Does your key have a hole in it?

[she11ey]

I know this is a dumb question, but the roadside assistance guy noticed this rectangular hole in my original Q45 key. He wondered if there had been a chip or something there.

Anybody know?

[Jeff Williams]

Mine has a hole in it where the key ring goes.

AND a square hole in it like you described, as well. It is normal.

[lino]

Here is how I believe the original keys came:



Then again I'm not sure since my car came with 1 original valet key and 1 copy made by ILCO.

[she11ey]

Thanks for the picture! That's a big help.

[qsiguy]

As long as we're talking about keys thought I'd post a photo of my key after I polished it! Oh, mine does have the hole in it as well as you can see

[MinisterofDOOM]

What is the purpose of the hole?

[she11ey]

That is one SHINY key.

[szh]

Here is how I believe the original keys came:



Then again I'm not sure since my car came with 1 original valet key and 1 copy made by ILCO.

Close, yes. There were two of the big titanium keys in the original box (which was awesome, btw) and two valet keys (with the black plastic).

Z

[jamesmost]

What is the purpose of the hole?

i was told it grabs the chip in the cylinder

[defrag010]

while everyone else is showing pics of their keys, ill show the pic of my key i used for my digital photography class!

[STATUS]

Can the original Ti keys still be bought? How much do they go for? Im sure they are a pretty penny from the dealer.

[elwesso]

you can have Joe make them for around $100 based on VIN.