There is no metal key for the GR86. You have to have the remote because it sends a code to the ignition. Check this article out. You can buy the Faraday pouch on Amazon. If you add your car to the Amazon garage, you can verify which parts work with your car. You could consider front and rear dash cams that have a parking mode.

Keyless Car Theft Prevention - 9 ways to keep your car safe

 

There is no metal key for the GR86. You have to have the remote because it sends a code to the ignition. Check this article out. You can buy the Faraday pouch on Amazon. If you add your car to the Amazon garage, you can verify which parts work with your car. You could consider front and rear dash cams that have a parking mode.

Keyless Car Theft Prevention - 9 ways to keep your car safe

there is a metal key, and there is a keyhole right on the door handle. the key is located in the bottom of the fob with a little button to release it.

@OP, the car does have theft-deterrence. it has an alarm that will sound if the doors, hood, or trunk are opened without the key fob close by (this includes the mechanical key that separates from the fob). it also obviously has an engine immobilizer so the engine won't start without the fob. you can also use Safety Connect (1 yr free trial) to send the location of the car to the authorities continuously if it is stolen. the owner's manual kind of implies that you can call them if the vehicle is stolen and they will work with the authorities even if you are not subscribed.

 

If you buy it with a manual transmission that is the best anti theft device you can get.

 

This Also regarding a killswitch question, i remember watching a YouTube video of a guy who put his killswitch under the manual transmition's leather, and it looked perfectly hidden, if that's the way you want to go for it. I can't find the video right now though, sorry :/

 

Push to start vehicles are generally secure against your garden variety car thief (as opposed to something like a key start hyundai, which can be started with a screwdriver due to the complete lack of engine immobilization) but they’re still susceptible to theft by a sophisticated attacker through a technique known as a relay attack. One person stands by your house with a powerful RFID skimmer, which takes the signal from your PTS fob and relays it to another thief standing by your car with an RFID transmitter. From there all they have to do is touch the door handles for unlock, get in, and drive away.

If you’re in an area where criminals have these sorts of resources, then yes I would recommend a kill switch.

 

Push to start vehicles are generally secure against your garden variety car thief (as opposed to something like a key start hyundai, which can be started with a screwdriver due to the complete lack of engine immobilization) but they’re still susceptible to theft by a sophisticated attacker through a technique known as a relay attack. One person stands by your house with a powerful RFID skimmer, which takes the signal from your PTS fob and relays it to another thief standing by your car with an RFID transmitter. From there all they have to do is touch the door handles for unlock, get in, and drive away.

If you’re in an area where criminals have these sorts of resources, then yes I would recommend a kill switch.

if theft is ever a concern, it's worth installing a fuel pump kill switch.

there's been a rash of tacoma keyless thefts the last couple months for guy's that leave their trucks outside. apparently, the alarm is only rigged to the drivers door from the factory, so opening any other door allows nearly infinite access to get them started and running.


my dad had one on his truck when the factory he worked was in the bad side of town. wired up a latching relay for the fuel pump to a momentary switch behind a flexible part of the dash. had to press the dash piece with your left hand while cranking with your right hand.

i keep meaning to look into whether newer vehicles can use something so 'primitive', as i've heard some newer vehicles 'wake up' and prime the fuel pump upon unlocking the door now to ease starting.

 

I learned there is something called a faraday bag you can keep your key fob in, and that blocks the RFID skimmer. You can buy one on Amazon for under $20

 

How do you turn the alarm on?

 

 

hmm i tried these steps and couldnt get mine activated