Key Repair Hyundai Kia Flip Key New Style 

Thank you ❤ you just saved me a $100. It only took me 10 minutes, I didn't have the pliers so I used nail clippers. Worked an absolute charm

Vow... Though am. An Indian and I have a verna.. I easily assembled my broken parts of the key by seeing this video.. Hats off

I just did my father inlaws key fob using your video. His old key fob would not come apart. Took it apart in pieces. Many, many pieces...lol. I loved how you showed the tightening of the spring. Worked like a charm!

5 years later - another thankful viewer. YMMV but with the case unit I got, the overall length of the key blade plus holder/shoulder on the old unit was maybe 1-2mm longer than on the new unit, so swapping old into new didn't quite work as the flip didn't work due to the shoulder rubbing in the socket. To get it to work, I swapped the old blade into the new holder, and used all the new bits except the old, working, cut key blade. I used an old watchmakers style screwdriver, flat head, which got slightly bent in the process so do use and old one you don't care about - rest the blade+shoulder over the hole of a pair of sturdy pliers (where the wire cutter bit is) on a good surface (my floor did well) and tap carefully but confidently and apply a little dab of WD40 and eventually the pins come out. The pins go in much easier than they come out! Now it works perfectly. Chip needed levering out carefully with a tiny screwdriver also as no amount of tapping worked like in the video. It didn't need holding to the steering column or anything to else to make it work - just got the case assembled and it worked first time. You definitely need some patience! I also had to destroy the old case to get it opened. New case has a tiny TINY screw under the blade to hold the two case halves together :)

Big thanks to you! Was able to repair my damaged buttons. Old key fit straight to new case. Took me about 15 minutes. Good as new!

Love the video. Showed me all the steps. HOWEVER, I ran into some issues that took some figuring out and some extra work. It was not fun. I did 2 of these, one for my wife and mine. Her's snapped right apart, no screw, easy peasy. The new cases I bought off Amazon have a tiny screw hidden away behind the key. What I had to do was file down the guide on the back side that the key fits down on. The key wouldn't go down over the new one. I used the tip of an emory board all around. You have to make sure the key fits down flush with the case or else it will be too tight when put together for the key to rotate easily. My fob evidently was glued together for some reason. I had to use a hack saw and 2 sets of pliers and ripped the whole case to shreds to get to the board, undamaged of course, so be very careful if you run into this problem. I get mine all back together and the key won't lock in closed position. I realize that a small metal piece fell off the case and I didn't put it back in. I am not taking it back apart at this time. My key will just remain open. Getting that front cap back on while holding all the pieces in place is a royal bi*ch. Maybe my hands are too big. But, all the buttons work. Thanks for the video. It probably took me 3 hours of mental anguish to get these 2 fobs done. No wonder some people would pay $100 at the dealership.

I didn't change any of the sensors.. But assembled the key.. The flip works by rotating the spring twice.... Vow... Really got inspired.. Thanks a lot key man

Was quoted £210 uk for new key fob, got one off Amazon for £9.50, easy to fit thanks to this super video, as others have said, the old one was glued so had to carefully break it open, but the new one has a little screw under the key so easy for next time. Thank you so much for making and sharing.

This is the best video showing this. The critical aspect is winding the spring. Thank you ever so much.

Very helpful! We had 3 fobs for my son's 2012 Sportage, but none of them were whole. One the remote worked but the key was missing, one the key was present but the remote didn't work, the third the key was present and the remote worked, but the remote buttons were completely worn away and he had to use a pencil to reach the button sensor. 2 hours later and a little work, he now has 2 fobs that are whole with both the remote working and the key present. Nice!

Thank you so much! Was able to take working chip and transponder out of damaged case and into a new case thanks to your video! Saved me a lot of money! Thank you thank you thank you!

Thanks for the tips, I would never have known about the sensor or applying effective tension to the spring. I simply transferred the key blade so didn't not have an issue with filing ect. The blank cost me AUD$17 online, combined with an hour of my time to mangle the old flip key and reassemble the new. The key guy wanted $90. It works and I have the satisfaction of having done the job myself.

Very useful video. The chip was a bit more difficult to export. I used the old blade, pin and spring instead of those coming with the new case

Thanks, sadly ours had been crazy glued shut but I cut into it and we forced it open. Transferred all the bits, got it closed and it works. Thank you for showing every step. Bless you.

This was such a great help! The only thing is the Hyundai 2015 key doesn't have that little white section for the chip. Its just the main green chip and battery so I just skipped that part but it seems like all Hyundai key buttons give out after 2-3 years... Also I just used back the same metal cut key in the new body as only the buttons were the problem.

