As it has been so wet this weekend, and all the things I could have done on the car, I have not - so this evening I thought I couldn't let the whole weekend go without having done SOMETHING, at least
So I turned my attention to the keyfob. And just in time too as one of the buttons disintegrated this afternoon (see first pic below)!! It was actually quite easy to transfer the circuit board over, and whilst the new Ebay sourced case took a bit of work to get it to fully clip together, it worked first time when I went out to the car, and works in the ignition no problem
So a small job well done for a Sunday evening!! The only thing I need to do is prise the Saab badge off the back of the old fob and glue it onto this new one. Does it come off if I get a screwdriver or knife behind it? Any suggestions as to the best glue to use for putting it on the new fob?
The second pic below shows the new fob on the 'Saab 9-3' keyring, with my spare key on the 'Aero' keyring. This spare is actually in OK condition, so I'll carry on using that as the main key, and replace that case once it goes the same way as the first one
The only thing to note is that the key top part of the key isn't as snug a fit against the new case with a gap on the back, but I'm not too fussed with that