2001 Toyota Celica
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2001 Toyota Celica Remote Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A guy in Waverly Heights had just bought a used 2001 Celica off Craigslist. Good car, one key, and the seller's parting advice was basically "go find a spare somewhere."

He figured a hardware store could knock one out. They cut him a blade that turned in the door but did nothing in the ignition. He came back to that store twice before someone finally leveled with him and said this key is not just a cut, you need a transponder service.

So he called the dealer. The number they gave him landed somewhere between uncomfortable and insulting. He found me through a search and called to ask if the dealer quote was just what it cost. I told him it was what dealers cost, not what a key costs.

I met him at his place in Waverly Heights. He had the original fob with him, which was good. The remote was a 3-button unit, the factory fob for this generation Celica. I cut a new blade to match his vehicle and took care of the transponder side so the ignition would actually recognize it. Then I synced the remote functions on the second fob so he had both lock and unlock working on a fresh spare.

He handed me back the hardware store blank, laughed a little, and said he wished he had just called first. That is a pretty common ending to this story.

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