Particularly when you can buy the genuine article direct from Ferrari themselves..........
With all due respect, have you even read the posts in this thread??? It is frustrating because this is your first post on F-Chat and it appears that you just chime in without really having any valid information at all. Do you think that you are the only one smart enough to actually check the official Ferrari site before buying an Enzo key?? Those keys are novalties that come pre-cut. They cannot be used in any car to start it up. You can buy a blank and do the "surgery" that Greg suggests but you cannot buy them from Ferrari ready to use in a car - unless you actually own an Enzo and buy a replacement key for that Enzo. Not a very good start here on F-Chat. Go back and read the thread from the start and you will learn a thing or two. But just to help out a newb, here is the Reader's Digest Version: You absolutely cannot buy the keys from Ferrari uncut. Dealers stopped selling the key blanks months ago. Note that in the picture on the Ferrari website the key is cut. Will that fit a 360 Modena?? I don't think so. The big difference is getting the key UNCUT. Now, I don't doubt there are cheaper options than the one I bought. Certainly Greg's method is effective and less expensive. But the option on the Ferrari website is not the same thing that is being sold for $600+. If you can find uncut keys for the price you quote, please do. You will likely make a small fortune.
Sorry guys. I forgot to post the pic that was requested by GCalo. Here they are. Make of these what you will. They key looks great and starts that car. I am satisfied with my purchase. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Excuse my ignorance but does anyone have a picture '360 CS' key as I can't find one on the web? And can you get this one from your dealer. Thanks, Steve
The CS key is being handled the same way as the Enzo key by the Factory. You can only get one precut by the factory to match your vehicle by providing proof of ownership. There is a way around this if you know someone that owns a Enzo or CS. You have your buddy with the Enzo or CS order a replacement key and then have your locks re-pinned to match the key. Too expensive for a novelty in my opinion but it would work. I say take a nice ride to vegas. Visit the Wynn Ferrari store, buy the precut novelty key. Bring it home and folow the instructions to swap the blade with a fiat blank that has been cut to fit your lock.
Thanks for that netman, yes that sounds a bit too expensive for what it is!! So I take it the Wynn key is the same as the ferrari store one just $60 cheaper? Can you get a CS key there - is it nicer than Enzo key? Thanks
scwheeler, the Enzo and the CS keys are one in the same.. in fact, the collectible trinket has a miniature brochure included with it that describes both vehicles. of course, from a marketing perspective, they tend to just refer to it as the "Enzo" key replica, but it is in effect identical to the CS one, as far as I know.
Hi Barrister, Wow!! What side of bed did you get out of on that particular morning? Why didn't I read the thread? Excuse me for not reading 60+ posts on the quite ridiculous topic of potentially spending $600+ on a bloody KEY! I was only trying to help! Maybe in hindsight you were actually embarrassed about spending such a ridiculous amount of cash on your flash key and felt the need to jump all over me? A fool and his money are soon parted?
Actually, I've viewed a few of them and they all seem rather appropriate given the circumstances in which they are served! Cheers!
I just bought a 1999 360 and after reading these posts, I am thinking about putting RFIDs or GPS on my keys. What are so special about these keys? Do they have some kind of chip in them? My wife has a Prius with a smartkey that costs about $260 to replace, but it actually does more than start the car. Admittedly, it doesn't say Ferrari on it, but my Ferrari keys look pretty regular. I am not really seeing where they get off charging $250 bucks for a key, much less $600. I don't see the Ferrari key doing anything more than the key to my old 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme I had back in high school. Thankfully I have a better car now.
The Key is a quality piece that really should have gone with the $100,000+ car to begin with. I view it as a nice addition to the car. And despite what some retards say, it isn't for others, but for me to admire on my counter or on the key-hook. I don't throw my keys around the counter to impress anyone. Most of the people on this forum buy these cars for their fine engineering and the incredible history behind the manufacturer. They are works of art. The key is just an extension of the car and our passion. My key has never seen anything but my pocket and my counter. Now STFU. The ongoing problem of letting non-subscribed cheap-asses on the forum.
The guy asked a question! It's a nice key I have no problem with that and I agree with you, a car of that value should have a nice key, but come on, $600+? You can't be serious? What do you think the manufacturing cost can be? It's a TOTAL rip-off!
My thought is the same, but if the car is bought for the history and art, then the originality of the vehicle should be kept, which also means the original keys. If you are just interested in having a cool looking key, then go for it, should should be pleasing no one but yourself!
$1000 is a bargain! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ORIGINAL-UNCUT-Genuine-Ferrari-ENZO-KEY-360-355_W0QQitemZ380224928233QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item58872bf9e9
