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8th June 2021, 20:52 | #1 |
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Best option to replace key body due to broken buttons
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Some advice if possible please: Recently, the circular lock button fell out of my main key, which is rather annoying. The key still works so all I need to do is replace the case. I've had a look on YouTube and also on eBay and although you can buy various different key bodies, it's not clear to me which one is the best. In one of the videos, it seems that getting the original key blade out of the broken key is difficult to do and then it doesn't seem to fit properly into the new key body. This video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPyhbbmBSEo&t=286s For this reason I wonder if I'm better off buying a new body with blank blade in it, then transfer my key innards (including the transponder chip) and take it to a key cutter to have the blade cut to match my broken key. Can anyone demystify this for me and perhaps recommend an eBay auction that would work for me? Many thanks :-) |
8th June 2021, 21:38 | #2 |
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Getting a good case can be a nightmare sometimes they're really good others are really poor.
I've even bought from sellers that previously supplied good ones only to find that the new stock is rubbish. It's a bit of a lottery really, I've got to get some more as I've run out so don't know what the next one's will be like. It's fairly easy to swap the blade over if the plastic stays glued in the old case by knocking out the small roll pin that's in the blade, then swapping the plastic insert from the uncut blade that comes with the new case by removing the roll pin from that and transfer your existing cut blade That's what I do when swapping over cases . Russ
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9th June 2021, 03:26 | #3 |
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I had a similar problem recently but when I approached my local key cutter, he refused to cut the ebay blade on the basis it was made of "monkey metal". I then did as Big Russ suggests and it worked out ok.
I have a decent spare case/key I could send you if you would like to PM me your details. Malc |
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Thanks Russ and Malc!
Russ - I thought that may be the situation because there seemed to be lots of variation on the Ebay auctions. Malc - Don't you just love this forum?! I've sent you a PM :-) |
9th June 2021, 08:08 | #5 |
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Hi.
If you get as far as needing a blank cutting then these folks are good: https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=309765 Good luck with getting it sorted. |
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I'm going to need to do this, plus get one of the micro switches replaced on the PCB as the unlock button is cream crackered. Any ideas on getting the latter done? Seen some services on eBay, but not sure how legit they are.
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