K11 Owners Group

blue95lt · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:59 am Post subject: lost key

Any one lost their key to your k bike and have to order one
from the stealership?
I have mis placed mine and had to get one. Hope they can cut it corectly
from the vin number and it work properly?
I"m having trouble understanding that? how a # can tell a machine where the high and low places are on a key.
Sorry to ramble guys,I'm bummed cause I cant ride!!
thx for letting me vent. keith
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Number 6 · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:59 am Post subject:

They can make keys and locks from VIN#, but you have to be sure your lock have never been changed for differents locks from factory otherwise you're stuck.
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Niemand · Last edited by Niemand on Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:34 pm; edited 1 time in total

It might end up being slightly more complicated than giving them your VIN. When I got my K last year it came with a single worn key. Assuming I could get one made at any BMW dealership, I contacted the closest one to me in southern Illinois at the time. (Grassroots BMW)

Per an old email I just dug up, I was told that you had to have the "key code" not the VIN as there apparently is no key/VIN database for BMWNA. Their words: "Sorry to say, without the key code we cannot order a key from BMW. Your only other possibility is to see if the dealer who sold the bike new kept a record of it."

Luckily this particular dealership was extremely helpful and traced the origins of my bike. I then contacted the dealership where my K was originally sold and they gave me the key code.

Not really helpful in your case with no key to reference, but for others here is a useful website for checking to see if the code you get still matches your existing key:

http://www.stephenbottcher.net/BMW/keys.htm

Also, I was quoted the new key cut from code would be about $85. (Gateway BMW, St. Louis) So I have yet to resolve my issues despite having the code and several blanks.
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BobZ(IL) · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject:

I've had the key taken from my bike at the MOA rally in Bloomsburg and at this year's Falling Leaf rally. You'd think I would learn a lesson here sometime. At least they leave the bike.

Fortunately I always carry a spare and have always been able to get new ones cut at a locksmith shop, $3 a pop.
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