key fob problem advice please

jondonwar · 1st July 2018, 12:12

Hi my key fob wore out so i replaced the black case with one from ebay only £3, problem iv got is if i snap closed the back part with the transponder in the button go solid and wont work, but if i just open the fob just a little the fob buttons work perfectly.iv tried a 2nd fob and thats the same,can any one tell me where to get a genuine valeo fob or tell me what im doing wrong . regards john

marinabrian · 1st July 2018, 13:22

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Originally Posted by jondonwar

Hi my key fob wore out so i replaced the black case with one from ebay only £3, problem iv got is if i snap closed the back part with the transponder in the button go solid and wont work, but if i just open the fob just a little the fob buttons work perfectly.iv tried a 2nd fob and thats the same,can any one tell me where to get a genuine valeo fob or tell me what im doing wrong . regards john

Heat up a bolt with a blowlamp, and melt the button posts inside the front of the housing slightly.

Don't you just love cheap eBay cases

Brian

planenut · 1st July 2018, 20:54

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Don't you just love cheap eBay cases
Brian

Yup, never had a problem with either of the two I used.

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jondonwar Avid contributor rover 75 saloon connoisseur se cdti Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: liverpool Posts: 175 Thanks: 102 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	key fob problem advice please Hi my key fob wore out so i replaced the black case with one from ebay only £3, problem iv got is if i snap closed the back part with the transponder in the button go solid and wont work, but if i just open the fob just a little the fob buttons work perfectly.iv tried a 2nd fob and thats the same,can any one tell me where to get a genuine valeo fob or tell me what im doing wrong . regards john