Ours didn't have a chip and we transferred the key from the old unit along with the button plus the spring from the old unit and it worked perfectly. No pin removal, or key filing or cutting.

Thank you so much. Went to get my battery replaced and didn't know there was a smaller door to access it so the whole thing was taken apart and I couldn't figure out where one of the pieces went. It was a little cog piece that went on the other side of the fob with the buttons. Then after reassembling it my key wasn't popping out anymore and because of your video I was able to get the key flipping out great again. Thank you so much again!

Thank you so much for making this vid. I bought my car used and the key I received was already so worn the lock and unlock buttons fell out three days later. Now it’s like I have a brand new key again without having to pay for the programming

Hi, There was an issue in my key while pressing the key button my key was coming very slowly from the inside part so I opened and reinstalled the spring and other parts too. now flipping is working smoothly! Thanks for the help especially the reinstalling the spring part👍

Thanks for the video. I just changed a 2013 Santa Fe key because one of the buttons came off. Bought the new key off eBay. Saved myself about $100 !!

Great video thank you for posting. My second-hand 2011 Hyundai i20 came with two keys but one had a damaged case. The new battery compartment was not marked with a + also the chip did not have a cover. Maybe it was already a replacement case because my new case never had one? I just swopped over my old key and spring assembly as it was only the case that was damaged. The spring fits into a slot in the case to aid the winding up. The fiddliest part was winding up the spring by winding the key round. My wife did that for me! My kit also had a small screw and three small white things, probably for different models? It was £6.38 including a new battery on eBay.

Just followed your video and it worked perfect. mines did not come with the chip just the green circuit board. also, i just switch my key blade with everything to the new case. did not have to remove any pin. it fit perfect. i forgot to glue it though...thanks for the help

Thank you so much for this video...all the way from downunder! It was the best and clearest video for dismantling and reassembling the fob

I had 2 keys with broken buttons and i had changed the other one same as you did in the video but unfortunately they key is not working to my vehicle until i decide to went to the dealership and reprogram, i spent 50 usd on it so be careful guys.........what i did on the second key i just only remove the broken rubber on the button and replace with new one and glued , very easy job and you dont need to open the whole key.....

Thankyou so much I was trying to fix it...all went fine while fixing it, just that the key was not popping out as we press the button..your video helped me.. Thanks a ton 😊🙏

Brilliant guide, well presented and down to earth, thanks guys. PS can I just add that some of these keys have a screw under the Kia logo that needs removing before disassembly.

Hey, thank you for sharing this tutorial. It helps me a lot. However it was not so easy to open my original remote controller. But finally I did it. Thanks a lot 😃😃👍

My original fob was glued together, and the chip was glued into the little recess, was a hell of a job replacing it all.

Great video. As many have said our original keyfob was tightly glued, took lots of time to get open, broken in 4 pieces, also ours did not have a chip in it? Go figure. 2016 hyundai santa fe

Tightening the spring is very important fot the key to flip . ur video fixed it for me after 2 days fight :)

Pleased i found this. Circlip plyers going to save a lot of damaged fingers. Hopefully if i replace old blade in the new holder along with chip all should be well. Thanks

Thanks , it was extremely helpful, please explain the importance of the chip in some video , because the car would not start unless that is inserted properly and I did not know that, was trying for a lot of time using the metal part of the key but the car just won't start , it only happened once I put back the small black chip which I had no clue about. It was possible because of this video, once again a big thanks.

I found information in this video extremely helpful, I left my old key attached to the old mechanism, he didn't explained you don't need to pull the key pin and replace it with the new key, no everyone has such tools to remove it. I replaced everything else and so far it fit perfectly. My key had no chip, my guess is that's for remote start, which I don't have.

Do you have to transfer the key blade? If i bought a key that already has one attached so i still need to replace it?

The video is very helpful. I replaced the case for a Hyundai Sante fe 2014 remote without the keyless start so no chip. The case is readily available on eBay so that was easy to find. My only challenge was getting the case open. It partially cracked and I eventually needed to use a chisel to open the case. Thanks again this was a great help. Good video!

Thank you this video helped a lot. I opened it to change the battery and everything popped out even the spring and I originally didn’t know how to put it back. So thanks I was able to fix it

Thank you so much. Needed to replace battery and didn't want to break case. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Brilliant!!! Only thing happened to mine is when I used the pliers to open it blew apart. Must have had some blue holding. At that point I was committed lol

Thanks for the tutorial. My problem was that the old key fob for my 2012 Kia Soul appeared to have been super glued together. No way it was coming apart. Will try again later with the other original fob (also broken).

