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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Priuser, May 11, 2010.

  1. Priuser

    Priuser New Member

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    I lost my remaining SMS key over the weekend, so I had it towed to the dealer(after waiting for 3 hours for the tow to arrive as AAA sent a flatbed truck which couldnt tow it)

    New SMS key :$541

    New Battery(warranty expired in February, and dealer said it was weak): $271

    My shiny baby back from the shop: PRICELESS

    There goes my vacation though, and I still can't get over how much one key costs.
     
    #1 Priuser, May 11, 2010
  2. Author

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    I wonder, has anyone weighed one of their SKS keys? Are they possibly more expensive than gold, by weight?
     
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  3. macmaster05

    macmaster05 Senor Member

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    Yes they are expensive. I believe you can try getting from ebay and have the dealer program it. I bet they will still charge you lots of $$ for that though.
     
    #3 macmaster05, May 11, 2010
  4. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    The SKS fobs aren't anywhere near that expensive. By losing your only remaining key you forced the dealer into a more complex and therefor expensive programming process to use a new key fob. Normally they cost about half of what you paid.

    Tom
     
    #4 qbee42, May 11, 2010
  5. Lanthom

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    The keys aren't typically that much. When I bought my '07 a few months ago it only came with one key. When I went to have another one made it was only about $200 or so and took them about 30 min to complete.

     
    #5 Lanthom, May 11, 2010
  6. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    Forget getting the car programmed to accept a fob from eBay...
     
    #6 firepa63, May 11, 2010
  7. mad-dog-one

    mad-dog-one Prius Enthusiast

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    Can you elaborate on this? Is it too expensive or is there some other problem with the reprogramming?
     
    #7 mad-dog-one, May 11, 2010
  8. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    The car cannot be programmed to accept a used fob. Once a fob (SKS) has been used 'x' times, it cannot be recognized by another car due to the rolling security codes. By used, I mean starting the car, not programming.
     
    #8 firepa63, May 11, 2010
  9. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    The price for the 12v is high. The chances of it failing inside of 3 years & 36000 miles are slight. The replacement has a 1 year unlimited mileage warranty.
     
    #9 JimN, May 11, 2010
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