Replacement Key Fob Case Shell fit for Chevrolet Chevy Cruze Camaro Malibu Flip Folding Key Shell Remote Key Case 4 Buttons

Great for the money and works awesome. Yes the flip mechanism is different, no it isn’t a big issue. At the base of the key blank is a small circular hole with a spring pin in it. Get a pair of (very small) needle nose pliers and push the pin off center, then pull it out and the blank comes off. Do the same with the old key (save the pin) and put it on the new hub. Hold the old pin in the hole (using the pliers) and tap into place. Assembly is intuitive, you can spin the bodies with the spring between them to make the action snappier.

My key fob had seen better days (flip didn't work, missing buttons, etc). It took 10-15 minutes to swap the internals and battery. I used some wire cutters to nip the case apart being careful not to damage the circuit board. I was back up and running for less than $30 including the trip to the local automotive locksmith. I couldn't be happier!

UPDATE: After 1 month of occasional use the key fob no longer stays together. Of course it became a problem 4 days after refund window.Waste of time and moneyThis a less than one star key fob.I bought this thinking it was the least expensive direct replacement fob for my ‘16 Spark. No single part or group of parts on this fob can be exchanged directly with the original key and fob. I had to drive out the roll pin holding the key blade into the hinge of the original fob and swap blades. The two blades did not have matching roll pin holes. I managed to force the old blade into the new hinge and force the roll pin into the misaligned hole. I wish I had paid more for a quality product.Once assembled the buttons did not function properly. Flexible rubber had filled the back of the lock button making it difficult to press. This was a lot of tedious work. More work than I have had to do on previous key fob replacements. Spend a few dollars more and get a better product.

First of all this replacement does not have the bow tie so if that’s important don’t get this one. With that being said this shell does not fit perfectly and the key will not lock back into place. It does come apart easily enough a lot better than the factory one. It does however work right so that’s a plus. If you don’t wanna spend a ton of money on a factory one then this is worth the buy.

I bought 2 of these fob shells to replace the old beat up fobs for my 2010 camaro SS. The buttons on the old fobs were broken and crumbling apart. You pull the board out of the old fob and insert in the new one. You do the same with the key. No need to have anything programmed because you are using the old electronics. Use the old key and no need to have one cut. Only takes a few minutes. I’m very happy with the purchase

The guts from my old remote fit very well. I also didn't need to get the key cut. The key from the old remote fit the button with the new one (the old spring is longer and the button in the old one was taller but the notches are the same). Just put the button over the new spring, wind it a couple times, hold it in place and assemble.

Used this to replace key fob for a 2011 Cruze. It wasn't difficult to get the new case apart, but the Chevy one was tough--the keyring end didn't come apart, but I was able to tweak the key end open enough to get the key and guts out without damaging anything. I hoped to just transfer the key from old to new, but it wouldn't latch closed in the new fob. It was easy to get the keys apart by driving out the roll pin, but I had to file the groove in the original cut key a bit to make the pin hole line up properly. Not too difficult if you're handy and careful to not file too much--if not handy, then taking it to get cut would be best. Fob and key work fine--hopefully it lasts a while.

As many reviews point out, the key hinge-button mechanism of this knock-off does NOT match that of the original. With just a slight bit more accurate design it could have. As some videos and reviews show, you CAN go to some extra tooling effort with patience: You need to (1) drive out the pin and separate the original key from its original hinge (and the blank key from the new hinge), (2) grind/file part of the orginal key base to get the pin holes to line up on the new shell's hinge, and (3) pin the original key into the new shell's hinge. I did NOT go to that effort, so the key release button is non-functional and the key stays sprung to its extended position. I can live with that, as most important to me is to have the Lock/Unlock/Trunk & Panic buttons that work, and the original's button(s) had essentially disintegrated.Another tip: It is TOUGH to open the original FOB to extract the necessary circuit board without ruining it in the process. The original is basically plastic welded together. It does not separate nicely like the replacement shell. After some pointless prying, I used a Dremel tool cutting disk very carefully to cut through the fob body enough to separate it enough to get the circuit board out intact. It would have been very easy to cut too deep and ruin it. Watching other videos, though, I do think the Dremel cut is the way to go.