I'm buying these keys wholesale from a supplier and i was wondering if there was any interest in them here. gonna see how the response is so i know how many to buy. the more i buy the more of the savings i can pass on to you guys.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm140/fonza98/GiES273.jpg

here is an ebay ad of a guy selling the same key.(I'm using his pic) it has all the info about the. but they ship from china and that take 2-4 weeks i can have them out in 2-3 days w/ no shipping fee


Ebay Sale Of Same Item (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FLEX-KEY-for-TOYOTA-CAMRY-RAV4-YARIS-SCION-tC-FLIP-273_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3911Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3ef515f1f5QQitemZ270399828469QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)

UPDATE 6-9-2009

I ordered the keys today. the price is gonna be 30$ and ill cover the shipping to the contiguous 48 states. they should be in early next week. ill be able to start shipping them then I'm gonna do mine first so i can include pics and check durability and functionality. i can accept is paypal or you can mail a money order no personal checks. i sent messages to the first 10 who replied. i only got 10 so if any of them dont want one they will be first come first serve

UPDATE 6-15-2009

Keys are in stay tuned for more. the review is done its the last post on the second page

If fitment and installation isn't a pain (give an instruction), I'll take one for sure.

its like all the rest of the flip keys. you just have to transfer the internals over. your transponder and buttons

if u got a price of hw much swtiching all da internals n trasponder is gon cost il take one

Just verified this also fits the XD!

you switch everything yourself check out this d.i.y.
different key same idea

REMOVED BY ACK154

My key has NOTHING to do with yours and the install isn't even the same at all.

pricing?

price is most likely gonna be 30$ w/ free shipping. i am ordering them later this week so i will post a definite price then.

Looks pretty nice. Hoping they come in Diff colors. Are the ones your selling sliders or flip out like the illustration?

It is the key in the original post. the diy is for informational purposes so people know what they need to do to get the key to work

Watching......

^^^ me too

was watchin this same flip key on the bay and it was roughly the same price, looks cool but how sturdy will the key be? would not want the key to break off, due to some cheap asian sweat shop plastic.

im down for one as long as my buttons will still all work.

Good in theory but like Clown boy said how sturdy are they? I would want one. Also it says retractable but is that slider or flip out?

count me in for one of those after you answer mr. clown and martillo's question...

Looks good. I'm in. Just wondering how's the quality of the FOB. cant trust everything from china...... did you get your hand on one of this?

was watchin this same flip key on the bay and it was roughly the same price, looks cool but how sturdy will the key be? would not want the key to break off, due to some cheap asian sweat shop plastic.

I have the link to the ebay sale up top. i will be selling them for about the same price but shipping will be free and about 3 weeks faster

Good in theory but like Clown boy said how sturdy are they? I would want one. Also it says retractable but is that slider or flip out?

I have not handled one of these keys personal yet. i questioned the manufacturer about the quality and they told me that they have never had one returned because it broke ( i know they always say that) so that's all i have to go on for now. you guys can have my word that when i get these in i will test there durability. and if the not up to par they will be going back. I will not sell junk. and the key is a slider.

Kool. does it automatically slide back back in.

Ooo., good question. I don't think it will automatically slide back in, but I don't think they do. That would require a spring load or some kind of motor.

I too am interested in this.

These are spring loaded to retract. I am still a little baffled on how to get the remote to fit correctly. The remote will not fit unless you take only the electronics and not the piece that sourrounds the battery, And yes, I have taken the remote part out of the key. If anyone has found an install link please post it.

BUMP, keep us posted galyion

Would love one of thoes keys...... Let me know when u have them and the price for sure please. I would start with one but may buy as many as 4 total maybe more depending on my club and who wants one..... Thanks......

Does the buttons still work like unlock and lock???!!!!

got the instructions looks a little more difficult than i thought what you guys think

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/GiES273_UserManual_1.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/GiES273_UserManual_2.jpg

Looks pretty sick to me. I think it will all come down to the price I suppose, especially since you have to go to a locksmith. Still, sweet!

