MODERN Vespa keys are MICRO-CHIPPED. The BROWN key is needed to program any future BLUE keys you might buy. IF YOU LOSE your BLUE key you can get a DUPLICATE made from your existing BROWN key. When you program the new BLUE key, your old BLUE key will NOT BE ABLE TO START THE SCOOTER UNLESS IT IS PROGRAMMED ALONG WITH THE NEW BLUE KEY. So, if you happen to find your old BLUE key, you'll have to REPROGRAM it ALONG WITH THE BLUE key you had made to replace it.
IF YOU LOSE your BROWN key, you will NOT BE ABLE TO PROGRAM DUPLICATE BLUE keys. IF YOU LOSE ALL OF YOUR KEYS, you will need new- LOCKS, KEYS & CDI (on-board computer). THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE! As in upwards of $400.
IF YOU LOSE ALL OF YOUR KEYS and the steering is LOCKED, you can add the price of a tow and an additional 3 hours of labor to the bill.
Finally, just to make things more interesting... if you do not have your BROWN key (it's lost or you bought your Vespa used and the owner never gave you the BROWN key) but STILL HAVE THE BLUE key, a duplicate can still be made for you. It's roughly $150 as it requires a special key blank and a very expensive machine to duplicate from a BLUE key. I know what you're thinking and I agree, $150 is a lot of money but... it's a lot less expensive than having to have the CDI replaced.
DO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT A BIG FAVOR! Please get a SECOND BLUE "SLAVE" key made TODAY as you just might LOSE YOUR KEYS TONIGHT! It shouldn't cost more than $75. I know what you're thinking. Keep in mind these keys are MICRO-CHIPPED, the key needs to be cut and the key needs to be programmed. It all adds up but spending a little now will save you a LOT later.
hey i got a question here. i just bought a lx 150 recently. some other night my lx 150 suddenly wont start with the brown and blue key. after i called the dealer and they take back the lx 150 to the store to checked it. after that, it seems that the chip inside the brown key dropped somewhere and it got no warranty. does it means i need to get new locks set?
ReplyDeleteHi, the chip inside the brown key can't just "drop somewhere" It has to be removed. If the blue key was already programmed there is no reason the scooter shouldn't start unless you've been using the brown key and blue key indiscriminately, cuasing the blue key to have the wrong code. If BOTH keys won't work you'll need a new lockset- 2 locks with keys AND a new CDI Unit. $$$
ReplyDeleteIn 2009 I bought a brand new vespa 150S. It came with 2 identical black keys. I never had a brown or a blue key.
ReplyDeleteI just lost one set of keys in a neighborhood where I park everyday. I am concerned that the person who may have found them will try to start all the Vespas parked there until they get to mine, and then steal it.
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