911 SC with No Keys= Solved=Cheap!

[BassettBritts]

I know this is answered by some but some of my search here brought up conflicting responses. Here is my experience. I recently purchased a 1983 911 SC with NO Keys.
I called the nice people at Southpoint Porsche in Durham, N.C. I gave them my VIN # and proof of ownership. They sent the information to The Fatherland. Less than two weeks later and $83, I picked up the key, drove home, anxiously put the key in the ignition..........and ......it worked!!!! Now to the locksmith to get extras made off my additional blanks.

[reclino]

Cool, I didn't know they saved that info.

[creaturecat]

any idea whether the alarm key can be sourced in a similar fashion?

[PapaJim]

I have just one key for my 78SC. Where did you get the "blanks"? I will be interested how well it goes with the locksmith.

[BassettBritts]

Originally Posted by PapaJim

I have just one key for my 78SC. Where did you get the "blanks"? I will be interested how well it goes with the locksmith.

I got blanks on PP and the orange ones off of amazon. I'll see how it goes with the locksmith.

[BassettBritts]

Originally Posted by creaturecat

any idea whether the alarm key can be sourced in a similar fashion?

I have no idea. I think those were installed at the dealership so I doubt it would work the same. I'd be interested to know as I do not have the alarm key either.

[GothingNC]

Southpointe Porsche did the same thing when my friend locked his keys in his 88 Carrera a few years ago.

He did not have a spare set.

[76FJ55]

The alarms were installed at the factory, but unlike the ignition Porsche can not cut replacements to VIN. Here is my thread on how I handled making a replacement alarm key for my 84.

[BassettBritts]

Originally Posted by 76FJ55

The alarms were installed at the factory, but unlike the ignition Porsche can not cut replacements to VIN. Here is my thread on how I handled making a replacement alarm key for my 84.

Thank You!

[SiberianDVM]

My local Lock and Key shop had about 30 appropriate blanks hanging on the wall for $1 each plus a $5 cutting fee. Tech said he had no idea how long they had been hanging there. This was after I had bought a blank from Pelican for my 77, and it didn't fit.

[Kraftwerk]

in '04 I easily found a lock-smith who had a supply of blanks on hand ..in Switzerland ( or was it Germany?) he cut it pretty reasonably ( ie. charge the same as if it was a Ford...although nothing is cheap there these days) Everything worked fine, but later I noticed ( using a caliper) that the generic key blank is a TINY bit thinner than the OEM key-blank.

[KNS]

I had the same experience with my local P car dealer.

I had misplaced my key - eventually found it - but the spare was pretty ratty and I didn't want to use it as a template for a new cut. I brought my title info to the dealer and a they made a new key (I think it came from Germany). Fit perfect. Pretty cool they can do that with nearly 40 year old information back in Stuttgart.