2008 Toyota Solara
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2008 Toyota Solara Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A guy in Dos Vientos called me on a weekday afternoon. He'd lost his only key somewhere between his house and wherever his day went, and his 2008 Solara was sitting in the driveway completely inaccessible. No spare, no idea where the original went.

All-keys-lost on a Solara like this is one of those jobs that sounds worse than it is. I drove out to Thousand Oaks, got there while he was still retracing his steps in the garage.

First thing: pick and decode the door lock to get the key cut data. Once I had the cut depths mapped, I pulled a key blank, cut it to spec on the machine in the van, and verified the blade in the door before touching anything else. Then I went through the OBD port with the programmer, cleared the old key memory from the immobilizer, and enrolled the new transponder. Turned the key. Engine ran.

He said the dealer told him it would be a tow, a wait for parts, and a multi-day turnaround. He'd written off his whole week before he found me. The whole job was done in the driveway in under an hour. That part always seems to surprise people more than anything else.

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