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David Gilli

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Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« on: November 22, 2015, 11:38:01 am »
Hi,
In looking for a key blank to match my Magneti Marelli ignition key E57 I found the Motokeys site on an Ebay auction.
They seem to have a US site and a UK one...same company it seems... They also offer blanks for F codes.

I  had ordered the last blank NLM had but it was entirely different...(.an ILCO key. F9IHS on it Made in Canada)

Next i need spare blanks for the the tool boxe keys..They are IBFM keys (plus a 5-digit number)..seems likely the same as office furniture lock keys...should be easier, but still looking.
Might help someone. Best and safest to all.
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banquo

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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2015, 12:23:09 pm »
Thanks David. I bought as pair of blanks (plus some other parts) from a guy called Feniks2009 (or similar) on eBay. He does a lot of ex JNA (Yugoslavian) Militaria, and had things like complete front ends, swinging arms, mudguards, etc. for the NF. I haven't had the keys cut yet, but I suspect the cutting isn't too important, as the single key I got with mine is of a different number to the ignition lock!
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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2015, 10:32:42 am »
New Magneti Marelli key blanks for sale on eBay now
« Last Edit: December 01, 2015, 10:34:15 am by banquo »
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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2015, 05:00:20 pm »
I got a pair off ebay.com. They were moto guzzi but  don't work. Found this out at Timpsons today. Timpsons didn't have the correct  blanks in their catalogue, but phoned through the Silca code AF5A and ordered them. Two days they said. Stupidly I didn't think to check on toolbox keys.
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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2015, 05:20:25 pm »
That's bizarre; I must admit although I've bought a pair of blanks, I've never had them cut yet, and I don't even know where they are. They did look the same, but I didn't study them with any great care...
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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2015, 01:21:46 pm »
V twin blanks are "almost the same",  cannot be made to work. That's what's on ebay.     I was lucky I had a Silca key with the blank code stamped on. Timpsons have just rung to say the correct blanks have arrived. 
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David Gilli

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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2015, 01:36:16 pm »
It is incorrect to assume that all the keys on ebay are the same. I have seen at least 8 different sellers in different countries.
If you have the blank number on your key you can check...for example with my key which I quote in my beginning quote on this topic.
Motokeys also note other key identifications which it says are equivalent keys. They also offer, for comparison, a photo of the end of the key...which other folk seem not to do.
However it was going to cost a total of £11 from them and my local key man says he can order one in for £4.
If it is wrong, as was the one NLM sent to me, it will not go into the ignition and I intend to check if the new blank will go in before having it cut.
Good luck and best wishes to all.  David
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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2015, 12:02:55 am »
Yeh but  the ebay sellers[not ebay key specialists] I've seen have lumped all the Guzzis together and the single's key uses an entirely different blank, Every pic I've seen is the same design as I mistakenly bought. I was a muppet. I should have tried Timpson's first. They only charge  a fiver and that includes cutting the key....
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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2017, 07:07:13 am »
After reading this thread, it's not clear to me as to where ignition keys (either blanks or pre-cut) can be sourced.  It would be helpful if somebody listed contact info for brick and mortar stores that are confirmed sources for correct ignition keys.

Alternatively, is the ignition key a Silca key part number AF5A?  If that can be verified, I should be able to order blanks and have keys cut at my local locksmith.

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Re: Ignition Key Blank Source Found
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2017, 11:48:56 pm »
Timpsons is a key cutting and shoe repair chain
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