MotionMan Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Has anyone ever bought one of these? http://tinyurl.com/ydf4md (link to ebay auction) If so, how doyou like it? MotionMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-hedge Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 OEM keys break because the stress of turning the key is focussed on the on tiny little screw that holds the two parts together. The aftermakets usually are designed to correct this. The colored ones i don't know about. They are all easy enough to find on eBay. Getting them cut, however, can prove to be expensive. If you ask around town, you can usually find someone besides the dealer. Good luck http://us.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/LS/P1010001http://us.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/LS/P1010002_001 http://us.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/LS/P1010003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotionMan Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 OEM keys break because the stress of turning the key is focussed on the on tiny little screw that holds the two parts together. The aftermakets usually are designed to correct this. The colored ones i don't know about. They are all easy enough to find on eBay. Getting them cut, however, can prove to be expensive. If you ask around town, you can usually find someone besides the dealer. Good luck http://us.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/LS/P1010001http://us.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/LS/P1010002_001 http://us.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/LS/P1010003 Is it necessary to get these cut? Can't I just take the blade out of the old shell and put it in the new one (with the electronics from the old shell)? MotionMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-hedge Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 The new ones come with the key part molded into the plastic part. This is what makes them stronger than the old ones. The transponder (the REALLLY expensive part) does just drop into the fob, but you still have to get the key cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 The new ones come with the key part molded into the plastic part. This is what makes them stronger than the old ones. The transponder (the REALLLY expensive part) does just drop into the fob, but you still have to get the key cut. The original keys have the blank molded to the plastic backing as well. There's no way to swap blanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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