The Key Question?

[TONYMCCAGH]

Hi folks HELP ME PLEASEEEEEEE.

My question and problem is as follows.

I have a V registered IS200 and when i bought it the key fob did not work and had to lock the doors by holding open the drivers side door handle and pressing door lock button on drivers side control.

And now to top it off the blade has broken off the fob section of the key.

I have had a look and it has been glued by the previous owner and on closer inspection there is no Battery in the fob and also noticed that there are 3 micro buttons on the circut board but i only have 2 rubber buttons.

I am needing to buy a new key and was wondering if this one is the right key for the IS 200

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-LEXUS-3-BUTTON-REMOTE-KEY-FOB-CASE-39mm-BLADE-TOY48-/390355923342?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Safety_Security&hash=item5ae306b18e

And also if i was to get the one with the 3 buttons and 3 rubbers would this all work once a new Battery is installed or do i have to go to Lexus to get it reprogramed?

ALL HELP WILL BE GREATFULL.

[The Swede]

Dear Tony,

You might be mixing two problems here:

1. Your key is physically broken. I had the same problem and just bought two of these "housings" over the internet and then localised a specialist key cutter to cut the metal part. The only thing I then needed to do was to swap the inside of my broken key and put it into the new housing, which is a 1 minute job.

It does require thought that the housing you buy is the correct one.

Now if your key only has two buttons and the housing has space for 3, you either need to hope the two holes on the new housing will match exactly where your buttons need to go (chances are slim), or you need to source the correct housing with two holes.

2. There is something wrong with the inside part of the key.

A. you seem to miss the Battery. So task 1 is to fit a Battery and try if the fob will open the car from a distance (it should work whether it's in a housing or not). If it does, it's good news, if it doesn't, it means the car doesn't recognise the key and you either need to reprogramme it... or, worst case, it's broken and Lexus needs to sell you a new set of keys.

B. you seem to miss a button making your normal 3-button key look like 2-button one. Normally, even if the plastic "button" is missing, you should still be able to press the sensor and see if that function of the key works. A bit of DIY-ing can help you cut a small piece of plastic to size and make a new button to glue on the sensor. In the end, that's only a mechanical bit.

If you press the area where the button should be and nothing happens, you again have an issue with a key and should go back to the dealer.

Do you actually have two keys with the car?

It does remind everyone you should only buy a car with two keys in good working order as replacements are very expensive.

[TONYMCCAGH]

Thanks for that extencive info buddy much apprecated.

Unfortunatly i was only handed the one key :(