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2 Benzes, identical keys, how to differentiate?

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Old 06-27-2007, 08:23 PM
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the release button on the keys.... I managed to set my c class ones to BLACK and switch the grey ones for my pop's E
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AUTO-MICHA of course....

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thanks...but damn pricey...maybe i'll get my dad one for his birthday haha
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key chains are the simplest. i have 3 keys with all different key chains. switch off everyday
Old 06-27-2007, 09:30 PM
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just be glad your key fob isn't this big.... that would require one large @$$ key chain !



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where can these keychains be found?
Old 06-27-2007, 09:36 PM
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where can these keychains be found?

see post # 25
Old 06-27-2007, 09:45 PM
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just don't carry two key at once. you're only driving one car at the time anywayz.
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I have 2 keys for my car, One has a grey tip and the other has a black one. I would just buy the little tip thing to tell the keys apart
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lol - one's a coupe, it shouldn't have a trunk button
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lol - one's a coupe, it shouldn't have a trunk button
i didn't even think of that

Does it have some other button in that spot?
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Carlos,

What are the two guys in the white dresses trying to unlock?
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This is the dumbest thread i ever read. Why dont you just get two different key chains. Or just get one key chain and the other one with out a chain. duhhh
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i didn't even think of that

Does it have some other button in that spot?
no, just a blank spot, but if you press hard enough, it will pop the rear hatch.
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Why not put a bit of nail polish on the exposed portion of the metal key?
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Carlos,

What are the two guys in the white dresses trying to unlock?


that would be Delilah's oasis !!
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Originally Posted by e1000
lol - one's a coupe, it shouldn't have a trunk button
my Coupé fob-keys used to NOT have a trunk button either, until I had them swapped at the dealership for the 3-button fob-keys.

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no, just a blank spot, but if you press hard enough, it will pop the rear hatch.
While that was certainly true, I don't have to press as hard now on the trunk button with the new Coupé fob-keys.

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Originally Posted by raklert
This is the dumbest thread i ever read. Why dont you just get two different key chains. Or just get one key chain and the other one with out a chain. duhhh
easy bangkok; you're the genious that decided to post in the thread. I've seen dozens of stupid threads (many HERE) that I just ignore. As for multiple key chains, I carry one key chain with 1 house key and two identical car keys. 2 separate key chains doesn't simplify, it complicates. As for the trunk button or the key-release button, they just require too much attention span and detailed looking for this multi-tasking middle-aged American to notice while I'm talking on my cellphone and trying to start my car. I guess I'll stick with the pinstripe.
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haha i know i am no genious either.
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hey, so how, exactly, DOES one replace the the colored tab onthe key? I realize I have a black and a silver tab on the keys to my silver car (and a silver and blue for the black car, but that's less imortant). If I could swap the black tab on my silver car's key for the blue tab on my balck car's, that would help.....
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... coupe doesn't have trunk key and they feel cheaper than the sedan..
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I'd just stick with the pinstripe, fastest way to tell...
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Keep each key in separate front pockets, that way you won't have to even look
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just get different key ring and that'll solve the problem ...
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Originally Posted by eddieo45
hey, so how, exactly, DOES one replace the the colored tab onthe key? I realize I have a black and a silver tab on the keys to my silver car (and a silver and blue for the black car, but that's less imortant). If I could swap the black tab on my silver car's key for the blue tab on my balck car's, that would help.....
They just pop out and snap back in. I used to have some, let me look to see if I still have any. If I find them they are yours.

Originally Posted by Brabus_x2
... coupe doesn't have trunk key and they feel cheaper than the sedan..
Ummm, some do and mine did and so does Carlos' They are the same damn key, how exactly are they cheaper??
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My coupe has the trunk button on the key to open it. got it stock since 02.


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