Make metal keys w/o original?

i thought you had to have the little metal tag that comes with the fobs, but i could be wrong.

 

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

-Chap

 

A locksmith can create a key for you, but it may be cheaper to just buy a new lock cylinder and keys.

Google "Toyota 69005447080" and you'll see a number of Toyota parts suppliers selling the cylinder and keys for about $57.

A short description of how to remove/replace the lock cylinder is here: Prius door lock

 

Dealers can cut a new key from the VIN. You'll need proof of ownership such as registration and/or title along with your drivers license. The registration and/or title must match your drivers license. A family member or friend cannot get the key for you.

I had a Toyota dealer do this very thing in Feb. 2018. The Smart Key remote and the key in my remote was from another car. The car / remote had been programmed and fully works, but I didn't have a working physical key. The dealer took a day to get the little blank key that plugs into the remote, P/N 69515-47010, $18 list price. They had it priced at $23, but they gave me a discount so it ended up about $20. Cutting it is included in the price. I had already bought a third party blank of this key for $5 but they will not cut that. They will only cut Toyota parts.

The little remote key wouldn't work to the right at first so they made me a standard size key for free to try to get it to work. It finally turned to the right with more force from the standard key. Then the little remote key worked after that.
The door lock needed to be lubricated since it hadn't been used much. At first, it would turn left to lock but not right to unlock. The standard size key got it going. I put some dry / Teflon type lubricant on it later.

The standard size key blank code is TR47. I keep that one in my wallet since it is nice and flat, and I can at least get in the car if I lose the remote.