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No, it's embedded in the metal or in the plastic. The chip is permanent and doesn't get replaced of anything. In a car your age it's just a resistor that has to match. It lets a specific amount of current through the chip which the car recognizes and allows it to start. That way nobody can just make a physical copy of your key and start it. If you scroll down, you'll see that your key has said chip.

The good news? It's less expensive than modern ones. Modern ones are fancy and change the encryption key every time the vehicle is started. They use rotating encryption.

By the way, if you get an old cop car - the old Crown Vics (among other fleet vehicles) your key will work in any other fleet vehicle. You can cross the country and find another fleet Crown Vic and start it - unless the fleet manager selected one of the six different key styles. If they did, you have a 1:6 chance of having a key that starts it. The default was the top most selection and that key works in all the other fleet vehicles from the same generation that have that key. Most fleet managers just took the default key.

Yup... Some departments still use them - as do many cab companies. You can hop in them, try six keys, and drive away in it.

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Yeah I looked up buying a blank key replacement for my car and it says this

Item description Single Transponder Chipped Ignition/Doors UNCUT Master Key. Jaguar XK 2000-2006. Jaguar XJ 2000-2003. For JAGUAR. This key is compatible with all vehicles listed in our compatibility table above. NO self programming for this key, it will need to be cut & program to your car by certified LOCKSMITH.

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I told you! Sheesh!

It's a fairly modern (last 25 years) Jag. Of course it's gotta fancy key. Hell, GM's have all had fancy keys since 1995 - except for fleet vehicles. Fleet vehicles are absurdly easy to steal. I'm not kidding about just six key types for fleet Crown Vics - six fucking total key patterns and most fleet buyers just took the default key pattern.

It's also similar to military vehicles. Most of them don't require a key to start. (Are you really gonna risk a lost key in combat?) If they do require keys, they're all standardized. There's no key for a specific car/truck. It's one key and it starts all cars of the same kind or all trucks of the same kind.

So, how much was your replacement key gonna cost you for the blank uncut master key?

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Only $8.95