Replacement Key Fob Shell Case fit for VW Volkswagen Jetta Passat Golf Beetle Rabbit GTI CC EOS 4 Buttons Keyless Entry Remote Key Housing with Uncut Blade (Black)

Just removed the guts of my worn out FOB and placed them into this one and works great. All buttons work now, key flips out just as it's supposed to. No complaints. Easy to swap out, everything fit perfectly and it was a nice price!

This is a perfect replica of the original VW key fob minus the internal circuit board and RFID chip, which you can transfer from your original. I was able to get the key blank cut to match the original by taking it to a hardware store with up-to-date car key duplicator, and it was a free dupe because I brought my own blank (that came with the fob). Then I opened up the original fob, removed the circuit board and battery and transferred them to the new fob. I open up the upper part of the fob (removing a tiny phillips head screw) and removed the small glass ampule containing the RFID chip, then transferred that to the new fob with a dab of glue to hold it in place. After getting the new unit all together I tested it in my 2005 Jetta and it worked perfectly. Installing the RFID chip into the new fob and especially the process of reassembling the spring and latch for the switchblade action was the hardest part, and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone lacking mechanical understanding and the patience to keep trying until you get it right. It's probably possible to remove the RFID ampule without disassembling the upper case by fishing it out of a small hole if you know where to look and carefully pull it out with miniature tweezers. The ampule is glued in with a soft glue. The chip is read by circuitry around the ignition switch and the code number is relayed to the car's anti-theft security system that VW calls an immobilizer.

Used this for my 2004 GTI. It’s nice to have a fresh key fob as mine was pretty beat up. Two things to note. I did have to dremel part of the inside to make room for my circuit board, maybe there were two variations and mine was larger for some reason but that wasn’t a big deal. Also, it doesn’t come with a new VW emblem so I did order one separately.

Very close to the original. A little rough on the inside where the key fits. The new key fob doesn't have the hump on the trunk release button like the original (the buttons are flatter). I like this design better than the original.

Looked great until I got to the part where I tried to switch the laser etched key from the original fob, The original key didn't fit precisely and in order to work properly it has to do that. fail

I bought this to replace the case on my Jetta’s key fob as the panic button on the side had long since gone on both my original key sets. I was more worried about dirt or pocket lint getting into the fob causing a malfunction that anything else. Replacements through VW? Didn’t even bother looking…If you take care to make sure that you are choosing the one that matches what you have, this works perfectly. If you don’t, then don’t complain about it not fitting as others have done in previous reviews. There are different types, and it is a little fiddly taking the old one apart and removing the circuit board. Breaking it is a real possibility. But do it right and this case is as good as the original.

I had an 2008 VW Jetta and tried to remove the part to put in this new key fob didn’t realize the chip needed to transferred over when I tried to move the chip it broke and costed me $200 to fix my fob my a locksmith be very careful how you do this process

The transmitter and rfid chip fit right in this new case. It's pretty good quality other than the push button to open the key. It doesn't take much to open it. Like a hair trigger.