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      07-30-2021, 08:24 AM   #1
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BMW Display Key

Well my i8 went back off lease and I'm sincerely sorry to see it go. I have a BMW Display Key that was coded to work with my car and is in absolutely perfect condition; not a mark on it anywhere and comes with a custom leather cover that I had made exclusively for the key...

Can this key be re-programmed to another i8 or is it simply bricked now and useless?
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      08-02-2021, 01:02 PM   #2
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Out of curiosity what was the residual on the i8?
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      08-06-2021, 09:04 AM   #3
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Slightly under $110k plus taxes.
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      08-09-2021, 01:32 PM   #4
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Well my i8 went back off lease and I'm sincerely sorry to see it go. I have a BMW Display Key that was coded to work with my car and is in absolutely perfect condition; not a mark on it anywhere and comes with a custom leather cover that I had made exclusively for the key...

Can this key be re-programmed to another i8 or is it simply bricked now and useless?
Would be interested if it can be re-programmed
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      01-29-2022, 11:40 PM   #5
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As far as I can tell, it is bricked. BMW no longer sells them, and I wanted to get a used one for mine, and it is a no go to have it reprogrammed. Sad.
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      02-02-2022, 09:46 PM   #6
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As far as I can tell, it is bricked. BMW no longer sells them, and I wanted to get a used one for mine, and it is a no go to have it reprogrammed. Sad.
I just bought a display key for my 2018 M760i, back in the summer of 2021. At what point did they "no longer sell them?" I do have an i8, not that I want the display key, but am curious when they stopped selling them.
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      02-20-2022, 10:20 PM   #7
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The key is now just a ornament. There is no way to reprogram/code it.
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      02-21-2022, 09:37 AM   #8
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As far as I can tell, it is bricked. BMW no longer sells them, and I wanted to get a used one for mine, and it is a no go to have it reprogrammed. Sad.
I just bought a display key for my 2018 M760i, back in the summer of 2021. At what point did they "no longer sell them?" I do have an i8, not that I want the display key, but am curious when they stopped selling them.
I didn't know they stopped selling them. Last year when I got my 2014 i8 they wanted to sell me one for $700 cad and I stupidly declined.

Now because of the 3G sunset I really want to buy one and all dealers in my area said : "it's not available for your car"
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      02-21-2022, 03:01 PM   #9
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I would like to get an Display Key as well same reason if BMW stops supporting the Connected Drive services.
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      03-16-2022, 11:05 AM   #10
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Makes you wonder if there could be an App developed that mimics what the key did.

The other alternative is to hope for a retrofit of the SIM in our cars but what I have heard it doesn't look like it….

7 years later and the once Halo car is just so out of date, what a joke.
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      03-18-2022, 06:46 PM   #11
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There is an app… preheat, lock, locate. It is a bit slow but it works
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      03-18-2022, 09:49 PM   #12
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There is an app… preheat, lock, locate. It is a bit slow but it works
The app will stop working at 3G sunset - end of this year in USA and end of 2025 in Canada
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      05-05-2022, 12:08 PM   #13
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The only way I could order a display key through the dealership and have it coded was via their European catalog. Dealer promised it would be coded to VIN. Hoping for the best, otherwise it’s a $600 paperweight.
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      05-26-2022, 05:29 PM   #14
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Interesting, as my dealer said they ARE able to reporgramme a key that is blocked. 30 minute job.

I've not tried it though.
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      05-27-2022, 08:40 AM   #15
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Jas please let me know if the programming is possible as i would like to get a Display Key for my car.
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      05-28-2022, 03:01 PM   #16
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Jas please let me know if the programming is possible as i would like to get a Display Key for my car.
Same here ! 😀
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      05-28-2022, 04:33 PM   #17
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Unfortunately I have no way to confirm other than trying it. My dealer said it was a 30 minute programming job though.

A friend has asked to buy my spare (blocked) DisplayKey and plans to try it. But he also needs a receiver for it in his i8 as it is an old model, so he is looking into that first.
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      07-25-2022, 03:18 PM   #18
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I just put mine up for sale on eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234636209079
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