A heads up to all Prius owners: be extra careful not to lose your key. When I returned from a by-air trip, I discovered I'd lost my key. I called Toyota for a replacement and discovered it costs $191 plus tax and a charge for programming, which was quoted at $98!!! So, I'm not ordering it unless I and lose my remaining key. I'm writing to Toyota HQ to complain about the cost and the lack of notice of this cost. I understand it's due to the computer and anti-theft programming.
Prius key replacement
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Prius key replacement for less
I'm in Canada. Toyota just quoted me $550 for a new key for my 2012. It's $280 for the FOB, plus $100 to program it, and $100 to cut the new manual key for door entry, plus taxes. I went to replacemyremote.com, and bought an OEM fob for $115. They have "deprogrammed" it, or whatever they need to do to make it like new again. A simple used fob won't work, they say. I took it to an automotive locksmith, who charged me $50 to program the fob (took about 10 minutes) and $50 to cut the manual key (took 3 minutes). So I am into it for about $215. Beats $550. replacemyremote provides instructions should the locksmith need them, and a toll free number he can call if he runs into trouble. You need to get a real automotive locksmith. The first place I called told me I had to go to Toyota. Not so.;117014 said:
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SmartKey Interchangeable?
Hi, I have two smartkeys for a 2014 PriusC left because my car was totalled. Should I keep them/sell them? Or are they like iphones and stuck to one program/car unless I log out of it... in that case they are trash since my car is probably in pieces right now. Please advise!
Hi, I have two smartkeys for a 2014 PriusC left because my car was totalled. Should I keep them/sell them? Or are they like iphones and stuck to one program/car unless I log out of it... in that case they are trash since my car is probably in pieces right now. Please advise!
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The price is actually not too high relatively to smart keys
It is maybe a little bit higher then most other smart keys for Nissan/Honda/Ford and even other Toyotas, but the difference is only around 50$!
It is maybe a little bit higher then most other smart keys for Nissan/Honda/Ford and even other Toyotas, but the difference is only around 50$!
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Don't throw out your keys!
1. You can sell the keys on eBay, saying that they are for parts and will not work for reprograming or replacing. In addition to parts you could say that they are meant to be used as practice keys for "Laser Cutter" duplication. I have no idea if this would be finically worth it, and you are probably a busy person. It is, however, an option. To look into this simply go on to eBay, or your chosen third party seller site, and look for sold listings for "Prius C key fobs". You do not want to look for active, or even completed listings. You want to look for how much people are buying these for, not what sellers are trying to get.
2. If someone is going to buy your car with a salvage title, you can throw in the keys. That saves them a bit of money, and maybe it is the selling point. If you cannot sell the title to the car, for whatever reason...then this is not an option.
3. Keep them around as a gift to give to a child. Kids love pressing buttons. They are also a prop for a child that wants to make movies. If they want to be engineers it is a neat little experiment to open one up and figure out what is happening in the electronics. It sounds like a cool gift to me. How often do kids get car keys?
4. Practical joke. You can pretend that you got someone a car. They open up a little box and find car keys. What? You tell them to go look in the garage. Real present in there...or maybe you just film their disappointment.
There are a lot of options without just trashing them. Choose wisely!
So here is the deal. Those keys are not going to work on any other car. Once a key fob is programed for a specific car... that is it. No do overs. Now you can sell them. People do it all the time. It is a sure fire way to get your eBay account a nice lengthy negative review, in the event that you advertise it as a replacement. These are the options I see for you:
1. You can sell the keys on eBay, saying that they are for parts and will not work for reprograming or replacing. In addition to parts you could say that they are meant to be used as practice keys for "Laser Cutter" duplication. I have no idea if this would be finically worth it, and you are probably a busy person. It is, however, an option. To look into this simply go on to eBay, or your chosen third party seller site, and look for sold listings for "Prius C key fobs". You do not want to look for active, or even completed listings. You want to look for how much people are buying these for, not what sellers are trying to get.
2. If someone is going to buy your car with a salvage title, you can throw in the keys. That saves them a bit of money, and maybe it is the selling point. If you cannot sell the title to the car, for whatever reason...then this is not an option.
3. Keep them around as a gift to give to a child. Kids love pressing buttons. They are also a prop for a child that wants to make movies. If they want to be engineers it is a neat little experiment to open one up and figure out what is happening in the electronics. It sounds like a cool gift to me. How often do kids get car keys?
4. Practical joke. You can pretend that you got someone a car. They open up a little box and find car keys. What? You tell them to go look in the garage. Real present in there...or maybe you just film their disappointment.
