Automotive Keys TOY48 Toyota Lexus Transponder Key Shell Vancouver

Lexus and some Toyota models use the TOY48 key, a high-security blade with a track cut along its faces rather than notches on its edges. That design is harder to copy and needs a track-cutting machine. This listing is the shell: a new head and TOY48 blade, without a chip. It suits owners whose key still starts the car but whose case has split or whose blade has bent. Ask us to confirm before ordering, since Toyota and Lexus used several keys over the years. We move the transponder from your old key into the new shell and cut the blade either from code or by reading your original. Since the car is reading the same chip it always has, there is no programming involved, and you can leave the vehicle at home. Lexus owners sometimes ask about the badge; a shell typically comes with a plain head, which some people mind and others do not. If the chip has gone missing or is damaged, a shell will not start the car, and we would cut and program a complete key at the vehicle. Bring the broken key to 4105 Macdonald St and we will look at it with you.