How to Replace KIA KEY-FOB SHELL - THE RIGHT and PROPER WAY !!!
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2020
- PLEASE make sure you CHECK if your old key-fob has a chip inside the remote - "tiny little black piece", IF you have it make sure you switch it to your NEW key-fob, Not all key fobs have it, so check and switch it if you have it!
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This worked perfectly and was a lot simpler than other methods! Took me 5 minutes for 2 keys, saved me a ton of money.
I'm so glad this showed up as my first search result because it saved me a lot of trouble.
The only issue I had was that the old key fob did NOT open up and shatter as easily as the one in this video did - I had to spend significant time and force to slowly bend the case open using different tools.
If you run into the same issue, make sure you keep your tools as close as possible to the spot indicated in the video (the deeper area by the key) so you don't damage the electronics! (And of course be careful not to injure yourself.)
Excellent video with great detailed advice - thank you!
I watched a bunch of videos but it wasn’t until watching this one that everything “clicked” and I felt confident enough to start. It all came together perfectly and much more easily than I thought was possible.
Thank you, thank you for the step-by-step video! You saved me lots of money!
The dealership wanted over $200 + reprogramming, so more like $325 for one fob.
There is no programming involved. It has a tiny circuit board that works with the battery.
The spring in the key fob has already fallen on the floor and I didn’t even know it has a spring. After watching your video, I realized there’s a spring and I had to search for it. Then I fix the battery and the key fob!!!!’ THANK YOU
Worked perfect for my Kia Soul. I put the needle nose plyers in the hole but could not get it to pop open. Tried several times. Then I used slip ring plyers and POP, it opened. So instead of pulling the needle nose apart, the slip ring plyers are backwards and you squeeze them to spread apart. But now my key-fob is brand new! I even replaced the CR3032 battery since I already had it open. Thank you so much! Ron in Oklahoma.
lol I was just doing the same thing and mentioned it to my father, also mentioned slip ring plyers
Excellent video! Well organized and narrated in simple language and he also provided the details on dismantling the old fob in a plastic bag, identifies the tools, kept old and new separated . He repeated important steps more than once. The quality of video , showing the tiny spring tab was very clearly demonstrated. Watching this video more than once , made my job lot easier. I truly admire the gentleman for planning the entire video so well. I followed all the steps exactly the way he explained and it worked quite well . WELL DONE!
6'12 - you say : "it doesn't click enywhere" - yes, you're right, because you tried to click it into the wrong part. This electronic board (the green part) clicks without any problems to the second black part of the body - where you istall the battery. I did it and it was so easy. Next thing: you didn't mention about taking out the immobilizer sensor and placing it into new shell. I did all operations, as you showed, and everything was ok, I could lock and unlock my car, but I couldn't start the engine because immobilizer placed in my car did not "see" the sensor, which I didn't fix naturally. Luckily I asked my friend who repairs cars and he told me about that. Anyway - thank you for professional instruction!!!! Andy.
What a GREAT video. Finally....somebody who explains it the RIGHT way. You enabled me to switch the old key (shaft) from two beat-up Hyundai (2013) Santa Fe key fobs over to new ones I got on Amazon for super cheap! Even just getting the keys laser cut was going to cost a fortune.
HERE'S A TIP FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T GET THE KEY TO "POP OPEN" EASILY AFTER INSTALLING THE ORIGINAL KEY SHAFT INTO THE NEW CASE:
After the first key changeover, I found that the fit was "too tight" on the new fob for the key to flip open. You could manually pull it out, but it still wouldn't pop open. (I also trimmed down the plastic where the tip of the key goes into the slot on the new fob...the original key was a hair longer than the new Amazon model, so I just used a razor knife to trim a small amount of plastic at the very end of the slot and the key could fit into the slot properly. BUT STILL, IT WOULDN'T POP OPEN.
I discovered that the original key's hole (that fits down over the plastic hub where the spring locks in) is just a tiny bit smaller (in diameter) than the aftermarket one, so the key wouldn't sit all the way down on that hub when it's put back together. The top hub (top cover) fits fine, but that bottom hub where the spring locks in was just the smallest bit too thick (or wide) for the original key to sit completely flat.
