alitech

I really like the audi type flip keys. They feel solid and work well, albeit somewhat larger than the original RX400H key.

I bought one from ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-BUTTONS-REMO...ht_1581wt_1031

and got it laser cut, fit my transponder in there only to find out that it does not work when I try to start the car. The remote and blade works fine, but it doesnt start the car, but works fine in the original key case. The blade is about 5 to 6 mm longer than the original which is what I am suspecting to be the problem as it increases the distance of the transponder and the dash.. It worked when I held my extra transponder key next to the dash and inserted and twisted the key, BINGO "READY" notification.

Its sad as this aftermarket case is extremely well built, heavy and solid. The flip function works a charm and its a nice thing to carry around instead of the boring and quite frankly brittle oringinal key case (i have broken 2 in the past 6 months).

Anyone else experience this? Is there another type of flip key that I can try? I would really like one, and one that works.

stunt66

That sucks to hear you went to all that trouble and ran into a problem. It's definately a cool conversion though, good luck on the fix and keep us updated

Meadow

Yes, good luck. Hopefully it works out!

kickin8

iTrader: (1)

try to change the battery......?

Haunches

When I was searching this a while back I remember seeing flip keys with a both a longer blade and a shorter blade available.

Benzat17

is it possible to take off 6mm from the key before you laser cut it? or no?