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rev up your engines, today I'm going to show you, how you can save money if you
need to get another key for your car, now in the olden days, this being 1994, there were
just simple keys, that were cut, you could go to hardware store and get one
made for a couple of bucks, but that's not the case anymore, this
newer Toyota has a key that you can open the doors and things with, and it's got
an immobilizer chip inside, so it will only start if it has the chip, and some
modern keys like this one for a 2015 Chrysler, you don't have a key it's a
remote that you just walk in the car with, and you push your button to start
the car, these things can cost a lot of money if they break or you lose them, so
as usual, I'm going to show you how to save money, if you have one that has an
immobilizer chip and has buttons that open and close it, you can go ahead and buy
one of these things online, often there as little less fifteen to thirty dollars,
then go to a locksmith, where they can cut the keys, so it will unlock the door
and so it'll actually start the car when you turn it, now as weird as it sounds,
I have a machine that can do that programming, but I'm an independent
mechanic, and only bonded locksmiths, or dealership mechanics, can get access
to the code, so even though I have a machine, I can't code them myself, and if
you ever lose the fob for this keyless entry system, it's going to cost you a lot
of money to get another one made, which is why you always want to have at least
two of these things, if you don't and you bought a car used, get another one made at
a locksmith, put it in a drawer where you know it's safe, so you know you'll always
have a good one, then you go to a locksmith and save a ton of money, because of
course the locksmiths are going to charge you a lot less than a dealer for making
one of these keyless fobs, or the key with a chip in it, and if you lose the
keyless fob system, be sure to find a good locksmith, because I had a customer
with a 2012 Prius, they lost the key, and the dealer charged them 567 dollars to
make a new key and reprogram it, but when I had another customer lose their key in a
Prius, I sent him to my locksmith, who travels he came to his house so he
didn't have to tow the car there, and his whole bill
I was 283 dollars, instead of 567 dollars, quite a difference, just make sure you
get a good bond at locksmith who understands modern technology, because
over the years I've tried various ones and some on of them were complete buffoons,
that had no idea what they were doing, and in that case when they came to my
shop and said, oh they could do it for 150 bucks, and they tried for an hour and
they said oh we can't get it to work, I said well I'm not paying you one cent,
you said you could do it and you couldn't, so you got to find a good locksmith to have
this done, so really, if you have a keyless system, or a key system that has
a chip inside it, take my advice, go to a good locksmith if you don't
have two of each, and buy another one and store it somewhere where you remember
where it is, so you never have to worry about starting from scratch with a brand
new key system, more quick fixes on the Scotty Kilmer Channel.
