I talked to Steve several times this morning about a key for my new beetle.
Bottom line, he had to refer me to someone he knew local to me. To cut a VW
key, the car not the key must be programmed. So you have to bring the car
to the locksmith. Even my local VW dealer does not do these late model VW
keys.

Jim

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> Send your code to Steve Sandlin and he can cut you a key. Some people have
> even sent photos of their keys and Steve was able to decode them.
>
> I am a satisfied customer 20+ times over.
>
> vwcarlocks@hotmail.com
>
> On newer VW's such as your 2005 ROUTAN, the problem is not so much the key
> but the cluster. The cluster or more corectly, the IMMO needs to be told to
> recognize the RFID (Radio Frequency ID) in your new key. Think about it
> like a guest list in your favorite night club. If your name isn't in the
> list, the bouncer will kick you out even if you managed to initially sneak
> in. People who convert to TDI's or other IMMO equipped engines have been
> known to hide the original keys in their Vanagons or have someone disable
> the IMMO function in their ECU or instrument cluster.
>
>
> BenT
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> On Sep 16, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Okay, the key I got last week with my 227K mile '91 Westy is so worn it
> barely has any cuts remaining on it.  Pathetic next to the '87's key, but
> it still works.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
>