HELP! Buying a used 2010 Sedan from a car rental company

[vst]

Originally Posted by Yaristeve

No. If the car has the factory immobilizer, you need a chipped key. Then the dealer can cut and program the immobilizer system to work with the key. If you buy a non chipped key and get it cut, all it will do is allow you to open your doors but not start the car so make sure the Ebay key has a chip in it.

Is this a "Chipped" key and remote FOB all in one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BRAND...Q5fAccessories

I'm thinking I can program this myself, but what about getting the blank cut? Can that be done at my local home depot?

Thanks

[Yaristeve]

Originally Posted by vst

Is this a "Chipped" key and remote FOB all in one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BRAND...Q5fAccessories

I'm thinking I can program this myself, but what about getting the blank cut? Can that be done at my local home depot?

Thanks

Hard to say just by looking at it. You will need to ask the seller if this key has a transponder (that is the correct term) in it as well.

Toyota has four different types of keys:

1. keyless entry with transponder,
2. keyless entry without transponder,
3. transponder only, and
4. just a plain key.

Unfortunately the #1 and #2 keys look similar (which look like the key in the auction link) while the plain key is a little thinner than the transponder only key.