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DIY: How to take apart a 2011 Kessy FOB

beantown53

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Disclaimer: Use these instructions at YOUR own risk. In other words, you break it, you own it.

I searched for a long time for instructions on how to take apart my 2011 Kessy FOB and I could not find them. So, I took the plunge and disassembled my Kessy FOB. This procedure requires some cutting of the case but in places that are out-of-sight.

01) Remove battery cover (IMG03.jpg)
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02) The front pin is under the key (IMG04.jpg)
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03) The rear pin is runs parallel of the key ring (IMG05.jpg)
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04) You have to cut out the bottom left-hand corner to get access to the rear pin (IMG06.jpg)
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05) With a thin screwdriver, push the rear pin left-to-right (IMG07.jpg)
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06) You have to cut around the front pin so you can get a needle-nose plier on it (IMG08.jpg)
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07) With both of the pins removed, you can now unsnap the case apart, starting at the panic button (IMG10.jpg
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08) Work your way around to the right-side (IMG11.jpg)
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09) This is what it looks like with the cover off (IMG12.jpg)
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10) This is a picture of every component (IMG13.jpg)
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With the case out, I was able to get the key to CLOSE when the button is pushed! Everytime, I reached for my keys, the car key would be sticking out. What a pina! Problem solved.

FYI: The yellow foam is to fill a hole that I drilled into the case trying to figure out how to open it. Bad move!
 

grambles423

Automotive Engineer
I fixed your images. Thanks for the DIY
 

///Audience

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Thank you so much for doing this! I've been wanting to mod my fob for a while. Any chance you tested to see if the chip alone without the key will serve the full Kessy functions?
 

beantown53

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Grambles424,

Thanks for fixing my pictures. I couldn't figure out how to do that. Will you send me a PM outlining the process?
 

beantown53

Ready to race!
Thank you so much for doing this! I've been wanting to mod my fob for a while. Any chance you tested to see if the chip alone without the key will serve the full Kessy functions?

I removed the key and the chip seem to function properly with the full Kessy functions.:thumbup:
 
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