I used a dremel tool to remove just a tiny bit of the thickness of the plastic hub (circle) that the key sits down onto, and then was finally able to get the original key to lay flush. I worked the key back and forth a bit to further make the fit better, then put it back together. Now, the key fits flush and pops open perfectly. Not sure if was just the specific aftermarket key fobs I bought, but for those who can't get the origijnal key shaft to pop open when you press the button, this may work for you. REMEMBER, JUST REMOVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF PLASTIC FROM THE THICKNESS OF THAT PLASTIC ROUND "HUB." Don't destroy the hub itself or the key could pop out of the fob. Just make it a little thinner (narrower wall) and use the key to judge when you've taken enough off (when the key sits flat in there against the case.) Hope this helps.
Thanks again, Wiki universE for a great step-by-step video.
NOTE: My 2013 Santa Fe keys did not contain a transponder chip, so it only required me to change the circuit board, battery and the key shaft itself from the old to the new.
Perhaps the best walkthrough video on youtube. I could listen to more of this guy's critiques
Fantastic how-to video !! You are correct when you talk about all the music and nonsense in most how-to videos, while they don't explain all the details about what they're doing, very unprofessional. Thank you for your clear, concise and most importantly, detailed explanation of the task, and why certain things are important and other things are not.
I looked at a few Kia Soul key fob DIY videos, and this one by far saved me the most time. I had to use more force than you to break it apart, but it was definitely the best (and safest) method. Thank you for this video!
Very nice video as I've watched a few. However you failed to disclose that some fobs (depending on the Country you're in) have a chip in the lower corner that you may have to transfer to your new fob, or your ignition won't start. So remember to check your make and model people, so you know if you have to also get the chip out also. You might also want to keep your Kia emblem from the old fob, so get a drop of super glue and just remove the old one with a tiny screwdriver and transfer it over.
That is correct 👌
Same happened to me!!!
How can you tell if you have a transponder?
@@pjotor80 there is a glob of black plastic in the corner under the PC board it is inside the globe of plastic so you might want to save the back of the old fob
@@seanbrossard8178 I followed the video and the car didn't start, so I assume that mine had a transponder. What does it (the transponder) look like? And can you transfer the transponder to the new key fob, or must it remain in the old housing?
Hi there! Thank you so much for helping me with this setup. I did notice that the key section of the fob has actual alignments for the internals so you don't have to fidget the key internals to keep them in the middle, which made putting it together super simple. (You can see the seating on 10:08 as the little black dot in the key part)
You saved me so much money man, thank you. If every problem was explained by you I don't think I would have any.
Did not show the chip
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You are right. The circuit board fits snugly into the other half of the fob, the half you first put the metal key in with the circular battery cut out. The two small slots top and bottom fit into plastic tabs so well that the circuit board doesn't move. Clicking the two halfs of the fob together is simple when you do this first.
Amazing video! My own fault that I wasn’t lining the long piece of the spring up correctly to the outer casing, but I quickly overcame it.
Thank you so much for your guidance. No frills, just results!
This was an excellent video! His details were spot on. My fob did NOT have a transponder chip so his video instructions were perfect in my case. I did see another vid that mentioned a transponder. I thought it was odd bc mine didn’t have one. Maybe it’s a different year model. I have a 2013 Kia Soul.
Great job and thank you!
Well done! I was stuck on the spring and didn't clue into the fact you have to rotate the assembly to build tension. Thanks!
GREAT video! I had some frustration before realizing that the spring housing for the new key fob just wasn't working for some reason with my old key - once I switched to the spring housing from my old key, everything went together like a breeze! This was a huge help, and one of the only videos I've found that explains how to move everything to a new fob, not just replace the battery! Thanks!
Your instructions are so clear. I was able to replace my fobs on my 2012 Kia Soul with ease. Thank you!
Just swapped my keyfob for a Kia Ceed 2011. Excellent video although I found it easier to attach the circuit board to the opposite side to you do in the video. There's actually some plastic notches on that side which marry up to the circuit board. Also if you have an immobiliser in the key fob, there's two parts to it. There's a white plastic part which is a cover, it's not the imobiliser part. The imobiliser is underneath the plastic cover and is like a small black magnet. It's easy to think the white plastic part is whats needed, but as I found, it's the magnet underneath which is the essential part. Easily mistaken as part of the plastic case.
