Hawkfe Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I only have one remote for my wife's 2006 RX330. I called the dealer and got sticker shock when they told me $260 for the key and remote and an additional $65 to program it. After doing some research I've been led to believe I need a certain FCC ID for my vehicle, or can I just purchase an new remote with an uncut key on EBay? I did this with my 99 GS300 and had no problems. Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXIRX330 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I think that you can get uncut keys off of Ebay but you will still need the dealer to program it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgorrie Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I recall reprogramming an RX300 key SEVERAL years ago -- so far back that I can't recall the complete circumstances. But I found the instructions online, and they were similar to those here (a U.K. site). I just searched on "lexus owners program key rx300 lock turn" and found these, but I'd try variations of that search to see if I could find others. I think I just performed the first 9 steps, but maybe I did more of it. If I used it all, I would have copied the text into a text editor and reformatted them so they'd be easier to read. Regardless, the programming worked for me back then. "Your results may vary", but I hope this helps. Maybe someone else had a similar experience as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cduluk Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 For the 04+ RX's, you need the dealer to program them- you can't "just hold down this" and "pull this 5 times" doing it yourself in the garage like you could with an older Rx300. I guess Lexus caught on to people doing this to save money, so they redesigned the keys. You can simply buy a use remote from ebay and ask the dealer to use their computers to reprogram it to your car. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkfe Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 For the 04+ RX's, you need the dealer to program them- you can't "just hold down this" and "pull this 5 times" doing it yourself in the garage like you could with an older Rx300. I guess Lexus caught on to people doing this to save money, so they redesigned the keys. You can simply buy a use remote from ebay and ask the dealer to use their computers to reprogram it to your car. <_< Thanks for the information. I guess it's off to EBay then the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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