Budget ❤️ Replacement Key Fob Case Fit For Hyundai Sonata Santa Fe Flip Key Remote Control Key Fob Shell ⌛

5 reviews for Budget ❤️ Replacement Key Fob Case Fit For Hyundai Sonata Santa Fe Flip Key Remote Control Key Fob Shell ⌛

1. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Andrew N Booher – November 22, 2021

   Add me to the list of people who had difficulty, but ultimately I “learned” on the first purchase of this product and will likely buy again because the price is great and the product should work well now that I’ve experimented with the first one. Here is what I found…After reading several reviews I figured people had issue with the old key not quite fitting the new fob just weren’t doing something right. Stupid me. I took the old fob apart transferred the chip and the key to the new (my old fob didn’t have a transponder? maybe they don’t all have one?) and lo and behold the key would not flip out. Many have said that the old key is bigger than the new key, but that is not really the issue. More in a moment on what the issue actually is.Since I didn’t want a remote that the key didn’t flip out properly I finally decided to do what many others have done and just replace only the silicone button cover (the part that was worn out on the old fob) popping it off the new fob and putting it on the old fob. Contrary to what many have said, I found this process very difficult and frustrating.I did discover that what holds the silicone and trim ring in place is that on the inside of the silicone perimeter there is a very small ridge that engages with a very small ridge on the remote. If you choose to go this route you’ll see what I mean. Knowing that this is how the silicone cover and trim ring are held in place re helpful, but I found it very tedious, and I wasn’t even sure it would work. But after messing with it for a while I finally got it.So I thought I was good, however since I had reused the old fob, and initially had taken the guts out to try and transfer it to the new fob, I really had to pry the old fob apart, and I think it may have been glued at some point. But the point is that now the old fob didn’t seem to snap together very tight. Sure enough I dropped the keys the first time I went to use it (I hardly every drop the keys) and the old fob fell broke back open on impact scattering the parts everywhere. So I knew if I was going to re-use the old fob I’d have to glue it again which I didn’t want to do.SO, HERE IS THE DISCOVERY. I really wanted to use the new fob (which actually has a small screw to help secure the fob from being vulnerable to breaking apart) and so I went about trying to really figure out why the old key would not fit the new fob. What I discovered is that the little “hub” on the inside back of the new fob is just a little larger by a very tiny amount than that same hub on the old remote.In the pictures with this review the new fob is on the left and the old fob is on the right. It’s very subtle, but in the pictures you may be able to see where I reduced the diameter on the new hub by a very small amount using a xacto knife. You can see on the left side of the new hub how it’s slightly narrower than the rest of the hub. It’s easy to check your progress and fit with the old key as you whittle the hub down, and it is very evident when you you get it just right and can tell that the old key will now operate smoothly.Put everything back together, and boom, done, it works perfectly! It’s a shame to have to learn like that, BUT I will say that the new fob seems to be a great bargain, even if I buy another so that I can have a nice new fob that doesn’t show the wear and tear of my learning process!So my personal recommendation is to slightly trim down that hub on the inside back of the new fob and have a nice new remote utilizing your old key rather than trying to replace just the button cover. Replacing just the button cover is feasible but frustrating, and the old fob was pretty beat up anyway. Making the old key work with the new fob, which is really pretty simple once you know the trick, is what we were all hoping for in the first place!

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Brenda – May 31, 2022

   Installed in a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport1) Noticed some 1 star reviewers complaining that there are no electronics inside — THIS IS NOT A PROGRAMMABLE FOB. This is a shell, meaning you must transfer all the internals of the old fob to this new key including the hidden microchip. I was surprised that my key didn’t have a microchip but I didn’t have a problem starting my car. So apparently some have them and some don’t.2) The key included with this fob DOES NOT WORK for some/most Hyundai’s. You will have to reuse your old key. I didn’t realize this when purchasing, however, I was planning on moving the old key to the new fob anyway. The primary cut on the key included with this straight down the center, whereas, on the Hyundai keys, the primary cut is offset to one side. This would not fit in the ignition as is.3) It is also true that the tolerance is not precise when replacing the new key and may initially be difficult to open and close. One way I helped this issue is to make sure when you put the back cover on, rotate it around the spring counterclockwise 2 – 3 times, the more times you rotate it, the stronger the spring will kick out the key. Rotating the back 1 time could not flip out the key; Rotating the back 3 times gave plenty of force to lift the key. I also squeezed the key contact points while manually opening and closing the key to wear down the plastic and remove some friction.4) This FOB did not include a waterproof seal for the battery. I had to reuse the old seal which turned out fine.After all this, the key works and feels like new.

3. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Adriana – October 6, 2022

   okay this took about an hour and a half but that was me figuring out all the pieces along the way! So my buttons on the original key were completely gone and I didn’t want to pay $300+ for a new key from the dealer. My plan was to transfer all the components to the new key, the motherboard battery etc, so I took everything apart and moved them over. I snapped it together and the key wouldn’t open! so I read on here that you had to dwindle down the little pokey thing (he has a pic of it in the review) but as I was doing so I broke it off completely! meaning I had to stick with my original key so I ripped the rubber buttons off the old key, be careful because I chipped a piece off the top u can see it in the pic. There was this plastic liner for the buttons, shown on the left next to the main casing in the 3rd pic, but the new casing (on the right) didn’t match the 6 lil plastic hole tabs so I just used the old casing with the new rubber buttons, put the silver lining back and then snapped in the tabs! super easy, I used needle nose pliers to pop open the original key in the little hole below the key, shown in the last pic, and it popped right open. hope this helps!!

4. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Harmony – November 21, 2022

   So I purchased this to replace my very worn down 17′ Hyundai Sonata flip key fob. I followed a YouTube video and it took me less than a hour to open both flip key fobs and replace everything. I know it was less than a hour because I did it on my hour lunch break. Will not lie… it was not easy but not hard either, like I said I have long acrylic nails on. I also used my orginal key in the new key fob. It’s a suuuppper tight fit. I don’t care about that. If I close the key it will not open back up unless I force it to. You’ll have to shave it down a bit to let it fit and open when you press the button. Anyhow HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   frederique liegeois – December 5, 2022

   love it but only after watching this video on YouTube “How to replace the rubber pad for a Hyundai i20 key fob.” did not change the key fob, only took the rubber part and place it on the old one. perfect fit. BUT you will have to remove the small plastic plate under the rubber too without breaking it. that’s where the rubber fit (like a fitted sheet), then pop everything back in the tiny hole. that’s it