Question: 1988 corvette ignition key

[T-square55]

I recently purchased a 1988 with only one PASS ignition key. Is there anything to do other than ordering a new key from a GM dealer?

 

[Otter]

I recently purchased a 1988 with only one PASS ignition key. Is there anything to do other than ordering a new key from a GM dealer?

Navy2kcoupe had the answer here at post 7

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...cussion/132763-spare-key-88-vette.htmlAnother idea might be to get an uncut key with the correct pellet in it
sent to you in Oz, and have a local shop cut it to match the existing one.
But to do that you would need to know the exact resistance of the pellet.
Otherwise you will wind up buying 15 keys and having them cut so
you can do the "try it till it works" trick, then throw the ones that don't
work away. I really think the first thing you need to do is to find out the
exact resistance of the pellet.......
Andy
Googled "pellet resistance values for 1988 corvette" and came up with this.....

Pellet Resistance Code Ohms
1 - 402
2 - 523
3 - 681
4 - 887
5 - 1130
6 - 1470
7 - 1870
8 - 2370
9 - 3010
10 - 3740
11 - 4570
12 - 6040
13 - 7500
14 - 9530
15 - 11800
Check yours against this list......

also found this site.....
http://www.carlocksandkeys.com/servl...ats/Categories
if you know what the value of your pellet is, you SHOULD be able to get the keys from here...
Andy - See more at: http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...-spare-key-88-vette.html#sthash.uGLJdFa1.dpuf