How to remove key blade from fob

[Departed]

Hello.

Does anyone know how to remove the blade from the fob without breaking it? Seen a key blank on fleabay. I know it won't start the car if I get one cut, but at least I could rescue my good key in case of stupidity.

[Simon]

Not sure if that's posbbile. If the fob on eBay is a blank you can get it cut to the same as yours but it wont be able to deactivate the immobiliser nor operate the remote locking (as you know).

[Departed]

The blank fob is too expensive.

I'm looking at a blank blade, about a fiver.

Worth a punt even if I can't fit it to a fob, but I wanted to try the non destructive method of checking the blank is the right one, first.

[Simon]

So, eBay has a blade only for sale? You got a link to have a look?

I would say it didn't matter about the fob part because (in my mind at least) if you had a blade you could get that cut to the correct shape and then mount it using something like Araldite to a suitable piece of plastic/metal to enable you to turn the lock barrel of the car. Am I on the right line of thought?

[Departed]

Yes. Listed for Mini, but in the early days at least mini and 75 were twin brothers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-UNCUT-KEY-BLADE-BLANK-FOR-MINI-COOPER-REMOTE-KEY_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ40016QQihZ012QQitem Z220194294063QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Don't go buying them all now.

[Simon]

They do look remarkably similar, don't they. As you say - worth a punt.

[Keith]

If you look at where it goes in the fob you will notice a keyed molding which simply slots in so just twist side to side and pull

[Lates]

Check out a company called north west keys based in liverpool ;) Let me know their item no. and I wil see what deal I can get you all.