I changed the battery in my key fob about 3 years ago and it hasn't been the same since, the case was battered and worn. I decided to buy one of those $20 Chinese cases off ebay to put my circuit board and existing key in and it works a treat. For a total of $25 it feels like I have a brand new key.

When I got my FL2 it came with two keys, one was working but very battered looking and the other, while looking OK didn't work at all.

I did the same and got a replacement case for the tatty one and swapped the innards over, I also got a battery for the other one, I have to say I was sceptical at first about the after-market key case but I'm happy to say it fits together perfectly, so much so that I didn't need to glue it, it's also a great fit in the key slot with no problems at all, as mikehzz says, it's just like brand new

As for the non-worker, the battery was flat because there was an electrical leakage on the circuit board with a bit of tell-tale corrosion, it looks like some liquid has been spilt into it at sometime. Once the dead battery was off, I soaked the board in "Mr Muscle Lime & Grime" for a minute or two then used a fine toothbrush to scrub away the messy bits and finished off with a hot water rinse then plenty of time to dry out thoroughly, once back together I now have two good working keys.

The rubber side of my 14MY remote key fob had 'spread' and was flapping about. I had tried super gluing it back but that failed.
E-bay item, eBay Item No. 291677890692, which appears to be Land Rover part number 059382 is the replacement plastic case for the fob.£9.99 post paid!
Ordered one, which was delivered two days later, Easy to fit my old circuit board, as the small plastic pins which locate it had already broken off. Melted the locating pins back with a heated screwdriver.
The new part seems to have the same molding identifications inside as the old one, also has some foam padding to help locate the circuit board better.
Best £9.99 I've spent for a while!

If anyone would like a blank fob I have an unused one (plus a new battery I think) languishing in the man drawer.

You can have it for the price of a suitably stamped SAE.

PM me and I'll send you the address to send said SAE to.

I had it ready for when mine started playing up, but no longer have the car.

To confirm,this fob is for a pre-facelift FL2. (Mine was a 2009)

Last edited by Bandit on 9th Sep 2016 11:40 am. Edited 2 times in total

LR2Nick wrote:

The rubber side of my 14MY remote key fob had 'spread' and was flapping about. I had tried super gluing it back but that failed.
E-bay item, eBay Item No. 291677890692, which appears to be Land Rover part number 059382 is the replacement plastic case for the fob.£9.99 post paid!
Ordered one, which was delivered two days later, Easy to fit my old circuit board, as the small plastic pins which locate it had already broken off. Melted the locating pins back with a heated screwdriver.
The new part seems to have the same molding identifications inside as the old one, also has some foam padding to help locate the circuit board better.
Best £9.99 I've spent for a while!

Mine is the same, happened whilst in warranty but now out
I'll get one of these and all will be well.

Question. Would you really want a key fob case replacing under warranty?

LR2Nick wrote:

The rubber side of my 14MY remote key fob had 'spread' and was flapping about. I had tried super gluing it back but that failed.
E-bay item, eBay Item No. 291677890692, which appears to be Land Rover part number 059382 is the replacement plastic case for the fob.£9.99 post paid!
Ordered one, which was delivered two days later, Easy to fit my old circuit board, as the small plastic pins which locate it had already broken off. Melted the locating pins back with a heated screwdriver.
The new part seems to have the same molding identifications inside as the old one, also has some foam padding to help locate the circuit board better.
Best £9.99 I've spent for a while!

taztastic wrote:

Mine is the same, happened whilst in warranty but now out
I'll get one of these and all will be well.

Question. Would you really want a key fob case replacing under warranty?

a key fob? I'm obviously doing things wrong.

Why pay for something that should be replaced under warranty,as you say you probably are doing something wrong!

Had both my key fobs replaced under warranty, they put your 'innards' into new cases. With mine the rubbery covering became detached from the metal shell.

Really glad to have come across this earlier this week as my key fob has recently split off (MY2103).

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291677890692

Was a bit worried I was breaking the circuit board getting it out but the new one seems to have 2 small plastic lugs you need to melt in (broke lugs off in the old one) to seat the old electric board into the new key fob . Tried it first though. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Does anybody have any experience with the earlier key fobs cases that are being sold on flea bay? I need a new case for my 2011MY but there seems to be a vast difference in price for the same thing.

Cheers
JW

Mine was only $20 posted from China on ebay and my car is a 2008 model. It came with a blank key and no internals, I had to use my existing key and circuit board. The expensive ones may have their own circuit boards which need to be programmed to suit your car. You need an existing working key fob to do that.

I got mine through Amazon for £19.99, not the cheapest around but certainly good quality

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Replacement-butto...EOWHU428EO

Edited to add; the above link is for the case only, I had to swap the innards from my old key into it.