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Here's what I was thinking... (and I can't tell if you were being facetious or not)... I am going to use the key fob without the excess round bit, but cover the outside with some masking tape for a while just to protect the sliding grooves and what not... see how that works.
Actually, I was mostly dead serious! I'm so doing this! Although, it looks kind of ugly without it. Too bad no one sells a "slimming" cap.
We NEED someone to make a nice machined aluminium piece to slot round the edges - maybe 2-3mm thick no more than that!
Right now, I'm thinking very carefully-applied black liquid rubber -- a thin coating, such as used to cover bare wire in electronics. It will last forever, seal-in the nooks and crannies, yet also be ultimately removable, if need be.
Ultimately, an aftermarket solution would be desirable, but until then...
The only thing I wonder is if you remove the outer round plastic part, maybe the key won't fit in the key reader at the dealers (for maintenance and other purposes). Just a thought.
I spent some time modeling the Key Fob. Anyone know of a website where I can get a new cover 3D printed and shipped to me?
Once I verify the model is accurate, it won't be too difficult to come up with a variety of new covers
May be jumping the gun here and will have to ask but my neighbor does 3D printing and design. Will see what files he works off of. What format are you using.. I'll confirm.
May be jumping the gun here and will have to ask but my neighbor does 3D printing and design. Will see what files he works off of. What format are you using.. I'll confirm.
The modelling program is Autodesk Inventor. I can provide in a variety of file formats...
Attached is a picture of the Mini Key Fob as from Mini and what I am considering having 3D printed to prototype a "slimmer" fob cover. Any suggestion (attention graphic artists) that could suggest shape/design improvements? TBH, the slimmer cover look generic IMHO. Cheers,
Looks a vast improvement over the original already! I'll take two.
For those who have not yet removed the round portion from their FOBs, I can tell you that my pocket thanks me every day. It makes such a huge difference!
For those who have not yet removed the round portion from their FOBs, I can tell you that my pocket thanks me every day. It makes such a huge difference!
Is the exterior bare? If not, can you post pics of the "cover" you might have concocted for the exterior of the fob? In an earlier post, you were contemplating using liquid rubber, what, if anything did you decide on?