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FYI:This is what happens if you have a house key attached to your fob

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Old 10-19-13, 09:56 AM
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Default FYI:This is what happens if you have a house key attached to your fob

luckily replacements are only about $11 shipped for a pair from an ebay lexus dealership i found... sewell i think is $12+shipping...
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The leather fob holster was in worse condition when I purchased my car
Old 10-19-13, 10:53 AM
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I think this is normal. I don't have any other keys attached to mine. I don't even carry anything else in my pocket and mine is worse.
Old 10-19-13, 11:29 AM
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those leather pouches suck. i keep mine safe in my pocket or in my desk. they peel in about 3 months.
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Yeah they're useless. Mine's stretched out to the point where it just falls out. No key fob ever since.
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i keep mines in the jdm pouch that has the zipper...so far so good...
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Yea mine looked like that after awhile. No way around that.
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Wow, didn't know this was normal... had my fob with no key attached for over 2 years and didn't have trouble looking like that until I put the house key on and that's when I noticed it started to get tore up... weird...
Old 10-19-13, 06:25 PM
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I have one too... no wear n tear yet. Its a cheaper alternative to the jdm zipper style but i would love to upgrade though.
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Mine is pretty ripped , what would happen without the rubber cover?
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They are $7.00 for two.....expecting wear and tear in a year is normal.

They are not made of Kevlar :P


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I thought that was the point of the exercise. A cheap cover that takes all the abuse so the key's shell doesn't get all scarred up and cost a small fortune to replace. I've been through three of them already and have no keys attached to mine.

I quit putting car keys on a ring right after I saw what happens when a knee airbag punches your house keys into you knee. I also replaced the interior plastic in my Supra and have never had another key with the ignition key to prevent scratching up the new panel. Sure it's a PITA to have your car key loose, but when you try to replace interior panels on a Supra, you'll know why it's a good idea to keep it a solo key.
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personally use one of these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lexus-Smart-Key-Cover-Case-Rubber-Silicone-/151056141977?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3ALexus&hash=item232ba5ce99&vxp=mtr
they work great...i just use the black ones.
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wow i clean my with chemical guys leather cleaner and conditioner and no prob so far. i have 4 keys attached to mine.
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