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I made a little pouch from aluminum foil. The LC doesn’t recognize the dongle inside. I hide the little pouch with the dongle inside the car and take the key with me under my wetsuit. I have done this for years. It works really well and it only takes a minute to make a pouch from aluminum foil...

It was great meeting you all. Thanks to Gary for organizing this great trip. Can’t wait for next month, Hendrik

Hello, I met some of you guys at Pinthouse Pizza months ago. Would love to join you. I drive a black LC200 . See you in Llano!

I wrap the key fob in aluminum foil and hide it in the car. Works very well, have been doing this for years. ( I made a little pouch out of aluminum foil). Just don't loose the metal key

Fellow Houstonian here. Which shop / dealer can you recommend? My experiences so far have been very poor.

Markuson, Where did you find that thread? From Toyota's perspective it might be saver to shut the whole SRS system off instead of risking an airbag malfunction

Not being an expert, but the current needed to deploy an airbag is probably not very high. A potential concern is melting the resistor and thereby rendering the SRS system us functional during a collision. This is why I wonder wether a 2.2 ohm resistor is large enough.

PDXLX, Thanks again for the write up. Do you worry that the resistor heating up means 2.2 ohm is too small? I ordered the parts and I'm already planning my improved sleeping platform

Thanks PDXLX

Can't wait to rip out my back seats. Hope 2.2 ohm is correct. Keep us posted

Can't wait.

PDXLX, I'm trying to remove my rear seats as well. How did you determine that the resistor is 2.2 ohm? What parts/ kit did you order?

Could you disable the rear seat side airbag with it? (So the seats can be removed without triggering an airbag warning)

This vehicle is sold all over the world. I find it hard to believe that one can not remove the middle seats! I have a sleeping platform in my US spec '13 and desperately want the seats removed. One way is to find the algorithm in the computer to turn off the seat airbag sensor and airbag. The...

Surfy, I have an unrelated question. I own an US spec 200 and want to build a sleeping platform like yours. My second row seats have airbags. How did you remove your second row seats and kept the airbag system intact? (Toggles?) I realize you have bigger problems right now and wish you good luck