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Hi all,
We recently purchased a new to us 07, which my wife has named Thelma. Her nickname is Louise, so it works.
. This vehicle is a 1 owner car out of California, and has been well maintained with service records at Toyota of Orange to prove it. It has 163K miles, and other than some sun fade it's in really good shape. The mechanic I had look it over said everything looks to be in excellent shape.
Anyway, we are learning the new vehicles little quirks, and the first one to pop up is the ignition switch. Twice now we've put the key in and can't get it to turn. The first time it happened to my wife, and I chalked it up to the steering wheel lock being the culprit. However, tonight it did it to me and I'm certain the lock was NOT bound up. Also, apparently earlier today she was able to remove the key with the ignition still in the ACC position, and had to re-insert the key, turn to OFF then remove the key. So my question: is it possible to replace the lock cylinder and keep the same key? I'd like to have one key still for the doors and ignition, not a separate key for each.
BTW, I'm completely comfortable doing my own wrenching, just haven't worked on Toyotas much.
Upgrades planned for the vehicle: Bluetooth stereo, rebuild the buzzing door speakers, WoolWax undercoating, and maybe a small lift.
We recently purchased a new to us 07, which my wife has named Thelma. Her nickname is Louise, so it works.
Anyway, we are learning the new vehicles little quirks, and the first one to pop up is the ignition switch. Twice now we've put the key in and can't get it to turn. The first time it happened to my wife, and I chalked it up to the steering wheel lock being the culprit. However, tonight it did it to me and I'm certain the lock was NOT bound up. Also, apparently earlier today she was able to remove the key with the ignition still in the ACC position, and had to re-insert the key, turn to OFF then remove the key. So my question: is it possible to replace the lock cylinder and keep the same key? I'd like to have one key still for the doors and ignition, not a separate key for each.
BTW, I'm completely comfortable doing my own wrenching, just haven't worked on Toyotas much.
Upgrades planned for the vehicle: Bluetooth stereo, rebuild the buzzing door speakers, WoolWax undercoating, and maybe a small lift.