Lexus IS Key Replacement in San Diego

$289 for a spare at your car and $349 if no key is left, against about $580 at a Lexus service department. The difference is overhead rather than parts: no showroom, keys bought direct, no labor line added to the bill, and no flatbed, a $125 to $200 charge whenever an IS with no key has to get to the dealer.

Not in a way that starts the car. The 2001 to 2005 IS 300 key has a milled blade most store machines cannot cut, and its 4C chip must be introduced to your IS by programming. We cut it by code and program it on site for $149, against roughly $290 from a Lexus parts counter.

Yes, $289 for a spare smart key and $349 with no key left, the same as an IS 250 or IS 350. Because the IS F ran through 2014 and the IS C through 2015 on the older body, the fob is matched by VIN instead of by year. Programming happens at the car either way.

Often, provided it is new, has never been set up on another car, and carries your part number. Check the number with us before you buy. Pairing a fob you bring costs $79 to $119, and in that case the warranty we give covers the pairing only, since the part came from you. A fob already registered to another Lexus usually cannot be reused.

Check the dash to be sure. A start button means a smart fob, $289 at your car. If you turn a key in a slot instead, that car takes a different key, so mention it when you phone; we quote that one only after checking the VIN. That $289 also covers the slim metal key that lives inside the fob, milled to match your driver door.