Member Since: 01 Oct 2015
Location: Edinburgh
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Repairing 2012MY key fob - cosmetic
As you can see from the attched photo, the rubbery front of the fob has come adrift from the fob itself. What glue should I use to reunite the two? Will superglue stick rubbery plastic to hard plastic? Airfix glue? I'm just not sure what to use as it has to be runny to make a good unobtrusive repair and all the stuff that's good at plastic and rubber tend to be gungy!
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you can buy a new housing from dealer and simple to transfer contents, they are not that expensive MY18 RRS Autobiography Fuji White
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26th Nov 2015 6:06 pm
lespes
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I tried super glue, did not work, though it was a variety from Poundworld D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
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26th Nov 2015 6:08 pm
gerudman
Member Since: 03 Jul 2010
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My spare key does exactly the same. Still need to follow up with LR, but from my perspective this is a maintenance plan fix they can do. 8)2012 LR Discovery SDV6 SE
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27th Nov 2015 10:44 am
Russell
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+1 changed under warranty
27th Nov 2015 7:11 pm
Hedgehog
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Changed under warranty. But on new one "Land Rover" is missing Hedgehog
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27th Nov 2015 8:13 pm
galwaygreen
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dealer did both mine on warranty...they know there crap so happy to replace.
27th Nov 2015 9:57 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Mine is the same. Peeling away just like the photo. I have a fee little niggly things to get sorted before the warranty expires.
27th Nov 2015 11:08 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
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RAW wrote:
you can buy a new housing from dealer and simple to transfer contents, they are not that expensive
That surprised me with my last Land Rover. I managed to get the entire key casing replaced under warranty because the front became unstuck, but then the dealer told me that the replacement cases were dirt cheap anyway! The result looked so much better than simply gluing it back together.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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28th Nov 2015 7:18 am
Barry The Baptist
Member Since: 27 Oct 2015
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Superglue worked on my fob...
For about a day
30th Nov 2015 12:31 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
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Two replaced by dealer
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30th Nov 2015 1:10 pm
Pedros
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 454
One of mine went the same way. I tried the superglue thing and it didn't really work very well. When the car went in for a service, they just changed it for me. They said it would cost £20 normally but they didn't charge me. Likely did it under warranty as they did a few other things as well under the warranty. But at least you know that it's a £20 job - and you don't get to say that often with a Land Rover!
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