Fixing a Ford Flipkey for Under $10
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2021
- The key blade fell out of my 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid flip fob and I fixed it with a replacement housing from eBay - for under $10 after shipping! Here is the item specific to my application; search for other makes and models, there are many available at roughly the same price point.
eBay item: www.ebay.com/itm/224202695028 - Hudba
Thank you for this tutorial. I’m another guy who saved over $200 from following along with your video. Replaced both of my key fobs for my 2015 Ford Fusion with some replacements I found on amazon.
Man I’ve been using a pair of pliers to start my Car for almost a year cause it was gonna cost me 200+ to fix my key thank you so much man
Mine broke yesterday and that's what I'm doing now.😂
Mine broke yesterday and it’s been a fun time with the pliers
I found it easier to push the pin out when the fob was already out. Also, easier to snap together, when the battery is out first, than put battery in. Great video! Saved me over 200$. The baby Allen key is 1.6mm. Thank god I’m into RC cars. I had an MIP wrench ready.
Thank you so much for your video. I was using a pair of pliers to start my 2015 Ford Fusion. I got the kind of replacements you show on your video from Amazon and I was able to put two key fobs together for $19.00 as opposed to what the dealership wanted. One thing though, I thought it was easier to replace the key when I had the whole fob already taken apart. Thanks again!
Thank you Michael Carmody for your video, and the e-bay link! 2013 Ford Fusion key fob with blade that broke at the base. This is the exact key fob that my friend needed!
THANK YOU so very much for this DIY video! I knew all I needed was a new shell, the fob itself still worked fine, it was just the hinge that holds the blade that had broken….. Of course, going to a dealership they tried to convince me I needed a whole new fob that cost a small fortune. Again, THANK YOU!👍
You saved me $250 with this video and I can't thank you enough
Wonderful!!! I am happy to have been of service!
Thank you so much! I'm going to replace mine tomorrow. Damn thing fell apart while driving! It was a freak accident situation lol
Thank you for your video. I had a blast taking off that little stupid pin. But other than that thank you my man saved me money and a bunch of time 👍
The screw went in the battery compartment. It takes a tork bit. And the key spring needs to be tensioned for it to snap properly .
Thank you! You saved me $230!
Excellent! Thank you
The little screw is pretty important, it holds the plastic case together, without it in place you run the risk of the whole key suddenly falling apart, probably when you twist it to start the car.
I just used a T4 torx bit and a small hammer and tapped out the little pin that holds the key blade in the flip housing.
little bit more simple to push the pin out while the blade and spring are out of the fob, not so much beating up on the case, and you may have notice the pin hole is smaller on one side. That beating on the case is may be the reason the spring lost its tension.
Thank you Mr 🙏
Thank you very much.
The screw was supposed to hold two pieces together. I didn’t put mine in either because I didn’t have that type of small screwdriver tip to drive it in.
Thanks this exquily what happen to my key is broken the metal parts
Seems to me there are three main parts the plastic the hinge and the key itself I did not see you attach the round Chrome hinge to the key shaft
God Bless you brother 🙏💯
thank you
I watched a video on how to do all this except they didn’t exactly show how to put the old key in so this video was helpful to me. Thanks !!
I am glad it was helpful!
@@aircap - Who did you get to cut your key. I saw that the new one was not cut. So how did you get it cut and what did it cost. Thank you in advance. I totally appreciate this video. My key just broke today.
@@ldmaze517 I used the key blade out of the old unit, just swapped it in
@Michael Carmody - Okay, thank you, I saw another video where the locksmith used his device to swap the key. I ordered the fob from Amazon its arriving today.
@@ldmaze517 once you take it apart, the blank key blade in the new unit comes right out and you just put the cut one from your old fob in its place. Before you take it out tho, look at it close, maybe take a picture, so you put it back together right… otherwise the spring loaded mechanism may not flip your key out when you press the button
I lost the key part on my key fob but I’ve got the fob still ? Bought a new one like this but wasn’t sure if I could have the key itself cut And put on the new one ?
That is a question I am not qualified to answer. You may wish to call a local locksmith and ask. Good luck!
What might help the speed of the new one's opening is tensioning the spring.
czcams.com/video/K3qwG-iara0/video.html seems like this video would be relevant for how to do that.
AND? does it still work on your vehicle?
Of course, it works perfectly.
When you had it all apart, that spring can be twisted prob one more time to make it stronger by pushing back area in and turning it. But you don’t really need to. I had to figure that out because spring popped out.I’m talking about the flip key open and close positioning.
What do u mean push back area in? When u have the key removed from the fob do you press down on the side that’s the actual button or on the opposite side? I know you said back area but it doesn’t seem like there is anything push on the back side. Mine has almost no spring tension and I have to manually pull the key out with my finger. Annoying to say the least
Why not just replace the pin on the old key fob?
There was a different pin on the new fob. Also maybe it's not so easy to find the exact pin.
The buttons were getting tired too, my feeling was it was best to replace everything at once while I had it disassembled.
God bless you 🙏
Did it work when you tried it on your car
Of course! Used it ever after
Open with box cutter on skinny side, driver on other side.
Used cheap TEMU (online store..China)battery checker to see my used battery worked but was bleeding down to zero if you hold it and wait , watching needle go down ..
New battery from TEMU, one was bad four were good…almost no bleed off…
Same picture and battery on Amazon for $6
Two day shipping.
TEMU $1.97..10 day wait…1/3 the price on many Amazon products,
Same products longer wait, huge savings.
Not made in America stuff…
But sold from China by American middlemen 😂
Why couldn’t you use the side with guts in it, instead of having to remove them and used the top from the new one?
Just being thorough, I suppose. Didn’t even come to mind. You could probably get away with it just fine.
What size screw is the one that came with the new case?
Sorry, I don’t have any way to quantify that.
The screw holds the halves together under the battery cover. He totally missed it.
It is a T6 Torx bit
Holy Smoke use a heavier hammer
He cut out the absolute most important part, reinstalling the flip key and spring! Which makes this video useless
Many other people have found it useful, sorry it didn’t suit your needs
Thanks! You saved me money bro! 😀🫡
Thank you very much.