I know, it's been said and done, but I'm still a little confused about getting a replacement key. I have a 2009 Toyota Prius, love it, but I only have 1 key, and I need another (fob?) as a backup. I've seen plenty on ebay for $60 and I am wondering if it will work on mine (Black logo) Do I have to take the key to a dealership and have it programmed, or can I do it myself/with a locksmith? ** I already have a fully-functional remote- I didn't lose mine. ** I hear I can program it myself. How? ** Is it 100% foolproof or is it a 1-in-a-million thing? Thanks!
I'm interested as well. I found out yesterday there was only one key included with my car I bought on the 5th. I'd like to get a backup key as well. They offered to get one at their cost, $150.
The black logo fob is a non-SKS fob (you have to insert it in the dash slot). You can do your own programming for the non-SKS fobs, including used fobs. Tom
That's a good price for a fully functional FOB...take it. I bought a 2004 in April last year and it only had 1 FOB. The salesman offered to let me buy a second one at Employee price ($180) including programming...I did. I bought my wife a 2005 last month; it came with two FOBs. After a week, we determined that although the second FOB worked fine as SKS, none of the buttons worked (lock/unlock/alarm). We took it back to the dealer and he replaced it at no charge--AND he let us keep the old FOB.
The old FOB is useless on any other Prius...so why not let us keep it? It won't be any advantage to him to keep it...just a throw-away.
Tom's comments should be enough for you to get started. There are other PriusChat threads on the details. Just do a search. Good luck!
