The 1998 Jaguar XK8 convertible, stay at yard more when two years, now we lost the bunch of keys with fob remote….
Any recommendations first steps where i can start looking.. dealership, locksmith,….
thank.

 

Dealer should have a list of key numbers if you take the log book Its a ford key .
fill in your location we dont know if you are $ or £ deg C or F

 

The highly unusual Jag key is a Ford key??

 

Yes your jag was made by ford ..get over it

 

I view mine as made by Jaguar while ford owned them

Jack

 

BRAVO!

 

the 8 cut tibbe is not a ford key in any way. most locksmiths do not have the machines for an 8 cut. make sure your blank uses an ID13 chip

 

Not a ford......that why every electronic box has FORD on it ......ha ha

 

Ford were definitely using the Tibbe keys back then, but I think the 8 cut versions were Jaguar only. Even the key fobs from that era look familiar:-

 

This is what you need:

1. A TIBBE 8-cut key made to this car. This will allow you to activate the mechanical part of all the locks (trunk/boot, doors and engine lock accessories)
2. A anti-theft crypto chip MEGAMOS 13. Normally embedded in plastic part of the key. This will need to be coded to the car using specialty software. This will allow you to start the engine.
3. A fob. Unfortunately, the pre-2001 fobs are specific to '97 to '00. They are more expensive, and of course getting older every day. It might need repair/cleaning as well.

Vanilla answer is to get a mobile locksmith to do it all, but be ready for a pretty hefty charge.

Second best is to work with a dealer. Everything is getting older, the challenge is to locate a shop that still has the equipment and personnel capable of working on this older model. Every urban area seems to have at least one British car specialty shop for older models. Worth checking as well.

Third option is to work this on the cheap. Locate an online provider for a TIBBE key. Check this forum's classified, or eBay. This is normally pretty cheap. The challenge is to determine the "code" to cut this key by. There are online TIBBE key decoders to explain how this works. It is pretty basic, really. Best DIY is probably to _carefully_ disassemble the key "tumbler" for the trunk/boot. The positioning of each of the internal disks matches the key code. Next is the MEGAMOS 13. These are normally available on eBay for very little money. The chip has to then be coded to the car with a suitable scanner. Fobs can be "programmed" to the car as described in the stickies, no special tools required.

Best of luck, keep us posted.

 

or the other way is to throw all the gag solenoids away and buy a chinese kit of solenoids and remotes for about $20 ( Plus Trump tax !!!!) on e bay which is what I did ..works perfect .
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of course you do need a brain to install it

 

But then you don’t get the cool “Jaguar” key!

 

Any Tesco in UK can cut you a key but you must have one to copy.......ahh thats the problem.