There are a lot of options without just trashing them. Choose wisely!
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On a Classic Prius 2002 or 2003 Will the immobilizer prevent the car from starting the ICS or will it only block fuel ?
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When i got my fit,Cicero Locksmith was a longtime friend with the family so he hooked us up with a bunch of goodies on the fit including the all season mats, the plastic rear lip for the bumper the a valet key.
Prius C, 2014 - program a key
I misplaced my car key 6 mo's ago. I finally decided that I needed a spare key. I bought on e from Keyless Entry... . That was $100+ (w taxes). Now to get it programmed. Here in the Riverside, CA area, locksmiths are talking $200+ for programming. Toyota can do that! it looks like the non-Toyota people aren't ready to be competitive. I assume they are dealing with only "locked-out" customers.
I misplaced my car key 6 mo's ago. I finally decided that I needed a spare key. I bought on e from Keyless Entry... . That was $100+ (w taxes). Now to get it programmed. Here in the Riverside, CA area, locksmiths are talking $200+ for programming. Toyota can do that! it looks like the non-Toyota people aren't ready to be competitive. I assume they are dealing with only "locked-out" customers.
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I have called locksmith when i locked keys in car, they unlocked the door lock and helped me to get back my car keys.
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Could a locksmith also make new car keys?
If they work on cars, I would think they might be able to.
Does anyone know how much that costs vs the dealership?
I am probably going to need professional help because I don't have a spare key, but if anyone has any ideas I am open to it!
I'm not sure about the rest, but the 20-series Prius uses a 4D67 immobiliser chip, which is just a piece of carbon.
Keys are one of the greatest rorts of the automotive industry.
I'm in Australia, and secondhand Prius parts here are scarce.
So, I bought a few secondhand Prius key fobs on eBay US and had them sent to Australia.
It turns out that although they use the same immobiliser chip, they use a different frequency for the remote locking. The US uses 315MHz and the rest of the world uses 434MHz.
So, if you only have one key and you're in the US then at least get on eBay and buy a secondhand key fob. Then buy a replacement key blade and get that cut.
After I realised that the US Prius keys are different to the rest of the world I started looking at other options.
I went to www.aliexpress and bought some 4D67 chips for $A4 each. I then bought some Prius key fob cases for $A7 each.
For $A11 I put together some keys that could at least start a Prius.
They didn't have the circuit board inside that is used for the remote locking, but the key blade can be cut to open the driver's door manually.
This at least creates a spare key fob that will open and run the Prius.
PS: The US and Australian Camry Hybrids appear to use the same key fob, so a US fob should work on an Australian Camry.
Keys are one of the greatest rorts of the automotive industry.
I'm in Australia, and secondhand Prius parts here are scarce.
So, I bought a few secondhand Prius key fobs on eBay US and had them sent to Australia.
It turns out that although they use the same immobiliser chip, they use a different frequency for the remote locking. The US uses 315MHz and the rest of the world uses 434MHz.
So, if you only have one key and you're in the US then at least get on eBay and buy a secondhand key fob. Then buy a replacement key blade and get that cut.
After I realised that the US Prius keys are different to the rest of the world I started looking at other options.
I went to www.aliexpress and bought some 4D67 chips for $A4 each. I then bought some Prius key fob cases for $A7 each.
For $A11 I put together some keys that could at least start a Prius.
They didn't have the circuit board inside that is used for the remote locking, but the key blade can be cut to open the driver's door manually.
This at least creates a spare key fob that will open and run the Prius.
PS: The US and Australian Camry Hybrids appear to use the same key fob, so a US fob should work on an Australian Camry.
Remember if you lose your fob, anyone can walk down the street or thru the parking lot and just by clicking they can find your car, get in and drive away. So when you lose it at the gym or at work, remember it doesn't take much to steal the car. The hard key only opens the door so that isn't bad especially because they have to try it in every car. That is alot of work but the prius fob is good for well over 100 feet and up to 200 feet. They click, your car beeps and its gone. The only way around that is to take the car in and wipe the computer so it forgets all the keys, then you pay to have your remaining ones reprogrammed to the new car code. Cost is about $400.
If you lose your key and someone finds it all they have to be is about 200 feet from your car and click. Bingo. Lights light and the horn beeps. About 10 seconds after that the thief is driving away in your car. The only way around it is to wipe the car computer of all keys then program the ones you have left to the new computer code. That way the lost key won't work on your car. Cost is about $400. Much cheaper than the stolen car deductible in most cases.
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