Suggest getting a new battery while you are at it.
Instructions for the transplant:
The mechanical part of new and old key fobs pulls away from the "main body" with the buttons and "ring"; then you open the "main body" with a little mild force. These are tricky bits and require just a bit more force than most people find comfortable.
You will see the PCB in your old fob along with the old battery. Install new battery and your "old" PCB in the new "main body" then close it. Attach the "old" mechanical key bit to the "new" main body, and voila. The parts all snap together solidly and works just like they ought after the transplant.
PS: The weird looking flower thing is an irrelevant add-on supposedly to detect too much UV nevermind. It does seem to have just about the most ugly colors possible, and I can't imagine what it has to do with the key fob. Mine found their way into the trash bin.This key shell blank worked perfect as a replacement for a broken shell. You have to strip the guts from your old key and insert them into this new shell. Everything fits, just like it came from VW!This is exactly as advertised and works great. I don't know what the other person was talking about that it was "previously activated" . . . it's just a shell with a key blank. There is nothing to "activate." Maybe the locksmith just needed 70 bucks.
I took the guts (circuit board and immobilizer chip) from the old key and then swapped key blades. All-in-all, it took me about five minutes. There was no programming involved.
You have to pry off the VW emblem and remove the screw to open the blade side of the key to swap the blade and immobilizer.It looks and feels original and was an easy replacement for my old worn out fob key. I've been looking around for this kind of product for a long time.A little hard to open, but that is by design, as the original is exactly like that too. the pc board from the original remote fits perfectly, and the buttons are actually better than the original which were kind of rubber and flexible. This one is firmer giving a better feel when the switch inside is actually activated as we press on. Be careful opening it. Hold it firmly with one hand as you use a screw driver to separate the pieces as illustrated in the paper, and if you wear gloves you may avoid scratching your hands as I did mine when it finally opened and the sharp plastic edge ran over my thumb making a deep long cut. My fault, not a defect on the device.
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