Cheapest place to buy-replace a smart key these days ?

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  1. Markee

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    Just bought a used 2013 level 4 Prius that only came with only 1 key
    Wheres the cheapest place to get a second key ?
     
    #1 Markee, May 2, 2015
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    if you find out let me know !
    I have a 2011 prius with 113000 miles on it
    I am in Naples Florida and you ?
     
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    if you can find a lock smith who will do it, ebay is your best bet.
     
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    I purchased my replacement key fob on ebay for $53 and paid $60 for programming from Pop-a-Lock of West LA, CA.
     
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  6. Markee

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    I traded my 2010 Prius in for the 2013 I keep one of the keys is it possible to just have that key reprogram to work with the 2013 as a backup key ?
     
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    Didn't you buy the 2010 recently?

    I think you need to reseed the car for the old key to work
     
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    reseed ?

    Bought the 2010 almost exactly one year ago came with 2 keys the car only had one previous owner
     
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    Thanks for your help
    I used your Keylessride link and found this below local place that reprogrammed the spare key I kept from my 2010 trade in for just $49.99
    Then i bought a new metal key from them and he cut it for me for $25 total

    Keyless.JPG
     
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    thanks for the info. In process of doing this myself. Lost all keys to the car, just got a Used Fob to work still need to program the keyless entry part.
     
    #10 lunacyworks, May 20, 2015
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    how did you get a used fob to work if you lost all your keys? it has to duplicate something you have
     
    #11 JC91006, May 20, 2015
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    I think the can duplicate without your keys directly from the car itself
     
    #12 Markee, May 20, 2015
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    Any updates on this since 2015? I lost our one fob to our 2012 Plug-in Advanced and would like to replace it. Any new "best sources"? Also, are both fobs the same? The one I still have is 4-button.
     
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    Here's a good video on what you need to know about Toyota keys.

     
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