[neothe1]

Through wear and tear, the little keychain loop on both of my flip keys/fobs has broken off. I called the dealership, and they want upward of $100 for each key + reprogramming...which is unacceptable.

Has anyone here tried buying one of the blank flip keys on eBay and putting the components of your key into the new key body?

 

[_FUBAR_]

thats what i did. just swap the halves. they pull apart. its a little tuff but you wont break it.

 

[UNCC49er]

Here's some good info...

Key Fob Info

 

[groundupjetta]

Probably won't need to reprogram if only swapping the guts

Anyways programming the key fob only takes 1 minute and doesn't require any special tools

 

[Miller7204]

If all your worried about is not being able to connect your key to a keychain just do what I did. Drill a hole in your key like this.

Works like a charm :K:

 

[Shameless]

I did that too. Used a gernade pin as a keyring. Fucking rings are big :x
Was pretty obvious it would break.

 

[neothe1]

Whoa. That seems a lot easier than rebuilding the key. Thanks!

 

[-vdub-]

If my key breaks I'll be doing that

 

[Miller7204]

Just make sure you drill it in the right spot :K:

 

[Shameless]

Simple wins are the best. :K:

 

[neothe1]

So it took me more than two months to get around to fixing my remotes. I finally drilled the holes as recommended:

 

[vwGLI]

that definitely wont break lol

 

[1.8turbooo]

Good shit :K: That key is beat son!

 

[Shameless]

My key ring was too big to do that.

A real grenade pin.

 

[Hanoihancock]

DIY Vid

Here's a DIY vid of a VW key fob key ring repair...

VW Key Fob Key Ring Repair - YouTube