I have an '04 Lexus ES 330 which came with only one key, an aftermarket one in fact, no key codes. Local key maker said rather brusquely when I asked if they could clone an eBay key "we don't just do any key you throw at us" ($85 to cut n' clone if they were to ever be in the mood to do it, no guarantee of it working; otherwise $185 for them to do it with their own super duper key, plug and play). So that's not happening.
I brought my key over to Walmart to see if their cloner would read my key and it did (I already knew that they don't carry Lexus blanks).
Question: EBay has keys that they cut (from a photo) and chip of course for $22. Since I know the
Walmart reader accepts my key, how certain is it that it will write successfully to the eBay key? I know the guy, he said he'd try it.
If this scheme works it would save a ton of money. The Walmart cloner (Hillman EX Clone Plus), according to the website says, it works for 97% of cars on the road, but I wonder if it's dumbed down to Walmart's specifications.
I brought my key over to Walmart to see if their cloner would read my key and it did (I already knew that they don't carry Lexus blanks).
Question: EBay has keys that they cut (from a photo) and chip of course for $22. Since I know the
Walmart reader accepts my key, how certain is it that it will write successfully to the eBay key? I know the guy, he said he'd try it.
If this scheme works it would save a ton of money. The Walmart cloner (Hillman EX Clone Plus), according to the website says, it works for 97% of cars on the road, but I wonder if it's dumbed down to Walmart's specifications.