Just Bought A Is200Se No Master Key

[tommib]

How do i get a replacement without spending 100s£££.i know this has prob been asked a thousand times but wondering if anyone has found a way round or can help in any way.i have 2aftermarket silca keys 1 with immobliser chip and 1 without.

[north]

buy a set of a scrapped IS200 and then get the keys registered in the ECU... unfortunately this will cost you around 250 to 300 as every scrappy will want to sell you the complete set with door & trunk locks and the ignition barrel.

But it is cheaper then going to the dealer and getting just 1 master-key ( it 'll cost you about the same as above)

[tommib]

Hi thanks for the reply.what do i need off the scrap car then...keys locks engine ecu??

[north]

nope like i said: keys/ locks/ ingnition barrel .... that's it

replace the lot on the car with the ones fro the scrapped car and then register the keys in the ecu ( use the manual that you can download on the website for that)

[tommib]

Thanks dude.do you have a link

[tommib]

Could i not use the ecu as well to save reflashing?

[jasons]

buy a set of a scrapped IS200 and then get the keys registered in the ECU... unfortunately this will cost you around 250 to 300 as every scrappy will want to sell you the complete set with door & trunk locks and the ignition barrel.

But it is cheaper then going to the dealer and getting just 1 master-key ( it 'll cost you about the same as above)

Sorry mate, disagree there, my experience from last April:

For all those that may have read recently I had some issues coding a 2nd key to my new (to me) purchase last week.

The car was taken to Lexus guildford for coding where I was told that my master key was actually a sub key and that they couldnt code my spare key.

they did however give me the details of an auto locksmith who said that he could copy the key so it would be a spare, but neither would be the master key. The cost of this was £105 plus vat.

I had a look around where I work and found one literally round the corner from where I work in Gatwick and had a chat with him yesterday and booked it in for this morning.

The result??

I now have 2 coded master keys, with the spare also programmed for door unlocking as well.

The cost??

£150 inc.vat.. The imobiliser was removed and reflashed so that it recognised both keys as Master keys. He went through and showed me that the car actually had 5 keys coded for it!!

Anyway, its all sorted, for a relatively small amount- especially if you take into account people and dealers saying you need new keys and an ECU- you dont. you just need a decent auto locksmith who knows what they are doing

[north]

I didn't know about that option as i had the same problem my car came with only one key and couldn't find any one that had the right tools to register the keys properly so i ended up getting the lot from a scrapped car ( didn't use the ECU as mine didn't have any faults in it so did the pedal dance and everything went right)

PS yes you can have a maximum of 5 keys registered and you can ( when using the right software) use any key as master-key I knew that bit already but like i said didn't have the right OBD connector for that.

I might still get it and offer it as a service.

[tommib]

Well if you do you have 1 customer lol

[north]

Will let people know as soon as i get it ;)