Ok so I lost my only set of keys, and have contacted the dealorship to find out that I am going to have to tow my car in and let them cut a key(s) and instal the chip within the key and reconfig the entire computer shit that interacts with the key. Is my only option to pay 600

car 2000 Lexus GS300

7/12/2007 1:57:24 PM

I think I paid about that much at Johnson Lexus on Capital

7/12/2007 2:05:09 PM

haha....fuck that

7/12/2007 2:12:02 PM

I'd think seriously about a new car

$600 is absurd, but I'd say it's probably your only option

7/12/2007 2:20:23 PM

It's a laser cut key, plus if it was like mine it has the door/trunk openers on the back of it.
Good luck trying to sell a car with no key, this is one of those live and learn moments.


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7/12/2007 2:21:45 PM

I wonder how much they mark up the keys

7/12/2007 2:32:40 PM

I hope $600 gets you a "set" of keys so you don't have to go through all of this again...

7/12/2007 2:40:58 PM

haha, doubt it. after I got mine cut they said it'd be about $200 for a copy w/ the door/trunk opener, can't remember how much i paid but I had them make me a valet type key.

7/12/2007 2:43:27 PM

but you ARE driving a lexus.

7/12/2007 2:56:27 PM

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"but you ARE driving a lexus glorified toyota."

7/12/2007 3:08:37 PM

after seeing taxicabs that were brand new without chip keys and steering columns that looked just like the ones in my 05 F-150, I'm wondering if I can't put that kind of switch in it. Has anybody done this?

7/12/2007 4:50:08 PM

well my plan is to..

get Triple A, for the year @ 69$ this will cover the tow to the dealorship. Then I will pay approx. 550 for a reconfig of the computer system and a set of two keys. Pretty much I am screwed out $600

7/12/2007 4:57:07 PM

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"but you AWERE driving a lexus."

come on pplz.

7/12/2007 8:02:58 PM

takes them 1 hr.

charge you 600.

awesome.

7/13/2007 12:58:23 AM

depends on the service team but yeah, that sucks.
esp. since Lexus probably says it takes 6-8 hours to do total, but a really good tech. and team can probably have the keys cut, programmed etc. in 2 hours.

7/13/2007 10:53:15 AM

Its a LEXUS, WTF you expect.

7/13/2007 1:07:56 PM

lexus claimed to not be able to make a key for my dad's '97 LS400 which was bought from a body shop who bought it from an auction. we only have the one backup key. know if there's any truth to this?

7/13/2007 1:18:53 PM

Maybe there was something fishy with the VIN or title.

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7/13/2007 1:22:35 PM

tchenku, it's lies. you can cut keys for anything. all they need is the vin.

programming is easy, cutting keys is easy, pretty much it's a huge rip off.

i usually ask for a bunch of keys when i buy a car, laser cut or not.

they'll throw them in to make a sale.

7/13/2007 1:40:25 PM

this kind of shit should happen to people like you dannyray

you are a huge douche bag

7/13/2007 2:28:15 PM

was alcohol involved in this loss of keys?

7/13/2007 2:29:25 PM

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"after seeing taxicabs that were brand new without chip keys and steering columns that looked just like the ones in my 05 F-150, I'm wondering if I can't put that kind of switch in it. Has anybody done this?"

1. make cheap non-chip copies
2. hide chip key in dash
3. ...
4. profit

7/13/2007 6:07:51 PM

if an employee loses a key at the ford dealership i work at:
key only - $50
fob integrated key - $100

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7/13/2007 10:53:57 PM

make sure you have comprehensive on that bitch and light it the fuck up

7/14/2007 10:37:46 AM

this isn't a ford.

7/14/2007 2:55:56 PM

just slip one of the employees 200 bucks and there you go. profit.

7/14/2007 11:00:48 PM

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"this isn't a ford."

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"in my 05 F-150"

7/14/2007 11:13:53 PM

take one look at a lexus key and you know that shit is expensive as hell.

7/14/2007 11:31:48 PM