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Rotmilky · 04-16-2017, 07:03 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions. When faced with the prospect of dropping possibly $500 on a new key for a car worth only $5K, I was more inclined to part it. A significant portion of the value of the car would be spent on a key.

With some of the options listed above, I think I can maybe get the key going again for under $50 and not incur a 2 hour trip to the dealer. So, I think I'm going to try to get a new blade and then try to reuse the original transponder portion. If I can get the old bits of the original key out, I can glue in the new blade. I figue heating the metal a bit with a solder iron should loosen the glue enough to get it out.

Thanks for all the replies!

04-16-2017, 07:03 AM	#7
Rotmilky Registered User Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: New Mexico Posts: 42	Thanks for all the suggestions. When faced with the prospect of dropping possibly $500 on a new key for a car worth only $5K, I was more inclined to part it. A significant portion of the value of the car would be spent on a key. With some of the options listed above, I think I can maybe get the key going again for under $50 and not incur a 2 hour trip to the dealer. So, I think I'm going to try to get a new blade and then try to reuse the original transponder portion. If I can get the old bits of the original key out, I can glue in the new blade. I figue heating the metal a bit with a solder iron should loosen the glue enough to get it out. Thanks for all the replies! __________________ V.H. Whitley Owner of Waaay too many vehicles Non Porsche :1959 International B120, 1960 International B120, 2015 BMW M3 Porsche: 1997 986, 2001 986S, 1968 911L, 1968 911S, 2005 911, 1984 928, 2008 Cayenne S.