Hello,
Long time reader, first time poster...
Short story, I have lost my master key (with 3 buttons) and have no spare.
I cannot claim on my insurance as my excess is in total £650 (first lesson learned).
So far from reading these forums, I will have too:
Get a new master from Lexus (£140) and have a Locksmith (£240) cut and reprogramme the ECU (thingy). Done, problem solved. However, it costs £380 - straight after Christmas, not cool.
Other than the route I have worked out, is there any other way to get a key (old, new, make it myself) so I can drive the car?
Apparently I cannot buy a blank/spare from eBay and do the start, stop and brakes (you know, the reprogramme routine) and it will work - is that correct?
I can't simply just have a spare cut as you need a master to disable immobiliser - is that correct?
I just want to make sure I have tried every possible avenue before committing to buy (and not drinking for 2 months) a new key. If it helps with tips, im Edinburgh based.
Thanks in advance for your help and any replies are muchos appreciated. Regards, Michael