so today i visited an old friend who used to have an old supra nad is now working on a 240...anyways he saw my supra and loved how clean it was before i left he said can i try something and pulled out a random old toyota key and was able to start my car!? he said most old toyota keys would work.
any toyota key works
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Azreal has a key from an old supra that will start nearly any old toyota and many old(ish) cars and trucks... MkII's, some MkIII's, Fords... ect.
Luckily it won't work in my MkIII
As I imagine it, the old rounded over key is good at rummaging around the pins until the line up, as that they key takes a bit of "wriggling" to get it to work... and alot of 'feel'.
Luckily it won't work in my MkIII
As I imagine it, the old rounded over key is good at rummaging around the pins until the line up, as that they key takes a bit of "wriggling" to get it to work... and alot of 'feel'.
RiyadYar;1103935 said:
yep!
the old tumblers are so worn or get stuck that any toyota key works. A little bit of cleaning fixes that issue up nicely. If not.
New tumbler!
Once i start my car i can pull the key straight out of the ignition with it still in 'run' and the car stays running like the key is still there, its kind of annoying.
I have read alot about mkIII supras being able to be started with other keys. I tryed my old supra key in my supra and no go
RazoE LOL,
RazoE LOL,
Yeah, it will work, but this isn't something you want to be broadcasting too much over the internet...
noah89t
get naked & boost a supra
89 and before, supposedly there were about 6 different key patterns, so i've been told. fortunately no one in my local group has a key that will start my car and vice versa.
noah89t;1103991 said:
Utter BS.
There are certain cut combinations which are avoided to ensure the key doesn't get stuck in the lock though... but not that many and there are more key patterns than 6. If you want to ensure someone's not going to be getting in your car with their key, then get the lock rebuilt and have the wafers arraigned so they're aggressive, such as the patterns typically avoided. Granted, the lock won't last as long.
Hasn't all this been covered about 10,000 times on here? Why do we need a new thread about it anyway?
EDIT: Oh and before anyone says it, there is no Toyota Universal/Master key. There are certain cut combinations which rely on worn locks and averaged cuts based on the possible cuts (so you're likely to get in with one or the other if you the lock's worn enough or possibly with a little rake action), but there's no such thing as a universal.
I think my keyhole and key where replaced because it doesn't say toyota anywhere on it, just "Made in the USA" on a black rubber grip. but oddly enough it open the doors as well but not the hatch
subjug4tor;1103981 said:
LOL...yea that's normal.
but I don't really know why?? so you can run back in the house with the car running, or what?
You guys are scaring me here =( But my old key doesn't work on my new car, in any lock. Then again I have an older 89 and a newer 89 so maybe they changed the key for 89+?
my key from my crashed parts supra doesn't open my new supra. or the other way around. i think the lock cylinders have to be really worn. that is why it only works on older cars that have been unlocked about a million times.
edit: both my cars are the exact same year. square mounts grey plug.
edit: both my cars are the exact same year. square mounts grey plug.
