Well done, really pleased this helped :)

Great stuff, really pleased it helped :)

Thanks for the support :)

Well done for figuring it out! Hopefully the case wasn't too much. Appreciate the comment :)

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That's great Reeves, glad it helped you :)

Thanks for the feedback :)

Great stuff, really pleased it helped :)

You're very welcome, hope they help :)

Hi David, yes that's possible too, but I find that they don't always stay in place. Maybe it depend on the type you get hold of. Thanks for the input

Thank you! 👍

Ok

I did this 5min ago with a set of rubber buttons from a Ford stealership (€37,59 ... vs a replacement key for €470). I got the old pieces out, both with alle edges intact. Literally took me a few seconds. I'm kind of tempted to give the edge a couple of small drops of mild adhesive, but I doubt the buttons will fall off. But if they do, I'll find some mildly sticky goo to keep them in place.

Great tip thanks

Hi Jack, did it work before you swapped it over ?

No sorry

Hi Alison, so the case you have bought off eBay, is it brabd new?

@@TheCarKeyMan Hi yes it's new so the key would need to be cut to fit but I'd use old key anyway as only need the case to replace the lock button that's damaged. The new case doesnt come with the circuit board either but would use my old 1 as well.

Hi Alison. OK, so the new cases are copy cases and they range from quite good, to really awful. Sometimes they don't fit together very well, or won't take the circuit board. Also, like you say, they don't have the battery connector, and they buttons are rock hard to press. So it really depends on how good the new case is before you do anything. When we made this video, we got a second hand genuine Ford KA key that had a good case, then we transferred all the parts. We did this because we know all the parts could be moved from one case over to the other without any issues. It's tricky for me to give you the correct advice, I'd be tempted to contact a local Auto Locksmith and see if they can cut the key and transfer over the bits for you, this may save you any stress!

i would 100 % replace buttons .. since if plastic gets old it gets brittle

Yes, just follow the video

Yes, if the buttons have pushed through

Hi Anthony, when you look at the circuit board, so the electronic switches click?

Hi Jenny, no sorry, I don't know if they are available

just buy a new fob ?

Did you ever find a replacement for the badge? My Ford Ka key fob is also missing the badge and would like to have the badge

@@courtney3164 Hey, no I could‘nt find one

yep .. even coding a brand new chip is easy.. some require simple things like sitting in the car .. open the door close it again 3 times.. then locking unlocking it 3 times klick the unlock button on the keyfob .. and voila :-s .. shit like that

Did you manage to fix it?

Hi Ticilla, it's held in with small plastic lugs that need to be snapped to get it off. I think the only way is to slide a blade underneath and force it off. This breaks the lugs, so to put it back on you'll need to glue it

@@TheCarKeyMan Thanks for the video - it was very useful to swap the innards from my broken key to a new eBay-sourced blank. One thing I thought I'd mention - I managed to save the plastic lugs on the cover by taking the battery out and then pushing the nearest lug out from the inside using a flat bladed screwdriver. I could then get a fingernail under the cover and the other two followed popped out with no damage.

thanks i was seconds away from destroying my keys

Hi, because the push in buttons don’t stay in place

Stay in place better than the badge and casing that you have to remove ??? Just admit 10 min video for ££££ you could at least at the end of the video show taking off the rubber buttons

Hi, hope it helped :)