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I know I should get myself some real problems, like rear main seal failure, but such is the tawdriness of life that I'm stuck with not being able to get the damn key back together after replacing the battery.

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Suggestion · Original poster

I know I should get myself some real problems, like rear main seal failure, but such is the tawdriness of life that I'm stuck with not being able to get the damn key back together after replacing the battery.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I know I should get myself some real problems, like rear main seal failure, but such is the tawdriness of life that I'm stuck with not being able to get the damn key back together after replacing the battery. The cover just WILL NOT snap into place and stay put. Any advice? Does anyone know what the spring inside the key is for? Is this supposed to be a spring-loaded mechanism for holding the key cover on? If so, it won't budge on my key. The small square "release button" (if that's what is is) seems to be a non-moving part. I've tried pulling it AND pushing it, to no avail. Any advice welcome before I resort to Crazy Glue.

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I think that the PCB assembly with battery should be put into the top half (with the rubber buttons) first, then that piece is snapped onto the bottom half of the key with that contains the actual metal "key" part and the little RFID glass bubble device. Don't know what the spring is for http://lancej.blogspot.com/2007/12/p...placement.html

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The little spring holds in the RFID chip. I hope you did not lose that. $$$$$

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Bingo! Thanks a million for that advice. It worked! (Great little video, too, for us boneheads.)

POST 5Original post

I searched it on Google. The search on Rennlist is too difficult. This has been covered here before.

POST 6Original post

The spring is a part of the latch mechanism for the key 'blank'; the metal part. HTH

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OT: What does it take to get the trunk release button to work?

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