Mercedes keys on eBay...
09-28-2009, 08:40 AM
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2006 Mercedes E55 AMG, 2006 Ford Mustang GT
Mercedes keys on eBay...
Hey I get alot of phone calls and e-mails from customers buying "blank smart keys" please be advise that Mercedes-Benz or it's dealers can't code any Mercedes key bought off eBay or outside the dealer network. Basically if you buy a "smart key" off eBay it was a waste of money.
10-02-2009, 01:17 PM
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I have told many people that here. Luckily some customers are smart enough to call and ask first but I still get clients outraged that I am unwilling to code their fake keys. I have even reported this to eBay from my work email with no response. The problem is these people selling keys get so much feedback on other working keys from different manufacturers no one second guesses them because of their power seller status. Also just FYI is against the TOS to have your business in your signature without being a sponsor.
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Hey I get alot of phone calls and e-mails from customers buying "blank smart keys" please be advise that Mercedes-Benz or it's dealers can't code any Mercedes key bought off eBay or outside the dealer network. Basically if you buy a "smart key" off eBay it was a waste of money.
01-21-2011, 01:09 PM
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I am trying to do exactly that. But I am having a tough time getting the internal circuit board out of my old beat-up key... I have the w204 (curved chrome key) but not the new 2010 boxy key where the back pops off. My keys are all cracked and I want a new shell (I guess thats why Mercedes switched the design to have hard keys now).
But I am stuck trying to get the white "t-clip" out that is holding in the circuitry. Any ideas?
But I am stuck trying to get the white "t-clip" out that is holding in the circuitry. Any ideas?
02-01-2011, 10:24 AM
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Would it not be easy just to key a new key? I know that their expensive, I bought one a few years ago, after misplacing mine.
02-01-2011, 01:28 PM
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I am trying to do exactly that. But I am having a tough time getting the internal circuit board out of my old beat-up key... I have the w204 (curved chrome key) but not the new 2010 boxy key where the back pops off. My keys are all cracked and I want a new shell (I guess thats why Mercedes switched the design to have hard keys now).
But I am stuck trying to get the white "t-clip" out that is holding in the circuitry. Any ideas?
But I am stuck trying to get the white "t-clip" out that is holding in the circuitry. Any ideas?
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02-01-2011, 02:13 PM
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02-02-2011, 12:24 AM
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300E a couple 1994 w124wagon E320 Wagon/,1971MGB Track/Rally, MG Midget Autocross ,2000 E320 wagon.
Get a digital
copy of the owners manual, that way no worries of stains.
Unless you are in the habit of pouring coffee on your computer.
Unless you are in the habit of pouring coffee on your computer.
02-04-2011, 11:34 AM
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I am trying to do exactly that. But I am having a tough time getting the internal circuit board out of my old beat-up key... I have the w204 (curved chrome key) but not the new 2010 boxy key where the back pops off. My keys are all cracked and I want a new shell (I guess thats why Mercedes switched the design to have hard keys now).
But I am stuck trying to get the white "t-clip" out that is holding in the circuitry. Any ideas?
But I am stuck trying to get the white "t-clip" out that is holding in the circuitry. Any ideas?
It's easy just use the rounded portion of a paper clip and lasso the plastic tip and pull it out.
04-13-2011, 07:07 PM
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Check this out:
https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-ele...-retrofit.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-ele...-retrofit.html