When can you have those keys? I cant wait to have the new key.

I ordered the keys today. the price is gonna be 30$ and ill cover the shipping to the contiguous 48 states. they should be in early next week. ill be able to start shipping them then I'm gonna do mine first so i can include pics and check durability and functionality. i can accept is paypal or you can mail a money order no personal checks.

i sent messages to the first 10 who replied. i only got 10 so if any of them don't want one they will be first come first serve.

wow i got more of a response than i thought i was going to. as soon as these come in and are ok im gonna order more so pm me if you want one. there are 14 spoken for so far. so if you want in on the second set you better hurry

Heck yeah, glad to be amongst the first peeps.

So, when you get it and do yours first, you going to post up pix on here of your experience prior to us sending our order or???

Same here!

i have the chip and the circuit board out already sitting and waiting for them to come in. i think im gonna get the key cut at the hardware store right by my house. so i have pics of taking the circuit board out already and there is pics on taking the transponder out on the first page. but ill put all the pics together and give my review asap after they come in and ill pm the people i have already offered them to. as for payment you guys can send it now if you want or you can wait till i give my review. that's up to you guys

And as soon as everyone pays the next 10 will be ordered

If you guys wanna know more detailed on when there gonna come in you can track them at

THERE IN

UPDATE:

Your item was received by sorting center(UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USJFKA) at 2009-06-13 15:42:00

now lets see how long it takes to get through customs. i hate waiting on shipping. its only been 5 days but it feels like 2 weeks

Doesn't it always! lol.

i still want mine.

Keys are in. got mine done. works like a dream. initial quality seems pretty good. everything went together pretty easily. got pics gonna put together a more detailed post.

Nice. Looking fwd to the review.

watching

What you will get
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0448.jpg

whats inside
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0451.jpg

go get your key blank cut
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0483.jpg

next step is to take apart your key. to get to the little box inside
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0469.jpg

after this there is no going back. using a small screwdriver or pick/all. split the clear part from the black part.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0470.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0471.jpg

now you pitch the plastic case. all you need is the board and battery.
Now take apart the new key.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0455.jpg

and put the board and battery in the carrier.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0473.jpg

make sure everything is lined up and snap it in.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0477.jpg

time to re assemble
put in the cut key secure it with one of the little screws that came with your key
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0462.jpg

put your transponder chip in. I have no pics of removing it because i removed mine a week or so ago. all i did was heat it with a hair dryer on high for a minute or so and work at it with a eye glass screwdriver. first scraping the glue from the top of the chip then trying to loosen the glue on the two long sides before prying it out. (the heat is mainly to soften the plastic) i found that it comes out the easiest if you work your little screwdriver down into the short side closest to the metal key part. and gently work it out from there. pushing it down as far as possible beside the chip and gently prying up a little and doing that over and over till the chip pops out.DO NOT BE ROUGH WITH THIS IF YOU TAKE A CHUNK OUT OF THE CHIP YOU CAN RUIN IT.

i would recommend lying the dryer down on an edge of a table or something and leaving it on because you will need to keep the key hot while doing this. i don't mean doing it in front of the dryer but putting it back in front every 10 seconds or so to keep it hot.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0479.jpg

put the carrier and the front trim piece back on
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0480.jpg

Snap the cover back on
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/100_0482.jpg

These are the instructions the manufacturer provided
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/GiES273_UserManual_1.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/galyion/GiES273_UserManual_2.jpg

Now go try it out


The quality of the key is pretty good there sturdy. but the slide has a little bit of slack in it. long term durability i cannot comment on until i use it for a while

ill send you payment, by tomorrow. BTW did you get the key cut a a locksmith or home depot?

