HI!
FROM: DALLAS TEXAS
Well, Its 2013 and I had my key break in the ignition!, it was factory old beat up key. I gutted the internet looking for someone that could cut it for me and any clues to a reasonable economical solution that would have me without a car for weeks waiting for Chrysler to order a key for $185 and $90 for programming. IDIOTS!
Long story short, luckily in 2012 I bought this.
Remote Key Case for Mercedes Benz C36 C43 CL55 E55 AMG | eBay
YOU want to pick option A" for the blade.
Once you call around someone that can cut a blade like that, IT WILLLL WORK!
then you can proceed to reprogram your key with the instructions all over this forum.
Basically, no one has given an appropriate source or answer on key cutting, everyone has either had no patience or desperation like I did which had me call, 3 Mercedes dealerships (THEY STATED WE DONT DO THAT/ 4 Chryslers (QUOTED ME $184 FOR KEY AND 90 PROG AND 2 WEEKS LEAD TIME), 6 locksmiths until I got a referral of a mobile guy who came and cut this blank spare I bought from EBAY!
I can provide # of them to anyone who needs, and he even said I should get a basic key not flip out because the fob from ebay itself is slightly wobbly and often cracks open slightly since its knock off. So he will look to see if he has similar blade for me to make me standard spare.
He charged me $65 to cut! I tipped him $15 for his efforts after all the rejections and high way robbery I experienced from others I was so happy!
Once you transfer all the guts of your old fob in it though it will work fine regardless of wobble/poor structure. I hate the geek squad guy do it while installing my new sony/Bluetooth/Pandora cd player and popped him a $20. Go to someone that knows what they are doing, I sure as heck don't but I know it can be done!
Has anyone put in new tumbler though? I fear I damaged mine, its rough to turn key though.