toyot camry 09 transponder key question - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

gotmilktruck · 05-12-2009, 01:34 PM

will my car(09 camry) still work if i use a copied key w/o the transponder chip in it and i have the master key(which has the transponder in it) near the ignition? does the car send a signal to the key by some electrical current to turn on the frequency in the key to start the engine or having it close by will work too?

98CamryLE · 05-12-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gotmilktruck

will my car(09 camry) still work if i use a copied key w/o the transponder chip in it and i have the master key(which has the transponder in it) near the ignition? does the car send a signal to the key by some electrical current to turn on the frequency in the key to start the engine or having it close by will work too?

If you have the master key that close to the ignition anyway- why not just use that key instead?

teepo112 · 05-12-2009, 08:55 PM

I'm going to guess remote start

BlackCamSe · 05-13-2009, 07:33 AM

No, i tried. I actualy have a video doing just that on youtube. Ill post it up to this thread when i leave school.

gotmilktruck · 05-13-2009, 02:42 PM

i just ordered a switchblade key for the camry and it doesn't have the transponder chip in the key.. just a blank camry key. i really like the look of a switchblade but it doesn't have the chip in it, so i am wondering will having the original key mounted near by, will it start the car while using the copied key. the chip is in bedded in the original key(the little dot near the top of the metal part), so i can't take the chip out like honda keys that it is seperate and can be moved from key to key. can i just have my valet key mounted near by for it to work?

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***bandit*** · 05-13-2009, 02:56 PM

No it will not work. Its not a SmartKey or Push button ignition like the Prius. The transponder chip has to be in the key in order to communicate via ignition. That is why remote starts require a spare key to fool the car into thinking the key is in the ignition. Even transponders for remote starts generates a code to fool the car even without the need of a spare key.

Also, since you already have the switchblade and the original key, why not try it and answer the question yourself?

Assuming this is how it is setup/made and you're skilled, take the key/chip from the original and place it in the switchblade.

profuse007 · 08-10-2010, 08:13 AM

Correction: the chip does not need to be in the key head or box, it has to be in the vicinity of the transceiver, aka key cylinder. So yeah, ppl have zip-tied to the key cylinder. On regular keyhead, the chip is placed parallel to the key shaft when it joins w/ the head.