Newbie And Another Spare Key Saga

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Hello.

We are in our first week of owning our 2008 Prius. So far we are very impressed. However, like many second-hand cars, only one key fob was provided by the dealer. The second key had apparently been lost by the one previous owner. It is the two button fob, with a black logo.

After spending many happy hours reading posts on this site and others, I decided to try and buy a second-hand fob and reprogram it, even though half the world seems to believe it to be impossible. A fob was purchased from a dealer on eBay who seemed to specialise in auto fobs/keys and offered a money back return policy.

It arrived promptly and I set about trying to program it. Despite trying carefully to follow each step, it failed to work on the first two occasions. Further reading on the internet followed and I found this note tucked away in the text

"Also a BIG thing: Have only the old remote and new or USED remote in the car. No Cell or Phone or Blue Tooth"

Now it may be a coincidence but leaving the mobile phone indoors did the trick. I worked through both the immobiliser sequence and the door lock/unlock without any problem. Now we have two working key fobs for the car.

My remaining problem is with the emergency blade key built into the fob. A blank one can be purchased on good old eBay, but where do I go to have it cut to match the original key?

Many thanks for reading this and helping if you can.

Mark

[FROSTYBALLS]

Hello Mark - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Auto locksmith?

[MEP's Yaris GS]

How much did the spare cost out of interest?

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Hi Jonathan.

The replacement fob was £49.50 inc postage. It was important to me to buy from an Ebayer with clear experience in this type of product, together with a high feedback and who would accept returns.

It looks like the blade blank will be under £3, plus the cost of cutting it.

Mark

[tezzer1]

I need one for my 2006 yaris can you give me the link to where you got your key thanks

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Terry

Here is a link to the eBay store I bought the fob from.

Good luck.

Mark

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/remotekey/