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2000 BMW M3 Remote Head Key LX8FZV
FCC IDLX8FZVPart #6955750Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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2000 BMW M3 Transponder Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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The 2000 M3 is E46 chassis, and its immobilizer is EWS3 (Elektronische Wegfahrsperre 3), controlled by the EWS3 module, not a CAS. The key carries a PCF7935 transponder chip inside the remote head that talks to the EWS ring antenna around the ignition barrel. If your remote buttons die but the car still starts, that is a CR2032 issue, not an immobilizer issue. Two different systems living in the same key shell. Swap the CR2032 first before you panic.
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Got a call from someone on Coast Village Road in Montecito. She had a 2000 M3 coupe parked near one of the shops, and her only key had stopped turning the ignition. The blade was visibly worn down on one side, the cuts rounded off from twenty-four years of use. The remote still locked and unlocked, but the mechanical key was done.

I decoded the lock on site, cut a new HU92 blade on the Condor, and seated it into a new remote head shell with the LX8FZV board. Then I moved the original PCF7935 transponder chip over from her old key, because on the EWS3 system that chip is already married to her EWS module. No need to reprogram the immobilizer if the original chip is intact and transferred correctly.

Dropped a fresh CR2032 in, synced the remote, and started testing. Three clean starts, lock and unlock from across the sidewalk, trunk release, and a range check walking about forty feet down the block. She stood there watching me walk away clicking buttons like I was lost.

The whole thing took maybe thirty minutes. A dealer would have quoted days of wait time on a special-order key for a car this old, plus a tow to get it there. She drove home the same afternoon.

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My key broke off in the ignition of my 2000 M3. Can you get it out and make a new one?
Yep. The E46 M3 uses a standard HU92 ignition barrel, and broken blade extraction is a routine job. I pull the broken piece, decode the lock wafers, and cut a fresh HU92 blade on site. The PCF7935 transponder chip from your old key head gets transferred into the new shell so the EWS3 module still recognizes it. No ignition replacement, no tow to the dealer, no waiting on a back-ordered part for a car BMW stopped making twenty years ago.
What exactly is the remote head key on my 2000 BMW M3?
My 2000 M3 cranks but will not start. Could it be the key?
Can I buy a key online and program my 2000 M3 myself with some ignition trick?
My remote buttons stopped working but the car still starts. Do I need a whole new key?
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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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