Alternative key fob.... What do you think?

[Stonic]

Been a few discussions about having a nicer keyfob for the older cars so i spent a bit of time trawling ebay for Jag / Volvo / Ford keyfobs on the basis it would be a shared part. The Jag XK unit is a perfect match and you just need to swap the internals over. It has Jaguar on the back but since mine is an LM i decided to cover it in red film to match the interior.

But now I'm not sure. Pics show the two units side by side.....

[thetees]

Wow - good work!
I have spare jag fob upstairs, I think. Off to test your work...

[yeti]

Ooh, me likey a lot - that's bang up to date for a seperate type fob. Want one!

I assume anyone competent (not me obviously) could swap the internals? Good timing too as I lost my spare fob on the JLC trip

[thetees]

The AM pcb is (just) wider than the Jag one - did you do any 'fettling' to get it to fit?

[mikey k]

impressive stuff!

[snuffy]

Since you ask.. what's the point ? Looks like you are polishing a turd to me.

[AdamV12V]

snuffy said:

Since you ask.. what's the point ? Looks like you are polishing a turd to me.

Your posts don't tend to be very positive if you don't mind me saying...

[snuffy]

AdamV12V said:

snuffy said:

Since you ask.. what's the point ? Looks like you are polishing a turd to me.

Your posts don't tend to be very positive if you don't mind me saying...

The Volvo fob is huge. The other one is equally as huge. As I say, what's the point ?

[Stonic]

This pic shows the Aston circuit board the the jag body. Maybe a mm wider but still just clips in. Was a very easy job and I'd hazard even a yeti could do it. So that will be the last of the cheap units on eBay. Make sure it had the key as well because that locks inside unit (that's the alloy bit I attached the leather to).

[thetees]

snuffy said:

Since you ask.. what's the point ? Looks like you are polishing a turd to me.

Have used both on a regular basis (other car is a Jag) - the Jag fob, whilst about the same size, looks and feels far more modern.

[Jockman]

Is that a 60/40 weave or an 80/20 one

That's one seriously hard-wearing carpet

[Stonic]

At least the carpet has a weave. The red sticker is pure vinyl.

[Jockman]

When Karen and I were furnishing the house we settled on an 80/20 wool weave for the carpets downstairs as they were for through traffic but we were not too concerned about the higher floors.

The only advice I can give you here is not to let them FOB you off with an inferior weave

[thetees]

Jockman said:

When Karen and I were furnishing the house we settled on an 80/20 wool weave for the carpets downstairs as they were for through traffic but we were not too concerned about the higher floors.

The only advice I can give you here is not to let them FOB you off with an inferior weave

This is classic Jockman...take thread off topic, followed by terrible joke/pun

[yeti]

Stonic said:

So that will be the last of the cheap units on eBay. Make sure it had the key as well because that locks inside unit (that's the alloy bit I attached the leather to).

I think I just bought two fobs. They look a bit like the one on the picture anyway...

What key?

[Tony V12V]

The loop for the strap on the jag one is a key in case of remote failure I believe

[yeti]

Tony V12V said:

The loop for the strap on the jag one is a key in case of remote failure I believe

So not realy relevant for the older Astons then as we have to use the old Ford key anyway..?

[Tony V12V]

yeti said:

So not realy relevant for the older Astons then as we have to use the old Ford key anyway..?

you need the key to feed the leather strap around to hold the Aston (Ford styley) chubb key

Its the flat emergency key that slides in the back of the red case

Edited by Tony V12V on Sunday 12th May 21:55

Edited by Tony V12V on Sunday 12th May 21:56

[Stonic]

this pic shows the Jag emergency key popped out of the fob. no use to an Aston other than to loop the leather through.

[paddy328]

I like that much better and it suits the red of your car perfectly.