Review on 🔑 Porsche 911 Cayman Boxster Carrera GT 2 Buttons Key Fob Case Shell Replacement: Enhance Your Remote Key Fob with a Stylish Cover! by Troy Palmer

I'm a big Porsche fan. I'm a big fan of DIY. I'm not in favor of paying a Porsche "tax" on parts at the dealer. I recently added a 997.1 to my garage. Great car but it only came with one keyring and that was an old battered and scratched 997.1 sterling silver keyring. Don't get me wrong, it works fine, but I wanted a spare. Like me, you know the rest of the story. I could easily drive straight to the nearest Porsche dealer, buy a new key and wait for them to stick a knife in my door and program my car with the new transponder chip in the key fob. It would be easy and my wallet would be anywhere from $375 to $600 lighter depending on which retailer I went to. Instead, I bought a 997 ignition module that came with a matching key from an online auction. Total price? 75€ with shipping. I then bought two of these 997.2 style key cases. They are very strong and made from high quality materials (better and stronger than my factory 997.1 silver key). I can only recommend these key shells. Along with this scabbard, you must also adapt the blade to your doors and move the guts from the old key to these. If the old key does not come from your car, you will also need to program your car to recognize the new transponder chip in the key. This is done either at the dealership or at an independent Porsche Store that has installed the relevant PIWIS. If you just want to refresh a battered or old 997.1 silver key ring, then carefully transplant the blade and guts of your old key ring into this case and you'll instantly look super cool with your new 997.2 style heavy key ring. The transplant can be tricky, especially removing the old transponder tablet, so watch a few YouTube videos before attempting it. to take further steps. I chose not to have the blades cut at a local locksmith or dealership, but instead took a decent photo of my factory key on my iPhone and uploaded it to keysinthepost.com. About a week later I had 2 shiny blades and a blank VALET key fob for my special car doors (they work great on doors and glove box btw!). An amazing thing considering it was all made from an iPhone photo at a low cost and shipped from the UK to the US at lightning speed. Their customer service is also outstanding (I have no connection other than being a customer for this effort). I took a freshly cut blade from the UK, a circuit board, two brass contacts and a small transponder chip/tablet from a used key fob. and carefully transplanting all of these details into a 997.2 style key blank. All fit perfectly. This shell even comes with a Porsche Crest decal to place on the outside of the shell. In my opinion it looks completely factory. . Just ask them if they have a full PIWIS and if they can code your car for the new spare key you have. Again, if you're just upgrading a 997.1 or 997.2 fob due to scratches or you don't like the silver then just transplant the guts as you don't need to program the machine. Attention, these instructions do not apply to 996 vehicles. While you're doing this, get a new CR lithium battery for a new FOB, there's no point in resealing a dead remote battery. Removing the brass pins and transponder tab from an old key fob also takes some patience, time and effort. . Watch the video on You Tube and don't cut yourself trying to unplug the transponder tablet from the old socket!