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Car Forum / BMW Cars / February 2005E46 330i key replacement wait time?
How long does it take to get a replacement key for an E46 330i ordered from a dealer? I'm at 2 months and waiting. That seems ridiculous, but is it normal for BMW? / George Litwinski // "It's good to want things." / S. Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist, Visual Basic.Net programmer) Hi, >How long does it take to get a replacement key for an E46 330i ordered >from a dealer? It took about 18 hours from the moment the Fax of my ID card was received by my dealer. (around 3 Weeks ago or something) It was an E46 330 Ci, but I don´t think that matters. Time counted >I'm at 2 months and waiting. That seems ridiculous, but is it normal for >BMW? Yes it is ridiculous. No, it is not normal. As i was suprised how early the key arrived i was told that in Germany they try to deliver the replacement key within 24 Hours. I would say for international deliveries, they could need an additional 24-36 hours, but that should be it.  SignatureMit freundlichem Gruß Holger Hirschfeld (Für Mails bitte die "01" aus der Adresse streichen) (For Mails please remove "01" from mailadress) > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------090203000305050001070500 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I'm at 2 months and waiting. That seems ridiculous, but is it normal for > BMW? E46 325Ci they had mine in less than 9 days. I would have had it sooner I am sure but I needed it to be a Saturday hence the extra wait. I am in the UK if that makes any difference. > / > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > --------------090203000305050001070500-- there are only two locations in the world where BMW keys can be cut. one in Germany and one in the US. that being said, usually one week in average. i would hound your dealer and get them to show you the paper work on when they ordered it and do a follow up 330xi@canada.com How long does it take to get a replacement key for an E46 330i ordered from a dealer? I'm at 2 months and waiting. That seems ridiculous, but is it normal for BMW? George Litwinski "It's good to want things." S. Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist, Visual Basic.Net programmer) Not true. Local Lock-smith said he can do one for $35. > there are only two locations in the world where BMW keys can be cut. > one in Germany and one in the US. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > S. Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist, Visual Basic.Net > programmer) > Not true. Local Lock-smith said he can do one for $35. I can say that, too. But I can't deliver. Can s/he? Sigh. This is a 65+ year old lock-smith who's been doing this sort of thing for decades and told me he'd done them for BMW owners frequently. Why would he lie to me? I want one with a remote, so no sale to me. Otherwise hhe'd get my business. - GRL >>Not true. Local Lock-smith said he can do one for $35. > > I can say that, too. But I can't deliver. Can s/he? > Sigh. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > > I can say that, too. But I can't deliver. Can s/he? We got one master with the Z3 that we just bought, so I checked with both BMW dealers in the area as to cost and delivery time. Sam Swope in Louisville said 2-3 days and $28.50, Don Jacobs in Lexington said 2-3 days for $61.00. I'm driving to Louisville. > We got one master with the Z3 that we just bought, so I checked with > both BMW dealers in the area as to cost and delivery time. Sam Swope > in > Louisville said 2-3 days and $28.50, Don Jacobs in Lexington said > 2-3 > days for $61.00. I'm driving to Louisville. I don't know how far a drive that is, but some dealers are willing to do key replacements by mail order. You have top send (fax) them ownership proof details and of course, make payment, they will send you back a key. With the cost of gas these days, it might be cheaper than the drive. -Fred W > I don't know how far a drive that is, but some dealers are willing to > do key replacements by mail order. You have top send (fax) them [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -Fred W 35 miles to Lexingtonon the interstate, 50 miles to Louisville on some nice two lane with some nice twisty bits. If we drive over and pay, they will mail the key on completion, plus we get to do some "big city" shopping. Thanks for the tip on faxxing, though. We're real new to this corner of the car owning world, and we can use all the help we can get! Perry Just to close the story, the long delay was the result of a lying scum bag salesman who never ordered the key. He has been fired (not because of this) and the dealership owner has promised to make good on the key. I am to buy it ($126) and they will re-imburse me. We'll see. Finally, the key replacement is a 24 h thing. The BMW dealer orders the key and they get it next day. The dealer can program it or he can give you instructions using your existing key and the car. - GRL > How long does it take to get a replacement key for an E46 330i ordered > from a dealer? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > S. Barr (philosopher, poet, humorist, chemist, Visual Basic.Net programmer) |
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