2000 Toyota Avalon
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2000 Toyota Avalon
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2000 Toyota Avalon Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Here is what you are actually paying for when you get a 2000 Toyota Avalon key. Three things. The physical fob or key blank with the correct blade profile and button layout. The precision cut so the blade matches your car's lock cylinder. And the transponder programming so the immobilizer accepts the new key and lets the engine start. Three components. The dealer charges $318 for them. I charge $137.
A woman staying at an Airbnb in Rancho Bernardo had her only Toyota fob die during a trip. The push-to-start would not respond, the backup start slot was not working with the emergency blade, and she had no way to move the car. The dealer told her to tow it in and they could see her the next afternoon. Quote was $318 plus tow.
I met her at the rental that evening. Her Transponder Key uses Toyota's proximity system where the car detects the fob wirelessly. I connected my VVDI Key Tool to the OBD port and generated a new fob matched to her car's immobilizer. The VVDI Key Tool writes the correct transponder data onto a fresh chip so the car sees it as factory. Her fob, FCC ID , has 3 buttons including lock, unlock, and trunk.
Component one, the fob housing and chip: about $45 in my cost. Component two, the blade: cut in the van. Component three, the programming: 25 minutes through OBD. Total was $137. The dealer wanted $318 for those same three things plus a tow and a day of waiting.
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