Turn your old civic key into a new Type-R key =D

[TheSaint]

TESTED AND IT WORKS =D

for all those ppl that kept telling me it couldnt be done ... I DID IT ... lol

ok so after buying the back plate for a newer honda key on ebay thinking it was a full key assembly i came up with this

after telling a freind about what i had bought ... he happened to have a spare honda key that was cut wrong

so now i had both the type-r style back plate and a newer key assembly ... hrm

i ordered some original replacement EG civic keys off ebay and away we went.........

this picture shows the newer key assembly with the type-r cover and the stock grey cover next to it

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7010070-e.jpg?t=1279544380

the newer keys have the metal key part built into the plastic plate, the chip + buttons + battery are all removable

so i went to work with a hot hobby knife to carefully cut out the newer type of key - in my kitchen no less =D

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190072.jpg?t=1279544429

heat stress on the knife lol

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190073.jpg?t=1279544517

here you can see where i have begun to work at getting the key out

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190074.jpg?t=1279544563

try not to disturb the surface on the edge of the panel

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190077.jpg?t=1279544564

after a bit of cutting and heating the actual key up ... it finally came away from the panel

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190079.jpg?t=1279544633

all the parts ready for construction ...

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190081.jpg?t=1279544635

after a bit of fideling around trying to get a nice fit ... i ended up cutting some of the rubber from the EG key so that as mutch of the key stuck out from the panel as possible

the only other part i used was the actual buttons themselves - i had planned to use the rubber mount ... but instead i just glued the buttons in with the key

this is the poxy that i used to glue all the parts together - i have used this before for alot of things and its fantastic

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190083.jpg?t=1279544950

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190086.jpg?t=1279544951

i used a clamp to hold the assembly together while it set

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190087.jpg?t=1279544953

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190088.jpg?t=1279544954

the finished product ...

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190089.jpg?t=1279544956

comparison with a stock key ...

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/P7190091.jpg?t=1279544960

enjoy =D

[EKVTIR-T]

lmfao at your kitchen workshop :D

Nice little DIY and write up with great result.

btw Riva coffee is nasty lol

[TheSaint]

i havnt tried it yet lol
i usually drink nescafe gold

westinghouse metlab FTMFW

oh yeah - i havnt tested the key yet either
two problems might arise
1. the key is about 2mm shorter than the stock one
2. the EG's barrel might be the wrong shape for the new plastic cover (depends how flush it is - i cant check it atm)

will test it when i goto the mechanics place soon

i put enough effort in tho i thought ppl would appreciate the write up - sum1 else might be able to do a better job =D

[m.o.d.aus]

Reckon you could make the buttons work if you had central locking...?

Also awesome write up, having an EG myself, it has always bugged my why our keys were so...plain....

Now we have something else to spend money on haha :thumbsup:

[TheSaint]

i do have central locking .. but i really cbf pulling both apart and trying to retrofit mine into the key

the stock EG key pretty mutch voids the larger button - you may be able to squeeze something onto the small button but it will be a tight fit
i think the CRV keys have 3 buttons ... theres a spare button mould on the chip and the rubber mount - but not the cover

i would also like to point out the cost of these items:

Red Badge Cover - $30 (ebay)
Stock EG Civic Key Pair - $20 (ebay)
Cutting both keys - $15 (local shop)
Pratley Wonda Fix Car - $15 (mitre10)
Chipped Honda Key Assembly - $250 (quote from honda genuine parts)


i was lucky enough to get the key assembly for free lol

[grifty]

can u send me the ebay link for the stock eg keys?

[niiCk]

since you have 2 sides, could you have put them both on instead of the buttons?
so both H's on either side?

[TheSaint]

no they wouldnt fit together properly

[viinnh]

can€anice dude, this look really good thanks ima do this soooooon

[TheSaint]

and yes ... the coffee tastes like shit =/

[m3ntAL_l2]

nice, looking to get one for my self aswell. but flippable ones

just to confirm the civic/integra keys are 03 isnt it

[TheSaint]

no idea ... it was just a spare that a mate had cut wrong ... might be off a civic or accord ... apparently they are all similar after 2002

[Si1enzio]

Dilmah Jasmin Green Tea is the sh!t yo !!!

[TheSaint]

agreed!!

[gr898]

That's nice man ! might try it myself. Very clever !!

[Stig]

wow, i actually thought about doing this to my teg key when i was cf wrapping my fd1 key last night LOL

[wtfalfred]

is it possible if i change my remote to other other case ??
cause my remote was a brand call" ENFORCER", and it got a very ugly case.
is it possible that i change the whole "remote" but the reciver.

[TheSaint]

if it fits inside a different case and the buttons line up i dont see why not lol

[hitoriko]

Saint - you have way to much time on your hands mate lol

in saying that im just about to replace my doortrims with eg6 ones because i wanted tweeters...lol nice write though

[edras]

dealextreme.com has blank keys

[TheSaint]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16352

there you go ... blank key without chip for only $7 - u dont get the buttons tho lol

[TheSaint]

tested and it works =d

[vinhy]

just done my key. i used both red h key cover on both sides. had to cut up/modify to make it fit

http://a.imageshack.us/img651/170/dsc00001bq.jpg

[grifty]

can u send me the ebay link for the stock eg keys?

this^

[TheSaint]

looks good vin =D

[specialst]

awesome job dude. i was thinking the exact same thing as you did. thumbs up to you.

[tomyum]

damm nice write up man, mite do this on mine :D

[munkaii]

Has anyone done this and managed to move their remote buttons over with it too?

[DA9B18C]

Hey guys, bought the red h cover swell online, not to know it's only a cover! Doh!

Has anyone found the blank key assembly yet? The whole key assembly?

[TheSaint]

yeah i did the same thing lol - i went to honda but the blank key assembly is like $300 lol

lucky i know the parts guy and he gave me one that was cut wrong for free =D

[DA9B18C]

damn, 'I WISH I KNEW SOMEONE AT HONDA SPARES'???!!!!

hint, hint!!

[Banana_hammock]

I used to work there :) but let me tell you, getting parts like that isn't an easy task

[TheSaint]

the best you could do is call around and ask for a key that has been cut wrong - tell them you dont need the chip inside it

see if any of the dealers can mail you one - surely there is one in the country that has some keys cut wrong