Lost both keys - What's the solution?

[iusman93]

Posting on behalf on a friend who isn't on here. He has a '21 Supra - And has lost both his keys to the car.

Our local dealer in Dubai isn't the greatest when it comes to pretty much....anything. So they have told him he has to replace the entire ECU (about 3-4K USD) as they don't have any key they can match the Radio Frequency from.

I am having a fairly hard time believing that this is the only possible solution, as this sounds a bit silly. I am not a technical person so asking if someone here knows of another solution instead of changin the whole god damn ECU to get keys?

Thanks!

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[Rocksandblues]

i am not sure there is a way around these super secure ECUs with out a key

 

[Drnick]

The bigger question, how did he lose
BOTH KEYS!

 

[RenRed2]

Yo - stop losing the keys. The ECU isnt the issue. Its your friend. Pay to play. Its not a warranty item either.

 

[32bitsofGil]

Posting on behalf on a friend who isn't on here. He has a '21 Supra - And has lost both his keys to the car.

Our local dealer in Dubai isn't the greatest when it comes to pretty much....anything. So they have told him he has to replace the entire ECU (about 3-4K USD) as they don't have any key they can match the Radio Frequency from.

I am having a fairly hard time believing that this is the only possible solution, as this sounds a bit silly. I am not a technical person so asking if someone here knows of another solution instead of changin the whole god damn ECU to get keys?

Thanks!

I don't know exactly if this is true, since all supras are programmed when they actually hit the lot.

I also am curious about reprogramming when no keys are present. Recently ran into this issue, with no way around it other than calling the dealership. From what I understand the keys rotate hex values so even if you hex edit in the new key values (assuming you can find the old ones) then when it rolls again it will stop working.

A stupid problem.

 

[Rocksandblues]

Ask a thief.... I bet bad guys could figure it out- seriously

 

[32bitsofGil]

Ask a thief.... I bet bad guys could figure it out- seriously

bad guys do exactly what the dealership said they could do. Clone the signal from a working key.

 

[Drakov]

https://www.bimmer-tech.net/blog/item/24-replacing-your-bmw-remote-key-fob

Maybe try this? After all it’s a BMW remote.

 

[32bitsofGil]

https://www.bimmer-tech.net/blog/item/24-replacing-your-bmw-remote-key-fob

Maybe try this? After all it’s a BMW remote.

OP should try this

But be warned:

 

[Elektro]

Buy a Honda? (CVE-2022-27254)

 

[Dannyvandelft]

Posting on behalf on a friend who isn't on here. He has a '21 Supra - And has lost both his keys to the car.

Our local dealer in Dubai isn't the greatest when it comes to pretty much....anything. So they have told him he has to replace the entire ECU (about 3-4K USD) as they don't have any key they can match the Radio Frequency from.

I am having a fairly hard time believing that this is the only possible solution, as this sounds a bit silly. I am not a technical person so asking if someone here knows of another solution instead of changin the whole god damn ECU to get keys?

Thanks!

"Posting on behalf of a friend"

Hi! I'm a thief and I'd like to know how to steal your cars.... care to tell me how?

That's how I read it anyway....

 

[outxlove]

3-4k is too small of a fee to pay for losing both keys tbh.

 

[suicidaleggroll]

Based on this, it sounds like he should be able to order a new key from BimmerTech by just providing his VIN?

 

[Materia]

This smells fishy...

Does your friend carry both keys at the same time? Never saw anyone ever ask this... unless they lost the only key they had...

Either way you'd need to go to a dealer if this is legit.

Just don't ask me how to remove tires okay as I don't know...

 

[32bitsofGil]

"Posting on behalf of a friend"

Hi! I'm a thief and I'd like to know how to steal your cars.... care to tell me how?

That's how I read it anyway....

Lol I suppose this is true, but really I think those key clone and replay machines are like five figures. Not your typical criminal gonna have access to them

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