I had to transfer the blade as my old key fob had snapped near where the pin is. But the replacement key fob I got, doesn't quite align with the hole so it's impossible to re-insert the pin without possibly bending or breaking it. I've left without for now as it's held pretty secure without the pin. Thanks
Thank you so much for the video!!! Really helpful!!! I would like to mention something extra that I noticed and made the process easier: I placed the motherboard on the other part instead of the one you are showing in the video. On the other part, two plastic pins guide the motherboard (chip) at the correct position and thus, you don't need to center the motherboard manually. Of course, I acknowledge that some key shells might be different than others. For my case, these plastic pins helped me a lot on the motherboard allignement.
You litteraly saved me $300 i got a new on amazon for $8 and my boyfriend watched this video and fixed my key 👏🏼 thank you so much
First video I found and it was extremely helpful! I’ve been dealing with a broken key fob for months now and thanks to your video I was able to transition everything over into the new one.
This video is 2 1/2 years around this point and it's *still* helping people like me! Thank you so much for a very well put together set of instructions!
Same! Just replaced my super tattered fob and I’m way proud 😂
My Guy! Thank you so much! Every other video had me breaking my head! You made this Super easy, I changed my 2013 Kia Rio Key fob as I was following everything you did in this video, No pausing no going back just going along with the Video! Perfect!
Thank you so much for your video. I tried watching someone else and it just didn't make sense. I looked again and found yours. You went slow, showed what you were doing and why. Exactly how I needed it all done!!
Thank you! Your video was so easy to follow. I was able to change the shell on both my keys. They both had gotten to the point the buttons had broken. With in 10 minutes and less than $10 for both replacement shells I now have two new and functioning keys.
Thank you so much, my key had been ragged out of the fob and was struggling to get it back in, your explanation of turning the key one turn before putting the key back together was what was missing from every other video. Thumbs up from me
Thank you for your video. My problem rightnow I'm trying to do this, is mine won't separate as easily. I think my fob is glued together. So breaking the two pieces apart is my challenge rightnow. (And I have two fobs to replace) :::sigh::::
Thank you so much for making this video showing step by step with the PROPER way to install parts into your replacement fab.
Found my long lost second backup key fob. The buttons were unusable, so I needed to replace it also. Found your awesome video again and replaced the fob case on my backup key. Thank you so much again! Again the slipring plyers work best to pop it open.
Thanks for this thoughtful and simple walk-through video. My keyfob shell came w/o any instructions, and when I started, I was this 👌 close to screw up the whole thing. And the bag idea saved me a few headaches.
Just a quick note of thanks for the excellent tutorial. Made changing my FOB a breeze
Yes great video I changed my fob as you did worked great.In the UK we have a small chip inside also to change over I think soaking in isopropyal alcahol may release the glue holding it in.The comment below mentions the immobilizer chip.Thanks for posting great information
Thank you so very much for this step by step tutorial! I would have been LOST without it. ❤️
Exactly! This was the best video I found and while it took me 30 minutes to pry open the old key fob, it was not as easy as you made it sound the way it looked. I literally had to pound it with the needle nose, pliers inside the place where the key and the plastic waslol lol but seriously thank you so much!
ME TOO!! I had to pound the pliers in, get a screw driver to pry open the seam and beat the crap out of it with a hammer. I eventually got it open. The next challenge for me was the pin and the spring. If I had watched the video all the way through it would have been a breeze. OH The zip lock bag was genius!
Watched other videos and could not put it together, I watched your video and got it done right in 5 min! Thank you so much!
The most detailed step by step instructions of all. Thanks
Thanks man. Perfect instructions.
I *literally* stopped right as you got to the spring, thinking that I *had* it.
Haha. I got stuck with the key not popping up, so I continued the video and you answered my question immediately.
Great video.
Thank you so much! I couldn't have done this without you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Following this video was JUST what I needed to get my fob back. Thank you for taking the time to make it--especially for the verbal explanations!
Thanks for the Video. I had to turn my "Spring" 2 full turns in order to get it to pop out correctly. Very informative .thank you.
