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Old 11-14-08, 05:44 AM
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Anyone try one of those flip out keys on fleabay? They say all you do is transfer your internals to the new one and take the key to Lexus to cut. My key is beat up so I'm looking at one of these so it doesn't poke me when in my pocket. My Sc is a 98 so I don't think there is a chip in the OE key. Right?
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I got one. Unfortunately it was on the tacky side IMO.
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Ill use it as a spare only
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The flip out keys on ebay look like they're made very cheap in the picture, but I've never seen one in person. The 98+ keys have a little control unit that have the immobilizer and control keyless entry/trunk. You'll have to take the unit out of the oem key and swap it over to the new key.
Old 11-15-08, 03:34 AM
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sounds interesting i might do that down the road
Old 11-15-08, 04:23 AM
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Let the Mercedes and BMW's keep there design lol. I wouldn't buy it waste of money.
Old 11-15-08, 02:07 PM
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Actually I think lexus has a flip out key as well, not the same design of course. Beware those ebay keys... They are soft and bend very easily. I bought one off ebay but only a temporary spare...
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^ which one did you buy? I'm looking at one from a vender in Australia.
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Originally Posted by SHOLEXMAN
Let the Mercedes and BMW's keep there design lol. I wouldn't buy it waste of money.
dont forget VW as well lol.

it would be cool to have one that shoots out form the bottom. lol not one that flips or slides around.
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Originally Posted by SHOLEXMAN
Let the Mercedes and BMW's keep there design lol.
Mercedes keys are IR, Jaguar keys are the one's that flip out.
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Shoots out from the bottom? Haha like a switchblade? I wonder if that would be considered illegal...
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
Mercedes keys are IR, Jaguar keys are the one's that flip out.
to be fair, mercedes did have a flip out key for a few years, I know they are strictly IR now, but an old ML I had was a flip out, so I know they had them
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