Very interested!! let me know what type of payment do u take

i got mine cut at a local mom and pop hardware store. if you go to too big of a place they may not cut it. there not supposed to cut keys with chips in them. most smaller places will.

money sent

I just got mine today. It is awesome!!! Very easy to adapt old key to this one. Whole process took less than 5 minutes and 90% of it was done in a Home Depot parking lot.

Very sturdy feeling key. Much better than my old key (in the condition it was in)

Side note: I wouldn't tear apart a good key for this, but if you have a key that is showing wear, this is a GREAT replacement! 2 thumbs up!

Also, take the blank to someone you can trust. Home Depot did a shltty job and my key only works one way. But atleast it works and i don't need a spare blank :)

Pictures!!
Yeah, I have a key I dropped in paint so that wouldn't be a problem.

One better.... a video!


http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/tCizzler/th_Key.jpg (http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/tCizzler/?action=view&current=Key.flv)

Do the buttons still work and everything?

Yes they do, these are very good quality! PM Galyion for orders

i got mine from gies.auto@gmail.com theese guys rock. mine had wrong carrier for the electronics and they sent me a new one free of charge i also lost the screw and sent me a new one too. the mail response i got from them were quick and informative i would definatley do buisness with these guys

there good that is who i got the keys off of. if just buy one its 42.98 w/ the 5-10 day shipping. from me its 30 and free 2-3 day shipping. if there is any problems i will resolve them as fast as i possibly can.

so how does the key pop out i want one but how does the key pop out could you maybe make a little vid


edit
f my l
didnt see the vid lol my bad now beat me with a bag of oranges

The videos already posted. Pretty clean concept. Im just waiting for mine to get here. Definitly a worthy purchase.

to those who ordered yesterday and last night they all shipped this morning. the went out usps so there is no tracking numbers. i did do delivery confirmation. but those numbers would be useless to you guys.

How many do you have left I am interested.

do you have one left i will get it if you do

Galyion, I PM'd you.

Awesome, whats the est arrival for the ones sent out today?

Yeah, looking forward to this.

coolness. just curious about colors. just silver metallic look?

Galyion, I PM'd you.

I didn't get anything.




Only come in one color.

Hmm...wonder why. lol.

pm me your paypal if you have one ready to ship out

i thought they were all sold but a few people backed out so there is a couple left first come first serve. pm me and ill send you the payment info.

Yeah, I can't seem to muster $30 bones, how sad is that. I'll hit you up as soon as I can get $10.

Sent money to your paypal.

For the people that have already bought and used the key.

How is it working for you?

Any problems?

Was it worth it or is it made out of cheap plastic?

Let me know since I am interested in purchasing one also.

if there are any left I will take one send me a pay pal link money in hand.

For the people that have already bought and used the key.

How is it working for you?

Any problems?

Was it worth it or is it made out of cheap plastic?

Let me know since I am interested in purchasing one also.


Mine is still working great. no problems to report. i have had some concerns from people that bought one that the transponder chips was a pain to get out but no problems w/ the key itself. i just recommend looking over the diy on the second page (also in the tc-ice/interior forum) before you buy so you know what you have to do.

Got mine last week, loved how it looks and people dig the uniqueness of it. At first was a lil worried about the material but actually its pretty sturdy, also i like how easy you can take it apart, definitly a plus for anyone who wanted to make it a diff color.

got an email from the people i get the keys from and there sending a bunch of the new style PCB holders. they said it will make the conversion easier. so they will go out with the last few keys i got.

any left

Okay I got my key in the mail today and I got the blank cut. I have taken apart my stock key and pulled the electronics out. I am trying to put the battery in the recessed area on the black plastic piece but I have a contact on the bottom of the circuit board for the battery that won't let me fully seat the electronic board against the plastic. This contact is "C" shaped and wraps around the edge of the battery. It stands off the bottom of the board about 1/4". The board needs this contact to touch the battery to make it work but it seems there is not enough room for it and the battery down in the recessed area. In galyions picture it looks like he does not have this same "C" shaped contact. Ideas?

