"James Sweet" <jamessweet1@trashmail.net> wrote in message
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>
>>>
>>> I'm going to put a new battery in the broken key and then use gorilla
>>> glue to fix it - permanently! When the battery goes I'll either find a
>>> key at the junk-yard to use the case from, pay the dealer price for a
>>> new key, or trade the car on a new one!
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>
> Unfortunately, this sort of thing (and most things these days really) are
> considered non-serviceable assemblies and parts are not available
> individually. Gorilla glue is not the best choice for this, it tends to
> foam and expand significantly as it cures. A better bet would be epoxy,
> you can get it specifically designed to bond to plastics, I think the
> stuff I have is called Plastic Weld. It bonds very well to most plastics
> and is sturdy enough that I've used it to mold replacements for missing
> sections of parts. Cyanoacrylate (superglue, crazy glue, etc) will usually
> work too, but it tends to get all over everything and the vapors turn
> finger oils into whitish deposits. Glued very carefully, you should be
> able to crack it back open later to change the battery.
>

Although KeysandRemotes.com has the replacement case for $14, if this is the
right style
http://www.remotesandkeys.com/Search...s.asp?Cat=3034