up late lol?

[Jhonno]

yeah - exams, tho i seem to be on here chatting rather than revising

[RevBillyG]

If you live near Basingstoke I can cut you a new key (only standard boring type I'm afraid).

Seriously cheap for zone members too ;)

[BMW325AW]

well that key I found on ebay ships world wide. There are a couple other ones on there as well.

However you can get the key that Rev is giving. Its probably cheaper lol.

[amit325i]

stick to original looks tons better, its an old car with old school keys
get one cut at the dealer about Ԛ£13 from what i remember!! make sure the copying key is one that you have used the least and therefore the starpest, so a good copy can be made!

[BMW325AW]

ive only got one key as i said in the first post. And "it looks like it went through a toaster"

The bmw emblem on it has melted away lol!

[Adam318i]

was in a merc the other day and its key flipped round.

I wouldnt mind one, how much posted to the UK will they be?

Ive lost my slim key and only have the one with the light (which doesnt work) and its also attached to like a little leather pouch.

Anyone else got this type?

Also where can i get new batteries from?

Cheers,

Adam

[RevBillyG]

The batteries are just normal 3v lithium jobbies (same as in a watch or on your pc's motherboard!)

You can get them from Tesco's etc. Failing that a camera shop will be sure to do them.

Just crack the head open and see what's inside (probably a CR2032 or CR2016)

[Dominitry]

I'd love one of those, cheesy and chavy just my thing

Kinda skint this week though, can you buy them in the UK?