TRANSPONDER KEYS

Most people get confused about what a transponder is. On almost every modern car, as early as 1993 Holden Commodores and the 1996 Toyota Camry, they included a small computer chip we refer to as a transponder chip (10mm x 5mm) in the head of the key. On some later model cars the transponder chip is generally in the remote key but still acts separately to the remote.

That is why we offer our customers the cost effectiveness of just a transponder chip key, usually starting around $88 or the remote key which can be very expensive in some cases.

In almost every case, you don’t need the remote key to start the car, but you do need the transponder key. This also means that someone trying to steal the car cannot steal it without this transponder chip.