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Lost Both FOBS...am I Fuk’d?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Col4bin, Jul 25, 2020.

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  1. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:51 AM
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    this and that...
    should put a tile on atleast one set of your keys. that way, you know...if you lose it you can just pull your phone out and track that puppy. "oh you wanna get lost? you wanna go where? nowhere! thats where" lol. :ballchain:
     
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  2. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:51 AM
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    I'd just be worried that a thief might try to start it for the hell of it while they're inside, even without knowledge the fob is hidden somewhere in the truck.
     
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  3. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:52 AM
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    The truck wont start if the fob is disabled even if it is in the truck. Try it out on your OR. It really works.

    Sometimes i forget to activate it and wonder why the heck the door wont unlock.
     
    TacoTruck808, Jul 25, 2020
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  4. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:54 AM
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    Interesting. I thought it'd still give just enough juice to allow the truck to start while the transmitter is disabled if it's near the start button.
     
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  5. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:55 AM
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    Do you have the key number that came on a tag with the truck? If so can you order new fobs by that and not have to tow it to the dealer? Just curious what good it would be to have the key number if you still had to tow or have 1 fob anyhow.
     
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  6. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:55 AM
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    It has to be directly on the start button for it to work. If its anywhere else, it wont start the truck.
     
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  7. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:56 AM
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    This happens all the time at work on our Land cruisers the fob is coded to ur vin when we lose one we just recode a new fob.
    I would assume the Dealer can do this with the right info we can and we are in Afghanistan
     
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  8. Jul 25, 2020 at 9:57 AM
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    The key number is for a key that they can actually cut based on that number. Smart keys have to be programmed or deprogrammed into the ECU so no way of doing it without a trip to the dealer or Techstream.
     
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  9. Jul 25, 2020 at 10:03 AM
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    I have a 2017 w/ push button start, there is no led on my OEM fob to flash, so how would I know I have deactivated it?
     
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  10. Jul 25, 2020 at 10:55 AM
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    I think the metal detector is a great idea and if you find it have a spare fob made . You need the exercise anyway .
     
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  11. Jul 25, 2020 at 12:46 PM
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    My 2016 PTS fob has an LED, it's really small but it's there.
     
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    Hope you can find them OP. I too know the pain of lost keys. I was riding my motorcycle once and my keys fell out of my backpack. Car keys, apartment keys, toolbox keys all of it oh and I didn’t know I lost them till I rode 50mi back home and was locked out at 2 am :anonymous:
     
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  13. Jul 25, 2020 at 1:03 PM
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    Good luck, hope you can find it out in the field.
     
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  14. Jul 25, 2020 at 1:09 PM
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    40$ metal detector FTW! Plus, the boy has a new toy and he’s excited too . Win win!

    Thanks for the guidance. Guess I’ll be ordering a new Fob as a spare too.
     
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    Great job dude.
    Gotta ask
    Was it close to the truck? Or where you turned around, or where you...
    Ahhh
    Never mind.
    Glad ya found them..
     
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  16. Jul 25, 2020 at 1:57 PM
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    It is just at the top right corner of the lock button. Should be a small hole that the led light shines through.
     
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  17. Jul 25, 2020 at 2:02 PM
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    It was 100 yards from the truck..but it was a massive field with 3’ tall grass. Literal needle in a haystack!
     
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  18. Jul 25, 2020 at 2:03 PM
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    Good Job!!! Now take that truck in and get a duplicate fob made!
     
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    there is a way to clear the memory of the old fobs and program new fobs (after you order some), i'd google a video of it. Its super easy to do with second gens, i'm sure 3rd gens arent much different.Best of luck
     
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  20. Jul 25, 2020 at 2:04 PM
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    Hate to be that guy but it wasn't a literal needle in a haystack because it was neither a needle nor a haystack. It was literally a fob in a field, though. Good stuff.
     
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