I saved this a while back but if anyone knows who made it please let me know as I want to entice him to make another cause these shells from fleabay lack the ability to survive 1 year.
IDK about that monster pictured, but I too have gone through several plastic shells on mine. I would be in for a relatively normal sized model made out of metal.
I've purchased a standard key w/o keyless entry to use, and figured I could cut the key off of this one once it fails. But I don't like the idea of having that much crap on my keyring.
Have both my original keys, no cracks in the shell. The eBay keys have to be inferior if failing that quickly. Having to replace the OEM key shell every 5-15 years doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. It would be cool if someone were to cast a metal shell the same size as the OEM, probably not likely though.
Anyone have an OEM key shell break in less than 5 years?
I had to laugh. I saw this thread right after my key broke on a recent road trip.(5500 miles and just got back yesterday, i will have a thread up on my cruiser soon)) I am in the machining industry and was thinking about making an aluminum one and doing a hard coat anodize. It would be a bit of work to get programmed and setup but might be worth it. Would a lot of people be interested?
I had to laugh. I saw this thread right after my key broke on a recent road trip.(5500 miles and just got back yesterday, i will have a thread up on my cruiser soon)) I am in the machining industry and was thinking about making an aluminum one and doing a hard coat anodize. It would be a bit of work to get programmed and setup but might be worth it. Would a lot of people be interested?
I had to laugh. I saw this thread right after my key broke on a recent road trip.(5500 miles and just got back yesterday, i will have a thread up on my cruiser soon)) I am in the machining industry and was thinking about making an aluminum one and doing a hard coat anodize. It would be a bit of work to get programmed and setup but might be worth it. Would a lot of people be interested?
I had to laugh. I saw this thread right after my key broke on a recent road trip.(5500 miles and just got back yesterday, i will have a thread up on my cruiser soon)) I am in the machining industry and was thinking about making an aluminum one and doing a hard coat anodize. It would be a bit of work to get programmed and setup but might be worth it. Would a lot of people be interested?
Thinking the same. I think there would be some dimensional forgiveness though. Just hit the high points. The z plane contouring could probably be sacrificed.
Local Lexus dealer carries these. They have a key sitting there on the counter with the blade that has been twisted 3 times without a crack on the case. Seems quite strong but they want $100 for the shell but that includes cutting of the blade also.
