Have the Alarm Portion and Not the Key Blade
01-14-2016, 06:46 PM
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2013 Mercedes Benz C250
Have the Alarm Portion and Not the Key Blade
Can someone help me with my question.
I only have the outer alarm plastic portion of my 2013 C250's car key, and I Plan on having a locksmith find the blade for it to cut/copy and match the other full pair of key I have. Will the newly cut blade work with the alarm if it's cut to be duplicate the other pair? Will the Dealer find out. I am afraid because I have to return my lease in March.
I only have the outer alarm plastic portion of my 2013 C250's car key, and I Plan on having a locksmith find the blade for it to cut/copy and match the other full pair of key I have. Will the newly cut blade work with the alarm if it's cut to be duplicate the other pair? Will the Dealer find out. I am afraid because I have to return my lease in March.
01-16-2016, 12:10 PM
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2013 Mercedes-Benz C250, Iridium Silver Metallic; 2001 Mercedes-Benz C240, Brilliant Silver Metallic
Can someone help me with my question.
I only have the outer alarm plastic portion of my 2013 C250's car key, and I Plan on having a locksmith find the blade for it to cut/copy and match the other full pair of key I have. Will the newly cut blade work with the alarm if it's cut to be duplicate the other pair? Will the Dealer find out. I am afraid because I have to return my lease in March.
I only have the outer alarm plastic portion of my 2013 C250's car key, and I Plan on having a locksmith find the blade for it to cut/copy and match the other full pair of key I have. Will the newly cut blade work with the alarm if it's cut to be duplicate the other pair? Will the Dealer find out. I am afraid because I have to return my lease in March.
The new cut blade may work, though it depends if it's cut properly, and if the blade thickness is correct (sometimes aftermarket keys may not match up correctly with the original - this isn't limited to car keys, I have a Kwikset locks on my house doors, and some of the keys I've had cut from Home Depot haven't worked correctly). Let's say you have a properly cut key insert, no, it will not affect the alarm, as it's really just a metal key shank that you use to unlock the car if the remotes are dead, lock the glove box, and boot (trunk). Whether or not the dealer finds out at lease turn-in is probably dependent on how thorough they are when they're doing the final inspection. If they look at the key insert closely, they may be able to tell, on the other hand, if you hand over your keys on a key-ring, they may just count that as you having turned in both keys. Worse case scenario, you have to order an entirely new car key at about $300.
