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You should buy one. You should buy two, actually.

That's a fuck of a lot less than the locksmith will charge you. Then, you only need to pay to reprogram it and while they're doing one they can do the second one at the same time.

That's a great price. It's like 2k to replace a McLaren key. I don't think that covers the reprogramming. For that, I'd have to either ship my car to a McLaren dealer or ship a McLaren expert to my house along with their reprogramming computer.

You know, I'm not sure which of those is cheaper.

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I been looking and I found one that says it is Code Series Chip ID# 13. My key has a 3 stamped in it on one side that used to be covered by a jaguar head sticker. I wonder if that has any significance. If I could figure out what transponder chip is in there and get the ones with the same chip I may only need to have it cut somehow

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LOL Nope. It requires a special computer that will match it with what the car expects. If it were as easy as you're hoping, people would just do that and steal 'em. Given that you're in the 2000s, it's probably a form of rotating encryption. You're gonna need a locksmith with the special computer that was at the link I gave you earlier.

The dealership has one. A licenced/authorized Jag shop will probably have one. Your regular locksmith may not have one, as there aren't a lot of people clamoring for Jag key programming.

The process is intentionally not something you can do at home.

Some car thieves actually have the reprogramming equipment. I'm not sure I would recommend that route.

I'm a bit surprised that you didn't know it was chipped. You're into cars and your son is into cars. I think it may have been mandated the same year they mandated OBD-II. It has further been improved, 'cause thieves can buy the gear and just steal your shit. The last time it was improved, that I'm aware of, was 2012.

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None of the regular locksmiths have one, I have checked.

I did know that a lot of keys are chipped, even 90's cars keys I remember them having that little chip thing embedded in they key. Just the way my Jag key looked I figure they used the odd shaped key shaft and cuts to deter thieves