In appreciation for all the tips, advice and friends I've found on Elise Talk, I am offering free key blanks for anyone who may have trouble finding them locally!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

These are General Motors X168 (without black plastic) from the Ilco catalog.

Note, some earlier model Elise have a "lighted key" that is different from the X168.

Thanks to khamai for posting the part number in this thread:
http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18758&highlight=X168 :bow:

For your free blank, please send a self-addressed-stamped-envelope (SASE) to:

Harold Owen
P.O. Box 111
Eldersburg, MD 21784-0111

Please limit two (2) per car. Optionally you can include a donation of $1-2, but it is not necessary. No questions asked. No gimmicks. My cost is approximately $0.50 per key. If there is demand, I will use the money to order another box and continue the offer.

I ordered the blanks from www.kaba-ilco.com in quantity of 50 where you can buy them direct. As a test, Home Depot cut two of these blanks right the first time, tested on all four locks.

Enjoy, and thanks for all the great information on Elise Talk!

Thanks for the offer for free stuff! :coolnana:

 

do you accept a paypal donation?

 

do you accept a paypal donation?

Yes, you can PayPal mail@haroldowen.com. Thanks for asking. :up:

 

money set..

 

Just noticed your address has
P.O. Box 111

Was that box 111 (as in Elise 111R) just a coincidence, or did you request it?

 

Just noticed your address has
P.O. Box 111

Was that box 111 (as in Elise 111R) just a coincidence, or did you request it?

Total coincidence. It is my company's P.O. Box. Had it before my Elise. That is way too funny!

 

Just sent you a buck via pp

Tony Vaccaro

 

Pay-pal money sent. Thanks for the offer, I was just about to buy some extra keys.

 

Thanks for all the positive feedback! Response has been great!!! :coolnana:

Bit of trivia, the box of keys is also marked "Lemans". Recall it is a GM key, so can someone confirm this is the Pontiac blank?

 

PP sent, thanks again!

 

Note, some earlier model Elise have a "lighted key" that is different from the X168.

Those of us with the this whimpy-light key -- any idea what blank we could use? I'd be happy to buy a box.

 

Those of us with the this whimpy-light key -- any idea what blank we could use? I'd be happy to buy a box.

I printed out the page referenced above somewhere that had the cross section of the keys. The X168 key appeared to have the same cross section as my lighted key. I don't know if the length is correct or not...

 

If someone with the lighted key wants to play guinea pig, I'll send a couple blanks. I'm not an expert in keys. :shrug:

 

If someone with the lighted key wants to play guinea pig, I'll send a couple blanks. I'm not an expert in keys. :shrug:

I'll bite... I'll send you the SSAE and the buck and see what happens...

 

Thanks Harold! Got mine in today...



bump!

 

In appreciation for all the tips, advice and friends I've found on Elise Talk, I am offering free key blanks for anyone who may have trouble finding them locally!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

EDIT: If you prefer, you can PayPal a buck to my e-mail address, mail@haroldowen.com. Note it costs me $0.36 more for PayPal and $0.39 per blank for postage to mail if you do not send a SASE. ...uh, but you guys are worth it?!?

Sent $1.00 through PayPal! Looking forward to receiving the key blanks!

Troy
ntouched@yahoo.com

 

Cash is in the mail. 77382

Thanks.

 

Hey Tim-let me know if this works. I also have two of the old lighted keys. I didn't know that the key design was changed...

 

Harold....i did not realize I had the "lighted" key. My car is a Feb 05 build....I did not think it was that "early"

I am going to send the keys back to you....no problem on my part. The money I sent you should cover the cost of the postage.....so that should be all right for you.

You can give these to someone else...or if you have an address you want me to send them to...let me know

Tony Vaccaro

 

Someone who wants a set, please PM their address to Tony. Thanks.

Tony, thanks and sorry for the confusion. So can you confirm for TimMullen and FlyLo that the lighted key is really different?

 

Sure looks like it to me. What I can do is stop by a key place and have an expert look at it...

 

Lighted key is backwards

I have tried to get a new key made and have gone to three locksmiths. The X168 is very similar, but reversed. No one was able to come up with a blank that worked. They all said that it would have to come from the dealer. I'm sure that Lotus used an existing key set for these, but no one can seem to figure out what it was.

 

Nothing "lighted" about my keys...

 

Oops! I meant SurferJer! :wallbang:

 

No worries. I'll pony off Tim's research.