Also, is it possible not to have the transponder chip? I took the stock key apart and I see a slot where I think the transponder goes but its not in there. I have a 2nd gen xb.

your car would not start without that transponder


.....do you still have this? i cracked my alarm dongle and im going to try and fit it in this...

Okay this is just FYI but my key for my xB did not have a transponder in it and apparently there are 2 different pcb boards (the black plastic piece in the gies key that holds the circuit board). The first board had a shallow cutout for the battery and the clips were too far apart to grab the edges of my board. The second board had way more room for the battery and required clipping the original battery holder from the stock key back onto the circuit board and then this whole piece popped down into the pcb board. I will take pics and post in a minute.

These look pretty cool...Watching...

You said they worked on the xD but do we have confirmation from anyone who has purchased one? Also do you have any left?

nobody with an xd has bought one yet but i have sold one to rjjone2 and has a new xb and they are the same key.

Okay this is just FYI but my key for my xB did not have a transponder in it and apparently there are 2 different pcb boards (the black plastic piece in the gies key that holds the circuit board). The first board had a shallow cutout for the battery and the clips were too far apart to grab the edges of my board. The second board had way more room for the battery and required clipping the original battery holder from the stock key back onto the circuit board and then this whole piece popped down into the pcb board. I will take pics and post in a minute.

watching

Heres my circuit board

http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww4/rjjone2/HPIM0570.jpg


http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww4/rjjone2/HPIM0569.jpg

the first pcb board is in the picture but it didn't have enough room to fit the battery contact so galyion sent me a second pcb that worked

xD checking in, no transponder came with my key either. It was hard to get the clear part of the PCB separated from the black part. Aside from that, the process was really easy. Although, the rear of it slides around and doesn't feel like it's securely in place. Also, maybe they were all like this but mine was a lil scuffed up and looked kinda used. I find myself holding the panic button on accident as I try and push the key out, I've already set off the alarm and scared the crap out of myself. Lastly is there anyway to get it on my keychain? I mean it's kind of useless otherwise, I don't want to carry around a keychain and 1 loose key. I guess I shoulda asked before I took apart my key, now I feel like I wasted a $250 key to have something that looks cool but I can't carry around :P

^^^I never thought about that...It would suck not having anytihing that would keep it attached to a key chain...

if you read back through the early posts most people bought these keys for pocket keys. personally both of my stock keys got ruined cause i had them on key rings with too many keys. the metal part of the key broke out of the plastic parts.

if you read back through the early posts most people bought these keys for pocket keys. personally both of my stock keys got ruined cause i had them on key rings with too many keys. the metal part of the key broke out of the plastic parts.

You can just put it on the big ring then. So I'll have to come up with some way to put it on my keyring? What are the slots in the circles for? I noticed they turn but am not sure what their function is

The two holes on either side are slots for different types of immobilizer chips. I didn't have a chip so I drilled out the plastic to make a through hole and ran a chain to make my key ring. I realize that this key is suppose to be carried alone but I needed to have a few others.

I also press the buttons on accident all the time mostly when the key is in my pocket. They're not really recessed so they are easy to push when not meaning to.

http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww4/rjjone2/IMG_0009.jpg

The two holes on either side are slots for different types of immobilizer chips. I didn't have a chip so I drilled out the plastic to make a through hole and ran a chain to make my key ring. I realize that this key is suppose to be carried alone but I needed to have a few others.

I also press the buttons on accident all the time mostly when the key is in my pocket. They're not really recessed so they are easy to push when not meaning to.

http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww4/rjjone2/IMG_0009.jpg


the chain doesn't interfere with the sliding mechanism? Ive never tore one apart so i was just curious. that seems like a good idea.

sold out - lock up

i have a diy up for this key. so if there is any questions about how to convert you can look there

http://scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164804