Review of aftermarket replacement key remote shell

[OlyTDI]

I recently dropped one of my remotes and broke the key ring bar. The romote had other dings and chips and had seen better days so I thought I'd restore both of my remotes.

Found this shell on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005RJ3GBE
and while skeptical, I thought I'd get it even if it meant that the only part of it I used was the replacement key ring bar.

This came promptly for around $11.00 with free shipping. It appeared to be an identical clone of the OEM. I opened-up my battered remote, swapped-out the chip board, put-in a new battery, snapped it all back together and all done. All new case with original key and chip internals. Works excellently. Took about 2 - 3 minutes.

Highly recommended for those of you who have working remote parts but the housing/buttons/keyring bar is damaged or lacking.

 

[autoelf92]

Make a "how to" possibly? Just got my new shell today and I'm kinda stumped on how to swap the internals lol...

 

[JSWTDI09]

Make a "how to" possibly? Just got my new shell today and I'm kinda stumped on how to swap the internals lol...

This should be all you need to know (and probably more):

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a4/vw-smart-key-remote-replacement.htm

Have Fun!

Don

 

[autoelf92]

Okay, I have gotten pretty far, but how do I remove the Immobilizer? That thing is really stuck down in there.

 

[autoelf92]

Ahh, acetone. I'll have to give it a whirl.

 

[desertpir8]

I just did the same thing, only with a $6 shell & key blank off ebay. I ended up taking apart the key portion and swapping my cut key in place of the blank.. but I couldnt figure out how to get the immobilizer chip out, so ended up re-using the old half of that clamshell containing the chip.

Still worked great though and its nice to have a fresh remote!

 

[Seatman]

I just bought a 2 button flip key with blade off ebay for £6, swapped over the internals and got the blade cut for £12, result.
For getting the chip out just cut around it with a knife, dremmel tool or use small cutters to snip the plastic away around it till it comes loose.

 

[autoelf92]

I just ended up hacking it with a pair of wire cutters until I couldn't cut any more without damaging the chip. I then let it soak in hot water for 5 minutes and she popped right out. Thanks guys.