Key Fob Keyless Entry Remote Flip Shell Case & Pad fits Buick, Chevy, GMC

Worked great, just what I needed! Fit and finish was good. I had to take the roll pin out of the original key that holds the physical key in and put my old one in, but that wasn’t bad to do.

Great product but I had to reuse some parts to make it work. Flip key would not lock in place until I reused the old key mechanism.

2014 Chevy Sonic. Circuit board transferred to new shell fine. New buttons work fine. Key did not fit properly and no longer springs up or locks down. This is now a spare key of last resort. Not recommended. $5 product.

I ordered this as just a case intending to swap the circuit board and key from my original GM key fob. The original GM key fob had a button that had split away from the case leaving a hole. Getting the GM key fob apart was a challenge. YouTube videos seem to indicate it wasn't glued but also wasn't easy to separate the halves, and it wasn't. I ended up using a rotary tool to cut the old case apart, being careful not to damage the circuit board and key. Then, I thought I was home free. But, not nearly. The original GM key doesn't fit as is into the new case. The mechanism on the key that controls the opening and closing actions is made just a tiny bit different and the old key push button can't come all the way through the case. So, back to YouTube. It turns out this seems to be a universal issue with aftermarket cases. The case came with a complete key blank that you could go get cut, but I understood that's around $150.00 at the Chevy place. The actual key blades and the rotating section/key base are really two parts that are connected together with a tiny roll pin between the two. YouTube says to press out the roll pin and then swap the key blades to the new key base in the new case. Again, this is generally indicated as not being easy with the YouTube videos cutting away to complete the task off-camera. I had to really work to get the roll pin out. I ended up cutting a small finishing nail down to about 5/16". Any longer and I kept bending the nail when I would hammer on it. I had nothing to use to actually press the pin out. Neither does anyone on YouTube apparently. I first separated the new key blank from its base. That was the hardest. After doing that the original GM key was much easier. Then I mated the original GM cut blade with the replacement key base and managed to get a roll pin back in. I had to work at it a little to get it aligned so the pin would slide in. But, it eventually did. Then, putting everything back in the new case, I ended up doing about 3 rotations on the spring to get it springy enough to flip the key open. That's not all that hard, but you need to watch them do it in one of the videos to see what I'm talking about. The spring that goes in the middle of the key base has to be twisted 2 to 3 complete rotations to create enough tension. You do this by placing the parts together and then rotating the top of the case clockwise 2 to 3 times. But, watch one of the YouTube videos for this to make sense. The car has an ignition interlock that reads a chip. The Equinox apparently has the chip built on the end of the circuit board, so moving the circuit board takes care of it. In some cars, that chip is another thing buried in the case. I got the new case snapped together and everything works. This would have been so much easier if the key blade and base had matched the original GM part. Maybe it's a patent thing that keeps them from copying it exactly. I don't know. I ended up ordering a second case, since they are cheap, just in case this one falls apart as the original did. The original lasted 11 years though.

I bought this product because my keyfob had plastic falling off and was revealing the interior. Initially it looked like a decent product, it showed up and looked near-identical to my current keyfob. It was, after all, designed with a Chevy vehicle's keyfob in mind. The listing information said it would be compatible, but sadly it required modification. Everything was off by some margin. The chrome key button was a completely different size than my old keyfob, and the notches to allow locking for easy use were in the wrong places. My key wouldn't fit in the case because of it. I reused my chrome button from my old keyfob and used a cutting tool to chisel away plastic until it would fit properly. I managed to make this product function, but I was expecting a product that worked out of box. I'd recommend just spending the extra money to buy an OEM keyfob. I do not recommend this product.

I'm glad someone put out a YouTube video showing how to switch the key out, and put it all back together again. But it is well worth the money to buy, verses an auto parts store cutting a new key, and programming a new fob.

Works perfectly! Bought because my old fob was tore and the buttons were popping out. Worked when it wanted to. Got this, swapped out the mechanics, works like new! No programming, no key cutting needed.

Everything is off by a thousandth of an inch. Parts from old remote will not work on new one. Old key will have to be removed from holder and installed where the blank key is. It is also off by a thousandth of an inch. It took 2 days to get the case changed over and in the end some of the casting had to be trimmed off for the battery cover to snap in once the battery was installed. The case is not casted exactly as an old one and that's the problem. If I had not had tools to work on cell phones and mini punches this would not have worked. Also, there is no instructions and most videos on line just show you how to change the battery. In all it was still cheaper than buying a new remote and having it keyed.

Worked well. Saved me $300 getting a dealership replacement. I too had to remove the key blades and swap them to put my old key on the new "knuckle" with its button and spring. (Used a thin finishing nail). You have to gently turn the top TWICE to get the spring loaded enough to flip the key out. Disclaimer - I am good with tools and mechanically minded but a patient person should have no issues. 5 stars for a great product - 4 stars because it can be a little tricky - but for the savings - so what!

Easy replacement. Simply remove key and chip from old fob and install on new fob. You will need to remove pin that holds key on both units. This can be done with a punch tool and hammer. You also have to wind the key 1.5 turns to engage the key pop up. Itseems complicated but you can watch a YouTube video, on how to do it.

Good replacement BUT hard to get original key fob open and as a result I damaged internal mechanism. No fault on product bit to advise So no use for item bought

Does not work with 2013 equinox, button hole is too small and the mechanism they send isn't compatible with my physical key. Has function, key fob works, but cannot lower the key since the button is stuck engaged and the replacement button they send, is the correct fit for the hole size, but does not have the correct teeth pattern to lock into my existing key. A shame, seems like a good product otherwise.

Swapped the guts around on this and my 20835400 fob for my 2010 GMC Terrain. No matter what combo of old/new parts I used, either the old key button was too big for the hole, or the new button wouldn't catch with the old key. I found a video on YouTube (DMoney Garage, DIY Key fob Repair) and apparently the cut key portion of this is actually two-pieces held together with a pin. I pulled the pins out of both, and swapped just the cut key portion, and from there it worked just fine. Circuit board was a perfect fit as well. My only concern now is that after having opened/closed it so many times to make it work, I may need to add a drop of CA glue to make sure it doesn't crack itself open in my pocket. Other annoyance was that it comes with a key ring that's too small to use. Radius so tight that once on the fob, it won't move. Kinda useless.