Tarting up the spare key

[hairyaardvark]

Folks, I know this has been done before (I saw someone had cut the embossed front of a little Aston pin badge), but thought I'd share ....
High quality metal cutout stickers I obtained for a couple quid off the internet through modsticker.com (I have no affiliation).

I like the results. Still kills me that the second key to my precious Aston is such a piece of junk, but I'm too tight to shell out for a second crystal key

[hairyaardvark]

PS: no idea why these pics loaded upside down. I loaded both a right-side-up and upside-down of each pic in the end, but they all persisted in loading upside down

[rovcallum]

Edit the pics, save them, then attach to a post.

Oh, and nice job of the key.

[hairyaardvark]

rovcallum said:

Edit the pics, save them, then attach to a post.

Oh, and nice job of the key.

Possibly hard to believe, but that is exactly what I did ... same result. Anyhow, no worries, probably PICNIC (problem in chair, not in computer)

[chuds285]

Great idea and nice job!

[wtdoom]

Ordered and thank you for the tip !

[Mako V12V]

Does anyone want to buy say a dozen (I'll do it if required) and re-sell on here, i.e. Group buy as they're in the US and post is £4 for a $2 item!

[bananarob]

Yep I’d be up for a group buy

[KevinBird]

Mine peeled off after a week

[AMDBSVNick]

KevinBird said:

Mine peeled off after a week

^^^^^this^^^^^
The pressure of your finger when pushing the key in is to much for the glue to handle

[hairyaardvark]

I'll report back in a few weeks too then .... cool

[northernmedia]

The plastic on my glass key is scratched, anyone tried buffing theirs?
Sensible comments only please

[hairyaardvark]

Nope but also interested in an answer. The plastic on my crystal key almost appears heat-damaged .... little wrinkles

[jonby]

the price of a replacement key dropped from 1k + a few years back to I think, £495. (that's the price if you want an additional key with a new car anyway)

So might be wishful thinking, but theoretically each component within the key might cost significantly less than £495 i.e. can you buy a new glass on it's own?

alternatively, they do come up on ebay from time to time, sometimes brand new and they tend to only go for £1-200

Be sure you buy for the right region (EU key frequencies differ to US ones for instance) and that it comes with programming codes

[HBradley]

KevinBird said:

Mine peeled off after a week

The medium fits almost edge to edge so more surface area to adhere to the face of the key. I’ve had mine for months & no movement

[HBradley]

jonby said:

the price of a replacement key dropped from 1k + a few years back to I think, £495. (that's the price if you want an additional key with a new car anyway)

So might be wishful thinking, but theoretically each component within the key might cost significantly less than £495 i.e. can you buy a new glass on it's own?

alternatively, they do come up on ebay from time to time, sometimes brand new and they tend to only go for £1-200

Be sure you buy for the right region (EU key frequencies differ to US ones for instance) and that it comes with programming codes

This from Astonmartinbits (https://astonmartinbits.com/models/4-DB9/parts/4737). Just the glass portion so no need to reprogramme.

[V8V Pete]

HBradley said:

jonby said:

the price of a replacement key dropped from 1k + a few years back to I think, £495. (that's the price if you want an additional key with a new car anyway)

So might be wishful thinking, but theoretically each component within the key might cost significantly less than £495 i.e. can you buy a new glass on it's own?

alternatively, they do come up on ebay from time to time, sometimes brand new and they tend to only go for £1-200

Be sure you buy for the right region (EU key frequencies differ to US ones for instance) and that it comes with programming codes

This from Astonmartinbits (https://astonmartinbits.com/models/4-DB9/parts/4737). Just the glass portion so no need to reprogramme.

Yeah but with the VAT that's £453 so almost as much as a whole key at Jonby's price.

[rovcallum]

Do you think something like this would be worth a try?

http://www.mbfg.co.uk/water-clear-casting/fc-6600....

I was thinking of moulding a thin casting to the top of the spare key, once the logo sticker has been fitted.

Or pay £4-500 for the real thing, I guess.

[Dal65]

Contact this guy Chris at [e-mail] , he sorter my broken glass key & done a very good job .im sure he can help