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   Valued Corporate #120,345 Employee to blnospambergman@earthlink.invalid   
   Re: Metal Key Number Plate   
   08 May 08 21:32:34   
   
   From: DwightSchrute@DunderMifflin.com   
      
   On Thu, 08 May 2008 17:34:15 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >  Did you have a master key on hand when they made new keys?  I'll bet   
   >you did, and for that $85 part + labor is about right.   
      
   Yes, because there are two that come with the truck.   
      
   >  The Tacoma doesn't have the high-security system that some high-end   
   >sedans have, where they have to physically reprogram the security   
   >computer.   
      
   OK...  We are talking about a Tacoma, right?   
      
   >The cost can go up a lot to make a new master key for those   
   >cars if you do not have an existing programmed master key on hand -   
   >you can't add keys without the 'security code' in a master key.   
      
   As I saw in the Toyota service docs on techinfo, the key isn't taught   
   anything, the truck is taught to recognize each key via the service   
   port.   
      
   It's a similar process with door remotes, except you can do remotes   
   without the dealer's OBD computer.  The 05+ Tacoma (and I believe the   
   04+ 4Runner) can "know" four remotes and four keys.   
      
   If the SECOND master is lost, I'm sure the Kilobuck is easily   
   attainable!   
      
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