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I could have my locksmith friend try to file it into the shape that it was in the photos

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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.

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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

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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.