It's 2024. The original keys are 17-26 years old. Most OEM keys have failed by now... I think. I wonder what the distribution is of keys out there today.
Key Survey - What Sort of Key Do You Have in 2024 on your 100?
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Of the active 6 “fob” keys (2 for each vehicle), 5 YotaMD rebuilt keys, and one 18 year old original for the 06LX. Not to mention a plastic shoebox full of extra key parts, lesser “shells”, valet & credit card keys.
Couvi
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I just replace the key fob casing with the Amazon version when they wear, has worked great.
Yours...twice. One for primary and a back-up master in red. 
DFXR
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The original shell is long gone, and the original “T” or partial key is in a drawer somewhere, with the valet key. I had this key made from the original about 10 years ago. Works great.
We did similar, for a short time, with a (discontinued?) YotaMD fob, for my son’s car. The problem that we had, was that depending on how the fob was “held” when you tried to start the vehicle, sometimes wouldn’t deactivate the immobilizer. I could deal with it, but my son couldn’t (reliably).
Yep, you’re preaching to the choir.
I just can’t bring myself to intentionally break the last intact Lexus key. I’ve got extra YotaMD kits in my shoebox, and have given a few more to friends and family.
GTV
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When I bought mine 4 years ago the only "mods" it had were 275/65's, Slee brake lines and a YotaMD shell. If it didn't already come with one I would have done it anyway.
YotaMD going on seven years here.
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OG! I like it.
Faded, but otherwise as good as new! Build quality worthy of the LC...
I have never broken any OEM shells before. I have bought vehicles with broken shell. The following 3D printed shell is still going strong.
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Toyota/Lexus 3 Button FOB/Remote Case/Shell
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2013414#files Printed this for my LX470. Very solid, case bolted with 4 screws, one screw for the blade. Slightly bigger than original FOB size. Since the transponder space and slot for key blade were thickened by 1 mm, I used hotel room key to fill up those...
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Land Shark
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When I bought my 100 it came with 2 YotaMD's but would have been my first mod for sure had it not
Primary key is YotaMD since 2018, two spare keys are OEM.
Exiled
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I tried YotaMD on both of my 100s but I never got it to work right (I assume user error since everyone else raves about them). Got frustrated, switched to AJTs on both trucks. One of those is cracked now so will get another one soon.
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Yours.
