W140 additional keys only from Mercedes?

[kyber]

My Mercedes 1993 W140 LWB S500 came with only one key, in a broken case. Fortunately, the infrared works and I know I can replace the case.

Is my only option for additional keys to ask a Mercedes dealer and pay the extortionate prices?

 

[grumpyoldgit]

I believe a few members have used this company Mercedes key specialists- Need new Mercedes keys? Replacementmercedeskeys.co.uk and made a small saving, but for peace of mind I purchased a spare from the main dealers.

There may be other recommendations if you use the forums search option to look for spare key.

 

[nullogik]

Last time I checked the price of a replacement key for a late model W140 was just short of £200. I would budget for a similar amount.

 

[kyber]

Mercedes key - Replacementmercedeskeys.co.uk have advised me that they cannot provide additional keys for my car, and have suggested I need to go to a dealer.

 

[renault12ts]

Is yours a metal flip key, or fully electronic? This one doesn't have the electronics...but it would be cheap back up:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-...865?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4673a6b1

 

[kyber]

It is a [broken] metal flip key with infra-red (single push button).

Great idea to have the cheap back up. Thanks.

 

[Dec]

The electronic infra-red (flip out) remote doesn’t just unlock the car, it also disables the immobiliser and when you unlock the car.

If you were to lose or damage the existing infra-red remote then you wouldn’t be able to start the car, you would be able to unlock the car with a metal key blade alright but you wouldn’t be able to start the car.

Dec

 

[andy27168]

You could possibly swap the case over with a good case but as Dec says above there is a distinct possibility that you have a chip inside your original key, if this is not removed then you won,t be able to start your car if indeed you can even remove it as the ones I have seen our glued inside the fob case.