Lexus is built on the Toyota chassis. The Corolla is not as fancy, but is a better value.
I drove mostly GM cars for years. Every one turned into a POS. After GM suggested I buy a new car rather than have them fix it under warranty, I've not touched another one.
Mike_Duffy posted for all of us...
That's not the problem. If a transponder is in the car then it can't be locked from outside. The is nowhere to inert a metal key as there are no metal keys.
Did you actually try wrapping the spare transponder in aluminum foil?
Doing so will also prevent aliens from stealing your car.
Saran-Wrap is cheaper.
Laughing again.
I like having the remote. Before it came with the car, I installed burglar alarms where the fob controlled the door locks.
What I would like is a front door lock that is controlled by a fob also, like the car, and if at all possible doesn't use batteries for the door lock itself.
I looked all over 4 years ago and coldnt' find anything.
In the soon to be sold Toyota, both fobs broke at once, which made me think it was the receiver. about $300, so I bought one and then another from ebay. Neither did fixed it.
I'll bet!
I dropped my hearing aid down into the "black hole" under the center of the 60/40 seet in my Ranger. Didn't realise I had lost it untill much later - so where did I lose it? I had stripped the shed roof, loaded all the scrop on the trailer, and taken it to the dump. Good thing IO had (unsuccsessfully) paired them to my Blackberry cell phone (only actually works with an i-phone) - I narrowed it down by where I could catch a signal - I drove the truck 2 blocks to verify it was in the truck, then started digging and tearing thinga apart.
Little green men. Mexicans are foiled by ICE.
I tried to tell you where it was but you didn't seem to listen to me!
No lexus is built on a corolla chassis, and in fact no lexus sold in North Anerica is built on the same chassis as any Toyota sold in North America (ublike Honda and Acyra)
No metal key hideden within the fob? You are CERTAIN? No key cyl concealed under a cap in the door handle that can be popped off with the key? You are 100% certain?
Exactlt what year ond model do you have?
But saran wrap has no chance of sheilding the RF ---
I'll bet the Muffler looked a lot different afterwards too!!! We has a 1969 GMC pickup with a 292 inline 6 - had a "cherry bomb" muffler on it as a replacement for the original after ONE good backfire. One day comming down a good long grade with a big Cockschutt 1955 tractor on the tri-axle towards a narrow bridge where some guys were working, I shut off rhew ignition for a second, then back on - never seen guys clear a bridge so quickly in my life.
On Mon 24 Jul 2017 06:46:36p, told us...
A flexible sheet of lead would probably work best.
In our new car there is an excellennt external hiding place. Of course I can't eveal it. :-)
A friend years ago installed a "dummy' dual exhaust. The tip screwed off. Fake Lakes would do the job too - unbolt the cover (cut-out) to get to the key. I guess you could do it with real lakes too.
I guess i forgot the smiley. Sorry.
It does shield from aromas, however.
On Mon 24 Jul 2017 08:18:14p, told us...
Pardon my ignorance, but what are "Fake Lakes" or "Lakes" for that matter?
It's a loud exhaust pipe system assholes put on their cars so they can annoy other people.
On Tue 25 Jul 2017 01:19:55a, Joe told us...
Thanks, Joe. We must have quite a few driving down the next street over.
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