Thank you so much for all the details and explanation. I've been duck taping my key fob for months. So happy I came across your video. I almost didn't do the bag tip but happy I stopped myself and got a bag. Thanks again.
I thank you for showing detailed way of replacing key fob. It worked perfectly. Thanks
Thank you for explaining all the details so clearly. Sure enough, I did it in about 2 minutes and it's perfect.
Great video! Had more trouble taking it apart. Also, I found that I did have to turn the key more than once for enough tension on the spring for the key to pop out like it should. Thank you!
This video helped me to change my Kia Rio Keyfob, now it closes perfectly. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for explaining this in detail instead of playing music or fast forwarding through certain parts. Great informative video! 👍
I just subscribed for more.
I watched other videos and was so lost until I found this one, wonderfully detailed and I love the bag idea. Struggled a bit with car not starting till I found the comment below about the transponder and that did the trick. Thank you.
Very well explained video. I had to laugh listening to you, because of your frustration with some RUclips videos. I've found many that play background music or use text overlay instead of talking. I'll watch whole videos, looking for an answer to one particular thing only to have that one detail I'm looking for completely skipped. Just replacing the shell of a FOB "should" work, but I'm in the process of doing this where it didn't work due to slight differences with the old shell and new. Instead of getting just a replacement shell, I ordered a new FOB with a new key and board included.
Plan A: I was going to simply find someone to cut the key on the new FOB and then program the board myself. Quick and easy. Even though it would be an additional expense, it would still be much cheaper than buying a new FOB from a dealer. Called a lot of places and wasn't able to find anyone willing to do it without buying a new FOB from them.
Plan B: There is a little push pin that holds the keys in place without having to take the case apart and switch all of the parts like in your video. Then I would just have to do an easy programming of the new FOB board. Getting the pin out of the new FOB key proved to be frustrating, but I finally got it out. I basically destroyed the pin getting it out, but I thought I could use the pin from my old FOB key once I swapped them. Then I noticed (too late) that the pins that held each key in were different sizes, as were the holes the pins went into, so that wasn't going to work.
Plan C: This is what you're showing in your video and where I'm at now. The first problem I ran into was what you said about the new button and spring not working in the new shell. So yes, I did the same and used the old ones. Problem solved? Nope. My next problem was that the old button would not fit through the new shell button hole. So I did a slight modification by slightly reaming the new shell button hole out a bit with a rat tail file. Problem solved? Nope. The buttons have 3 tabs on them that should fit inside the new shell, but after examining the tabs on the old button and the new one, I found they were off by about a millimeter. Now, it still won't work because the button tabs on the old button don't align with the slots in the new shell. So I'm very close at this point, but have to find some way to do another modification to the new shell. At least my old board in the new shell is working, it's just a matter of getting my old key assembly to work in the new FOB shell. I'm doubtful if it's going to work perfectly no matter what I do, but at this point the old shell is history.
When I first started to research the 3 different ways to make this work ( supposedly) it always seemed everything worked great for people doing the videos (but probably not behind the scenes). I'm sure in some cases everything worked out fine, like it seems to have for you, but then I assume there's countless others like me that have run into the same issues I have. I also assume the people that manufacture these don't expect people to swap out the parts (unless you just get a new shell alone) but I also assume this doesn't always work as planned due to slight differences between the old shells and new ones.
I wish someone that has run into the problems I have, and have had to do modifications would do a video, but maybe people don't like to make videos of something that failed instead of working as planned. In my opinion those are the videos that should be done. You have done this in part by explaining things others don't when trying to do this, but in the end in worked out as planned for you.
good tip about making a full spin of the key before you put the cover , i first did it without and the key would not move ....yeah and the button tip was useful too cause the new one is too tight ...thanks
Dude, thanks for the video, I was struggling to open up the original keyfob, searched RUclips and yours fitted the bill...many thanks for the bag tip and wind the spring back, 👍 All sorted in around 5 minutes 🍻
We need more videos like this! No bullshit talk for 10 minutes before showing how to do something. Just cutting to the chase and explaining the small details that others leave out. EXCELLENT tutorial! Worked like a charm! Thanks!
I successfully fixed my wife's fob thanks to this video. Very well done, thank you.
