# '99 Camry, will a regular key work?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-will-a-regular-key-work/8815>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 29, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-will-a-regular-key-work/8815 "2007-12-29T23:48:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![zatoss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/35a633/32.png) [@zatoss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zatoss)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-will-a-regular-key-work/8815/1 "2007-12-29T23:48:23Z")

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I have a '99 Camry that I bought that only came with one key - the kind that has a chip in it. I thought that I would need to get another with a chip in it for it to work. Is this really true or can I go get a key made? I ask this because my mother has a 2001 Camry… and when I was with her I noticed she was using just a regular key. I asked her about it and she said when she bought it (from the dealer) it came with both the computer key and a regular key.  
  
  
  
 I would love to go out and get a key made if it will work.  
  
  
  
 Thanks for answering!

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-will-a-regular-key-work/8815/2 "2007-12-29T23:55:46Z")

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Well, when you’re in Walmart, have a copy made. Try in. Then, mystery solved!