Plastic key cover replacement Vantage

[Birdbrain]

Morning all.
I've done a quick search but can't find anything relevant. I've acquired a replacement cover for my plastic key as its so worn I can't even see the buttons!
Can anyone advise or point me to a link on how to remove the old cover and replace with the new?

Its going in for a full detail with a gyeon ceramic coating next week so I'll post some photos when I get it back. The same detailer has just done my 4 year old Range Rover after a full paint correction and it looks stunning.

Cheers

[johnnyBv8]

Just pull off the plastic end cap, and then the two halves prize apart. Keep an eye out for the chip going flying - it's a small graphite block and should be glued in, but could come adrift. You'll need to swap it into your new key, along with the circuit board which just pops out from memory. It's very easy anyway!

[Birdbrain]

Thanks - I'll take a look tonight.

[anonymous-user]

Birdbrain said:

Thanks - I'll take a look tonight.

I’ve just done this.

There is a little hole in the case near the top. Poke something in there to release the catch that holds the top in place.



Prising the case open was quite tricky. Meaning I couldn’t figure out the easy way to do it and managed to break off what I thought was a retaining peg (look bottom left at the symmetry).



The circuit board lifts straight out. The circuit board controls the door locking. The little five sided shape in the other half of the key was glued in in mine and starts the engine.

If you just want better looking buttons, replace only the side of the case that houses the circuit board. OTOH if you want to use both sides of your new key, amd you new key has innards, and you have two keys in addition to your new key, you can code that five sided lump to your car pretty easily. You have to start and stop the engine with your existing two keys and then the new key (in that order) in about 10 secs.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 2nd November 14:27

[Birdbrain]

Thanks Gregg66. Managed to do it Saturday evening and will now try reprogramming the old key that I transferred the new chip into. I'll have to get some superglue and glue the chips in place as rattling around a bit.

[BingoBob]

Could you tell us where you got it? Mine is getting in a similar way. Thanks.

[Birdbrain]

Aston Martin Bits.

[BingoBob]

Thanks!