LenniePaz

I found a keyless remote on EBay that was advertised as "new". The seller had 100% feedback so I felt comfortable buying from him. The remote came today and the key has been cut,so I'm assuming it's not new and has been programmed to a different car. Will the dealership be able to program the remote if it's already been programmed for another car? The FCC ID and IC numbers on the back of both remotes are the same by the way.

GS430nCool

Get back to us after you visit your dealer -- from what I've read on this site, there is a possibility it could work, but I haven't searched enough to find a post from someone that it has...

IXI187IXI

iTrader: (3)

yes the dealer can reprogram it for you. some do it for free, some do it for a small charge and some charge like $120 to reprogram it.

benbuilt4u

iTrader: (5)

we need a list of dealers that do it free!

LenniePaz

I didn't get to the dealer until 4:30 and the guy who does it had already left for the day. An old friend of mine is the Service Manager and said to come back on Monday and he would get it done for me for no charge. He said they normally get a half hour labor to do it.

mr3gs300

Yea that would be great, a list of customer friendly dealerships

LenniePaz

Well, I just got back from the Lexus dealership. For some reason, the used remote was not able to be programmed. The tech who was trying to program it, said he never tried programming a used remote, so he thinks that's why it's not working. He has only programmed brand new remotes, so maybe he's doing something wrong? Can someone confirm 100% if it should definitely be able to be done?

shytown350

i had the same thing today. went to toyota to get it programmed cheaper and the tech said i would have to take it to lexus. they have to wipe the remotes clean, and maybe the car, and start from scratch.

LenniePaz

I found a seller on EBay that sells used remotes with a blank key. I asked him if his remotes can definitely be programmed by Lexus and he said yes. He said the key to getting them programmed, is to make sure the remote has been "flushed" from the previous code. All of his remotes have been flushed and are basically just like a brand new remote. I think I am going to give it a shot for $60.

IXI187IXI

iTrader: (3)

yes they can be programmed. many people have bought second fobs for their cars and had them reprogrammed.

LenniePaz

But were they previously programmed to another car?

IXI187IXI

iTrader: (3)

yes

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LenniePaz

I think the key to getting them reprogrammed is definitely flushing the old code out first. Maybe the dealership I took mine to A. Doesn't know how to flush out the old code, or B. Their machine doesn't have the option to do a flush?

My friend is the Service Manager there, so I know if it could be done there, he would have gotten it done for me.

IXI187IXI

iTrader: (3)

call a couple different dealers. it seems like from all the threads i have read that it is possible but it seems like most dealers either do not know how to do it or refuse to figure it out if its not a brand new fob

GS430nCool

Why not try asking this new eBay vender you found if he would "flush" the fob you just bought for a small fee? Might save you a few bux if he'll do it....