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key fob replacement (1 Viewer)
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Cowboysfan8
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gianmarco
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Sullie
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I've done two so far. One for my 2009 Corvette and one for my wife's (soon to be my teenage son's) 2008 Honda Accord. So, on the Corvette (this was a few years ago so I'm going from memory) but I had dropped the key fob and it just broke into pieces. I bought a brand new one (either off e-bay or an online Chevy dealership) and I think it was $100? Anyway, on that specific key fob, that car is keyless, the only key it has is an emergency key. Anyway, I disassembled the old fob and replaced the guts into the new key fob and it was good to go. I think that was a 10 minute job.
On the Accord, the key fob is integrated into the key if that makes sense? That was more involved. On that one, I bought a new uncut key and fob from Amazon for $20 or $30 or something and then I tried the same trick. No joy on that one. I was able to reprogram it myself, that part was simple but when I swapped out the integrated keys and fobs, the car started up and then immediately shut down and flashed a security message/light. So, with the old fashioned key + fob types, you can reprogram it yourself but you cannot swap the keys / fobs between each other. They key and fob are married to each other if that rambling makes sense? I took the new, uncut key and fob to the dealership and had them cut the key and even though I already had it programmed, they still charged me $95.00 to cut the key and program it, which I thought was kind of a rip off. If I were to do it over again, I would have gone to a locksmith to get it cut, the guy in the video said he went to Ace Hardware, I went to Ace and they were pretty useless.
Here's a link to a video I followed for my Honda.
On the Accord, the key fob is integrated into the key if that makes sense? That was more involved. On that one, I bought a new uncut key and fob from Amazon for $20 or $30 or something and then I tried the same trick. No joy on that one. I was able to reprogram it myself, that part was simple but when I swapped out the integrated keys and fobs, the car started up and then immediately shut down and flashed a security message/light. So, with the old fashioned key + fob types, you can reprogram it yourself but you cannot swap the keys / fobs between each other. They key and fob are married to each other if that rambling makes sense? I took the new, uncut key and fob to the dealership and had them cut the key and even though I already had it programmed, they still charged me $95.00 to cut the key and program it, which I thought was kind of a rip off. If I were to do it over again, I would have gone to a locksmith to get it cut, the guy in the video said he went to Ace Hardware, I went to Ace and they were pretty useless.
Here's a link to a video I followed for my Honda.
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wilked
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Same here. It sort of sucks to walk past the car every day and see it covered in dust but I guess you gotta take a stand some times in life
Cowboysfan8
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Galileo
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Mine is for a Toyota 4Runner. It is a keyless system. I had 2 fobs. One has gone AWOL. I blame my wife. I suspect she either swept it away into the garbage or scooped it up and unknowingly put it somewhere as she cleaned up for a party at the house a few weeks ago. I was thinking I could survive with one, but if something goes wrong with it or it gets misplaced, then I am SOL.
Sullie
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Galileo
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Sullie
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I did a quick search and I found they sell the oem 2010 Toyota 4Runner fobs on e-bay (for example for $100) and then it looks like a locksmith or batteriesplus can program the fob for you for $35 - $50.
Galileo
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Still way overpriced for what it is. But thanks for scouting. I see the ebay ones are used/refurbished. I guess I don't really need new as long as it works.
Galileo
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Sullie
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Kinda. If you look at the fine print, they sell a generic remote for $110, a refurb Toyota remote is also $110 while a brand new, genuine Toyota remote is $177. That link I sent is for a new, genuine, Toyota remote. Just wanted to make sure you're comparing like to like.
snellman
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Just keep in mind that most of the time if you only have one and lose it, the vehicle will need to be towed into a dealer to reprogram the new fob because of the anti theft system.
