scrappyslexus Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Does the dealer have to do it? My dealer wants $115 per key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Chow Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Does the dealer have to do it? My dealer wants $115 per key. Is that to program it only? My dealer charged me 1/2 hr labor, which came to $45 at the time. They master key was $200, though, and I was dismayed at having to pay this after shelling out so much money for the CPO vehicle that only came w/ 1 master key (and the salesman didn't mention anything of it when I bought the vehicle; I assumed it would have come w/ 2 master keys). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyslexus Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Does the dealer have to do it? My dealer wants $115 per key. Is that to program it only? My dealer charged me 1/2 hr labor, which came to $45 at the time. They master key was $200, though, and I was dismayed at having to pay this after shelling out so much money for the CPO vehicle that only came w/ 1 master key (and the salesman didn't mention anything of it when I bought the vehicle; I assumed it would have come w/ 2 master keys). Yes program only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonw Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Does the dealer have to do it? My dealer wants $115 per key. Is that to program it only? My dealer charged me 1/2 hr labor, which came to $45 at the time. They master key was $200, though, and I was dismayed at having to pay this after shelling out so much money for the CPO vehicle that only came w/ 1 master key (and the salesman didn't mention anything of it when I bought the vehicle; I assumed it would have come w/ 2 master keys). I believe a cpo vehicle requires two keys, but not necessarily two master keys. One master and one valet key would be sufficient for a cpo vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Chow Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I believe a cpo vehicle requires two keys, but not necessarily two master keys. One master and one valet key would be sufficient for a cpo vehicle. Yes, you are correct. This is what the salesman told me, but only AFTER I had bought the car and was picking it up. No mention of this before I bought the car. Had I known, I would have required them to provide a second master key as one of the conditions for delivery. I felt I was getting nickel-and-dimed after shelling out that much money on a vehicle. Then since they couldn't get the second master key from the previous owner, they mentioned they could delete that key from the ECU, but I had to pay 1/2 hr labor for this (in addition to the 1/2 hr labor to program the new key plus $200 for the new key). Lesson learned was, before you sign on the dotted line, make sure the vehicle comes w/ both master keys. One guy on the ih8mud forum bought a used landcruiser, only to find it had NO master keys, so he had to get an entire new ECU w/ pair of master keys after the fact. Tell your dealer that Lexus of Tucson charges 1/2 hr labor. The labor rate here is cheap, too...$95/hr! The toyota dealer charges $120/hr!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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