Excellent! My replacement was the snap-in type. But, the technique is still the same. The details and tips were of great help. THANKS!!
Great job! Very detailed and easy to follow instructions. Thank you sir
Just changed my key fob for my sportage. This video helped a lot. Thank you very much 👍
Amazing and very helpful video. Thanks to this video I could replace my car’s key case without spending money at a shop or ask for an new original key at the KIA service place! Thank you again!👍
Excellent video ,i had previously watched someone butcher the job and it took him a 35 minute video to do a ten minute job and he cut his hand with a sharp knife .
Job done! Thank you so much for your clear and concise instructions. You're a star!
Thank you so much for this video, followed it step by step and got my sister's key working.
If it weren't for your video I would still try to pull the KIA logo from the old key lol.
THANK YOU!
The bag idea is indeed a good one. However, if wear on the rubber button pad is the only problem your key has, there is a much easier solution. Here's what you do:
My wife's key had the rubber pad just as badly worn as the one at the start of this video. I bought a spare shell for about $10, thinking I would replace the shell entirely. However, I found that the rubber pad was not glued in to the spare, and could be very easily got out with a toothpick. Then I removed the residue of the broken one, again with a toothpick. I cleaned off the slight amount of glue residue on surfaces inside the shell that the pad sticks to with isopropyl alcohol, then wiped with a cloth. Then I fitted the new rubber pad, using a tiny, tiny amount of Loctite gasket sealer, applied with the tip of a toothpick, as the adhesive. I think there are many other glues that would work just as well. It's as good as new now. If this is the only problem with the old key, it's a much better solution to do this rather than replace the whole shell.
I wouldn't have had the confidence to do this though if I hadn't studied this and some other videos first.
THANK YOU! This worked for me! I could not get the original key fob open as in this video (neither could my very strong son!), but found how easy it was to just use the rubber pad instead - I scraped out the rest of the broken pad very carefully and now just need to use a tiny amount of glue to keep the new pad in the old fob. I have another Kia fob that I will do the same to. THIS!! :)
I second this. If the rubber button pad is the only issue, I found that replacing the old pad with a new one was very simple. Digging out the old, falling-apart one was pretty easy (I used one of those dental-style metal picks you can buy at hardware stores and gently pried up the edges and it came out easily), then I cleaned out any residue with a few shots of compressed air. The new rubber button pad also came out easily from the new shell key fob shell I’d bought from Amazon, and it fit perfectly in the old fob, with a few drops of superglue to hold it in place.
@@buehrert Wow! Nice. I just ordered the new fob. Will try this first. Thanks.
It worked great! Pro-tip- Use the old plastic part under the rubber pad (the one that has a "frame" around the three buttons on the inside) , instead of the one from the new fob-this way you know it will align with the holes in the original fob. Pry it up gently so it won't break ( I used a very small flat head screwdriver, both to pry off the old rotten rubber button pieces and to pry up the rubber replacement from the new fob shell) , scrape off all of the old rotten rubber residue on the plastic frame, including around the edges and fit the new rubber button piece around it. Press firmly on the frame and rubber piece until it clicks firmly into place. There are two places where two sets of little pegs on the frame fit into the body of the fob, so make sure both sets click in. If the edges of the rubber button piece are still sticking up, use a the screwdriver or the bent end of a paperclip to tuck it in until it is flush. I did not have any glue handy to add before I assembled the button piece, but it was so firmly in place when I was finished, I don't think it will ever come out. If it does, I'll add glue. This is SO much easier than worrying about transferring the guts of the old fob and a transponder chip if the only issue is the rubber button piece. I did both fobs easily and I am thrilled with the results!
Thank you for sharing that bit of info. New rubber button fitted in a couple of minutes
Thanks for this vid, very detailed - I'm watching while replacing my key-fob - now I have a new key!
Great tutorial. I was lost at first. But got it once I watched this video. Thank you so much for making this video.
Followed this and was easy. Just remember to move the black digital bit under the white cap. Or key won't work
very helpful. the spring was my problem and as soon as I saw you did it, Bang!! I did it. thanks a million.
Ypu are the only one who explained how it is in real. Than you for that.
Could only fine battery replacement videos till I got yours. Super helpful.
