Not sure if it was just bad from the get go or not but I wont ever buy a used FOB again.
So now Im going to the dealer and blowing over 150 bucks on a new one.
I will say it shipped quickly and the instructions for very clear. So i will give this 3 stars that that part.The remote is great and looks good! My only issue was that they sent it to me with a weak battery. I had to go get a new battery put in it (free of charge) but just the fact of sending me a new remote with a dead battery. Not very good for business!I only have one issue to talk about.
The front of this looks exactly like the original the dealer gave me with my car when I bought it,
When I turn the smart key (back side) I saw a little gap between where the hardkey slide in and the back plastic is, jusy meybe 0.040" not a big deal. the key work like the original and the dealer accept it to made a duplicate smartkey
Good jobI was able to take this key fob to a locksmith and they programmed and cut the key for $45, so I saved a bunch of money over going to the dealer for this item. I bought this for my 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe. All functionality works great. The car recognizes the key for starting, for using the door lock buttons on the outsides of the door and the trunk button.
I can see a couple of differences from my existing key (assume its from Infiniti, but i bought the car used, so can't confirm).
The head of the key blade seems a slightly cheaper finish. My old key was a smoother silver finish, the key from Amazon is silver, but looking at it closely the finish is rougher. In my opinion it looks slightly cheaper.
The key blade is tough to remove from the key fob. I need to put something into the loop to pull the key out where as the old key comes out very easily. If you have the key on a key ring, this may not be an issue. I don't use a key ring. I can probably find some time to identify the rubbing points and fix this.
There is a screw that holds the key blade to the blade head. On the Amazon key, its a brass colored key that contrasts with the key head. Whereas the old key used a black screw that is better camouflaged on the key blade.
I dont regret this purchase as I saved a bunch of money and this is my backup key, but I did take off a star for some of the above cosmetic issues.
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