Nope, you just have to cut the chip out of your old one and slide it in the new one. No dealer needed, just a trip to Lowes (put in the chip after its cut so they don't give you a hard time).

Theres a few threads on here with pics, search for "key fob"

 

Okay that works, but what if i want a duplicate. And the key i buy comes with a transponder. Do i do the same thing?

 

Oh, i read your first post as " My key looks like crap now.lol" and assumed you just wanted to replace that one...

Yeah, if you want a 2nd key you need to see the dealership to have it programmed to the car. You could try to ebay a whole key, chip/remote and all to save a few bucks but you still need a dealer visit unless you get a hold of the programming steps yourself.

 

Not sure if it would work, or if you want to do it, but maybe hid your original key inside the column close to ignition? That way you could use a regular cut key (w/o chip) and use that to power the ignition.

If no one knows its hidden there, it should be safe to do so.

 

lol Thats crazy but probably would work. Uhm I guess i have to do it both ways. or figure something out. Thanks guy.

 

yea.. doing that will bypass the immobilizer system completely..

 

lol thats not the smartest thing but its an option thats up in the air. I'll see what happens when i order this key of ebay. What does the dealer charge to program a key. Anyone know?

 

probably $50.. sometimes more..

i would honestly, if i were to do it, $20
takes about 15-20 minutes to do as long as you got a master key to give them.

 

That wouldnt be that bad.. Well I look into prices for programming this weekend. Then I'll post the place and costs. Someone out there is curious about.,heck might even start something...probably not though,.lol

 

we charge 96.00 to program a key

 

This site offers a programming guide on the bottom left hand corner.
http://www.keylessride.com/order/quo...&frid=809CB8E7

 

Yea but you got to pay for it. PLus there is no guarantee that it will work. Its up there. I'll keep searching. Thanks though, it might come in handy.

 

^^ you can program the keyless fine... but that's not what we're talking about..
(and F* buying instructions.. they're on this forum already.... but still it's not the only thing you need)

programming a new key's immobilizer chip for the ECU to recognize requires a Toyota Techstream
(a special laptop with special software to allow comms to the ECU thru the OBDII port.. they typically cost about $6400 each for a dealership)

after that, yea.. if you bought another key with a new keyless remote.. you can program that yourself.. (fyi, those keys are just expensive, you might as well have the dealership cut you the key and program everything in the first place)

 

okay i got cha. Well might as well get one programmed from the dealership.

 

i mean.. buying a key from ebay.. only to spend more money getting it cut, and then spending more money going to the dealership to get the chip programmed..

whereas you can do it all in one place.. you might save a little bit of money doing the other way, sure.. but in my opinion.. it's just not that practical.

the only cheaper way is to have them cut another valet key, with no keyless... but even the chip still needs to be programmed too still.

 

That could work too. Its not like i need a get away route or nothin with the keyless.lol