Thank you for your video! It helped me to replace my worn out key fobs for my 2013 Kia Soul correctly the first time. The baggie method worked out great.
Awesome video! I did it right the very first time! Reporting in from Las Vegas and I have a regular key to my car so I knew I did not have an immobilizer. Thank you, thank you thank you!
Excellent video, thank you very much.
One small thing I did notice when working on mine, however, is that while the motherboard doesn't "snap in" to the bottom of the keyfob, on mine at least, it did fit right in to a small niche on the top (the side where you are pressing the spring). That made it easier to be sure the motherboard was in the right place. It wasn't as good of a fit was it was in the old key fob, but it was there.
Thanks you so much ❤❤
I trying so many times after your video i fix only in 5 Minutes
He does a great job of explaining a fussy, frustrating but easy fob case repair. WITHOUT MUSIC! His grumpiness toward the “AMATEURLY-MADE!” other videos is kinda endearing.
“ Something else They don’t explain explain you!” 😆
I got a lil impatient in the beginning with the over-explaining but really appreciated passion and details. He’s a good teacher! His hints about the winding of the spring and the bag for when it explodes. Great stuff. And, done “PROPERLY!” Reminds me of my old man.
Plus. my budgies enjoyed his background birds.
I had a rubber seal that just wasn’t fitting the new case and fussed with it for far too long. Especially because the old fob didn’t readily come apart for the battery compartment like the old one did. It eventually did. After I fought with upside down centering with a broken elastic seal and winding the sling upside down. It kept exploding. Don’t do what I did. You’ll be ready to uppercut the Kia. What a crappy cash grab Kia sells you new keys for $375! Good vid
Thank you for making it so easy to understand ♥️
Thanks for posting this video. I was able to successfully change the shell of my fob with the help of your video. Many thanks!
Worked perfect! Great instructional video. You just saved me $300.
Your a Professional ! thank you I thought it would cost lots to get my kia key back, thank you!
A very useful and very well explained video BUT what this doesn't show you, is that you need to remove and replace in the new key fob the tiny additional black chip that will start your Kia!!!!! If you follow this video to the letter (and parts of it are great) your new key fob will activate your central locking BUT WILL NOT start your car!!!
This video helped in a big way today. My Aunt and me getting her key fob working again. Thank you for your help and all the detail..
Wow this video saved my life… well detailed and I managed to change everything in a few minutes
Great video, but I managed to buy the rubber button pad replacement for my old style fob and am glad I watched your video to realise I wouldn't be able to put it back together if I opened it up. Instead, I was able to pry the old pad out and the new one popped right in! No need to buy a new fob or open up the old one. Works great and cost less than £3.
Thank you so much. Because of you I was able to fix my car key 🥰🥰
Thank you. Your instructions worked perfectly!
Great video. I was able to get it done just in a few minutes.
Thank you this video was very helpful.
used your video to fix our key fob....excellent tutorial. Thank you very much
Thanks for the video. I jut get a little problem whit the spring but watched the video a few times solve the problem
Worked like a charm! Just one thing, in my case, there was a little black chip which I missed to transfer and car won’t start. Once I inserted it into the case (goes into a slot at the top behind the board. Thank you very much for the instructions!
Excellent video though I agree with another comment below that certainly in the UK the key also has an immobilizer chip that is separate to the PCB and this needs swapping over from the old case to the new. Had to call out the recovery guys who had seen this a million times and knew exactly what the issue was. Good work though
Thank you so much for this video! You saved me the $400.00 I would have had to pay for new key fobs!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
you saved my life, mister!!
Thank you so very much for taking the time to explain fully. It worked perfect.
Extremely helpful video! Thank you!
Excellent video. Explained several critical elements that you can do this without. THANKS
Well done mate. Very informative video. ii didn't know about turning the spring full circle until you mentioned it. Thank you
This was a awesome video, thank you so much your direction was on point and best way to save the pieces that come out! Love you method and key points which were so truthful! Outstanding Instruction, Thank you very much, Starzy
Perfectly done video! Thank you
Thank You for the clear explained video 👍🏼
This is how an instructional video is done. Very very helpful 👏 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Great video, really helpful! Would have been a nightmare without