Background: I own a 2008 Prius with the aux jack and backup camera. I LOVE the car, and it has made me want another Prius. My 2001 Saab needs 2k in repairs, so I decided to trade it in on one. I am getting a 2008 Prius with 80k miles (my current Prius only has 40k), it is one package lower (no backup cam or aux jack). It also has an older looking screen software, which is odd to me. The car is at the lot as of this post, I am to pay for it and pick it up this afternoon. My real question is that you must plug the key into the dash to drive it. I have not picked up the car yet from the purchase, but they told me the key button is not under the dash. Is it possible that this car does not have the Smart Key option? The key I have is the "black T" and I am not sure if the key the dealership has is a silver or not. Does anyone know if I can make the SKS system work on this, or is there just not one?
I have an 09 but believe that the equipment on the various packages is the same - I believe that you needed a package 2 (or is it ii) to get the smart key as well as the backup camera (no clue on aux jack) so it sounds like the car you are looking at is a 1. It is my understanding that it is not something that is feasible to add.
No, it is not economical to add smart key to a non-SKS car. You'd need all new keys, immobilizer ecu, smart ecu, antennas, door sensors, reprogram engine and HV ecu, etc. etc. It is possible in the sense that anything is possible, but it might as well be impossible for the time and money that it would cost.
It's not practical to convert a non-SKS car to SKS. But note that the transponder part of the two systems is the same. What this means is that you can program each car to accept the remote from the other car for use plugged into the dash. Then get an ordinary ($2) copy of the mechanical key that the non-SKS car uses. Put it on a keyring with the SKS remote. You'll have a single remote (+key) that works on both cars. On the non-SKS car use the mechanical key to lock/unlock it, and plug the remote into the dash for the ignition. On the SKS-car, just continue to carry the remote in your pocket.
This is a very interesting option. If the lock/unlock on the fob worked on one car, and the RFID worked on the other this would be ideal, but the wife doesn't like the idea of having to pull out any keys to get into the car as it is.
i believe only fleet cars were available with package one. there is a thread on adding 3 door sks to single door. it was complicated but successful. but i don't think i've seen one on adding it to non sks.
