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Old 30th December 2019, 11:03   #10
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Originally Posted by cadcam View Post
I have used both Valeo and alternative fob cases. All I have glued the blade in using epoxy* , both with and without a miniature pin, with no failure of the joint. One eventually had to be replaced because the button covers failed again after about 5 years.

* Make sure the pocket is well filled, without any air bubbles, before inserting the blade and removing excess. It may not look incredibly neat but could use some black paint. I add luminous and reflective tape on the fob , having had difficulties when one was dropped in to some leaves, so not too worried about looks.
Thanks for the info Peter. Yes, gluing the blade in would probably do the job - shame the Valeo cases aren't available any more (I did find some new ones in China but they came with blades that had already been cut, so it meant changing the driver's door lock too!)
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