Hello,

It's been a while since I've been around. You know, these things happen.

Well I have a situation with my 928. About a year ago, I lost the last, remaining key to my car. Last February I ordered a new key cut from the VIN from a certain company on the internet. Well, the key never came, emails never answered, obscure answers from the phone operators. Basically I waited a year for my key to come, only with no avail. After checking up on my forever pending order status for about the 300th time, I noticed that they just plain old deleted my order after a while.

Is this wrong of them?

I am hoping to move from Los Angeles out to Austin in the next month and I can't take my car with me, I need to sell it before I can afford to move.

So where the hell do I get a key? I can't find them anywhere but that one particular website.

Please! SAVE ME!

Chris

 

Have you tried Porsche?

 

www.keys4classics.com

 

+1

When I wanted to get duplicate keys, the Porsche dealership said they could do it off the VIN, but needed proof of ownership.

It may take a couple of weeks for them. The dealership by me didn't cut keys on the premise. And it wasn't cheap, but they can do it.

Matt

 

Do it with Porsche

The Keys are cut in Atlanta I believe but thats the way to go if you ask me.

 

Mac's suggestion is good once you have a key, but you need to have a picture of the key or the code in order for Stuart at keys4classics to cut it.

 

You might call Jim Bailey at 928 International, and see if he can do a key from the hatch lock that you would bring to him. He's pretty sharp in the locks. Next option is to replace the mechanical portion of the ignition switch, and have the doors and hatch rekeyed to match. That's if the PCNA key via the dealer isn't an option, of course.

...And talk to Ryan about moving from L.A. to Austin.

 

Thanks you guys. Now I called Beverly Hills Porsche and they asked me if I have a factory alarm. I guess that makes the key different? Well the car doesn't have an alarm, but who's to say it does and it doesn't work? Is there an option code for this or an easy way to find out? Also, on the keys for classics website, they keep asking for my "key code" Do I have one of these? or is that my VIN number?


thank you thank you thank you

 

They're asking about the factory alarm as cars that have it have two extra tumblers at the end of the lock and a longer key.

The code for your keys is determined by the tumblers - there are numbers engraved on the side of each tumbler.. 5 tumblers for the main part of the lock, and optionally 2 more on the alarm part. the numbers on the tumblers range from 1-3 (or is it 4?), so the code is something like 12312-31 (or maybe 12-31231 - I'm not sure from which end of the key the numbers are read?).

keys4classics have a mill that cuts to the code... they can read the code off an existing key (not an option for you evidently), or can just make a key if given the code. They can also supply OEM porsche steel blanks that fit into the lighted Porsche key heads (I think they get those form 928intl?)

At the least, you can remove the lock and tell if it has the alarm part on the end to inform your dealer, who might be able to get a key for you.

You can also read your own tumblers to get the code.. but to get them out you'll need to dremel the lock barrel apart to read the numbers on the tumblers - you need a key to dismantle the lock without breaking bits (to hold the tumblers in).

Then you'd need a replacement barrel to use once you get a key, that you'd reassemble using the original tumblers.

Edit: Dug out a picture of my driver's door lock. You can see the tumblers - when a key is inserted into the lock, they all become flush with the barrel, and the lock can turn. I didn't take any pics of the tumblers themselves.

 

If you can't get a key from Porsche, here's some good info:

Re-keying and replacement:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ht=re-key+lock

Lock internals:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...highlight=lock

Another Write-up of re-key:
http://www.928.org.uk//content/view/56/119/