New Master Remote Key
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New Master Remote Key
Folks,
One of the familiy members lost the one master remote for my 99 Rx300. I called Lexus and they said it's about $200 for the key and $46 to program it.
My question is this: The master remote I see on Sewell's site is $185, which is not that much of a difference between them and the dealership.
How hard is it to program these keys, if I were to dive in and get a key from Sewell and try to program it myself. Anyone have experience with this?
Many thanks,
JBL
One of the familiy members lost the one master remote for my 99 Rx300. I called Lexus and they said it's about $200 for the key and $46 to program it.
My question is this: The master remote I see on Sewell's site is $185, which is not that much of a difference between them and the dealership.
How hard is it to program these keys, if I were to dive in and get a key from Sewell and try to program it myself. Anyone have experience with this?
Many thanks,
JBL
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I took advantage of a Christmas sale that Sewell had a few years ago and purchased a new master key for my RX300. The directions for programming a key are here in the forums somewhere. It involves locking and unlocking the door, pressing on the brake pedal, and other ballet-type maneuvers. It's not difficult, just takes a few minutes. That's for the immobilizer registration. The remote lock/unlock programming is a different sequence. Those instructions are on here as well.
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You will need to have the key cut too.
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BGRX- At one time Lexus gave you a one time pass on the loss of the last MR. Don't remember what it was but it was a very good deal compared to replacing the ECM and MK. It seemed like it was at least $2k+ at regular price. The car may be old enough that they would no longer offer that deal because of age. I am almost sure I have read of locksmiths where you could take the ECM out and send it to them and they could make the keys and reprogram the ECM for a WHOLE lot less than Lexus wanted. A search would probably turn up that information, if I'm correct in that.
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Folks,
One of the familiy members lost the one master remote for my 99 Rx300. I called Lexus and they said it's about $200 for the key and $46 to program it.
My question is this: The master remote I see on Sewell's site is $185, which is not that much of a difference between them and the dealership.
How hard is it to program these keys, if I were to dive in and get a key from Sewell and try to program it myself. Anyone have experience with this?
Many thanks,
JBL
One of the familiy members lost the one master remote for my 99 Rx300. I called Lexus and they said it's about $200 for the key and $46 to program it.
My question is this: The master remote I see on Sewell's site is $185, which is not that much of a difference between them and the dealership.
How hard is it to program these keys, if I were to dive in and get a key from Sewell and try to program it myself. Anyone have experience with this?
Many thanks,
JBL
Last edited by code58; 03-02-10 at 10:51 PM.
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I would definitely recommend checking e-bay first. I got a new master key from ebay and i payed $76 including shipping. It has a new outer shell and the internal stuff is refurbished, but has been thoroughly tested. I even talked to the guy on the phone and he walked me through the programming. so good experience there.
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