I'm pretty sure they'd just be wasting blanks if they tried that. It's not like it's the key to a 1978 Dodge Ram where you can just file it as best you can and still expect it to work. That shit's fucking complicated in a Jag. Then, it still needs to be programmed with special equipment.
You might (as it's slightly older) actually be able to bypass the ignition entirely. It may be self-contained and not actually also encoded in the ECU. If it's self-contained, you're in luck. You can more or less rip it out and replace it without needing to flash it to match the ECU. That's a new key and a new ignition switch that already match, maybe even from a junk yard.
And, if you can bypass it like that, you can also just rip all of it out, break the wheel lock, and effectively hot-wire it.
I don't know, it doesn't look that complicated. Just have to file away the parts that are gone. It would be the matching the resistor that would be difficult
I really, really think it's more complex than that - but maybe not. The shaping of the key is about the least expensive part of the process. The dealers have a machine they just stick it in and it profiles it according to the VIN. I strongly suspect it's beyond the scope of a dude with a few files.
Let's hope you never find out.
I need an old Buick, just for the hood ornament.
You can probably find just an old buick hood ornament at a scrap yard or ebay or something
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