Hi, great video. I have done the same as per your instructions. All is well except when I press button key openings but it is not closed. It will pop again when i try to close. Please advise

Great tutorial! This video made replacing my key fob super simple. I also didn’t have a chip in mine but I see other comments saying it’s because I’m in the US. I ended up using the old key blade because I couldn’t find anything to poke out the pin lol The key works perfectly though!!

Thank you so much, you helped big time. Only difference was that in my existing key fob, didn't come with a chip separated. It was implemented to the board.

Thanks. I got a key I didn't realize was aftermarket though I should have known. With my previous car the case was a 1 to 1 replacement but in this case everything about the mechanism was slightly different. You save me from an expensive mistake.

I'm having an issue starting my i40. When I put the key in and go to start the car, nothing happens, If I remove the key and try again the car will start with no issue. They're no faults showing up on the dash or anything. Would this have anything to do with the battery or chip in the key fob?

Man thanks a lot. If fixed my dad's car keys with your help

I wish I'd seen this video yesterday. I swapped the casing for my key and didn't notice the white immobiliser chip. Only found out when the car wouldn't start this morning. Unfortunately our bins were collected today so I can't even get it back out of the old casing I threw out! Is it possible to get a new immobiliser chip programmed to my car?

Thank you, very useful video; you just saved my colleague $500 dollars.

Hello there, we have a i40 key issue problem. I've changed the battery but still not managing to get any recognition on the vehicle. But the other key works fine. Any thoughts?

Bloody brilliant. Saved me £260 from hyundai. Thank you very much

Hi, I have exactly this key, same problem with a worn button, but, it doesn't come apart with the circuit pliers like you show. Any advice?

Hi do some keys not come with a key chip? I opened mine and there was no chip lol (the chip under the white cover)

My new case seems to work with one exception. The key won't stay closed. It springs to the open position just fine though. Not sure how to fix that.

I replaced mine as shown... Tried the buttons and they were working... engine crank but won't start... I forgat the to insert the transponder chip... I placed the transponder and the car starts but the buttons are not working to unlock the car.. I tried using the blade key and the car starts bleeping loud noise.. It stops when I lock it again....what do you think??

how do you suggest opening the shell if you don't have that reverse-pliers tool?

Some complete tool super glued the two halves of mine together. Made it super fun to get apart (had to use a dremel) to replace with a new shell due to worn buttons. Ughh!

Think this'll work for my 2013 Kia Rio? I'm a bit nervous to try, but a replacement key is a whopping $350

Mines is for a Hyundai sonata '16 and I did not find a transponder chip. I did a little digging and it seems the transponder chip is for starting the car key-less-ly which my fob never did. The only other possibility is that I somehow dropped somewhere, there was a "pop" when I split the fob open with the snap pliers, but other than that I carefully took the shell apart. For now, begin transferring the parts to the new shell, but let me know if all fobs are supposed to have the transponder chip.

Awesome video... Thanks. Assembled my Xcent car key by watching and its working fine now... Great work

Also watch out for the key blade being tight and not wanting to flick out properly after assembly, the spring that came with my Kit was a lot stronger, the spring diameter was the same but the coil wire cross section was thicker and this excess spring pressure caused the mechanism to be tight and bind up, I swapped it for the old spring and it was perfect after that...

Very good information my friend, thanks again, I had filed mine's down to fit and it fitted and working well, you're a blessings 🙌.

I had to file the key blade into the hinge l, since I’m not a key guy :). Saved a ton of money! Thanks!!

Could you use the entire key blade assembly from the old smart case with the new case, Is the pivot mechanism different?

We have changed everything including the chip such a great video the lights are coming on when the buttons are depressed but it’s not unlocking the doors 😢 any extra help from anyone please

Tore apart my old key to get the board out in one piece but it worked perfect once put into the new (ebay) shell! Thanks for the vid definitely helped us with the placing of things :)

Thanks so much, you saved me quite a few quid

I changed my key for this reason, transferred all the bits to a new shell but now the key wont start the engine. Seems like an immobiliser issue. Yet the fob opens/locks the doors no problem. Do you know why that may be and if it can be fixed?

He surprised himself when it went back together. 😂

Great video thank you! Going to fix my broken spring in my keys.

Have the same case 39S but after opening case, there was no chip. Is this possible, I have a 2015 Sonata?

Whay you didnt put the old metal blade in the new case without take out the pln , is it a diferent size.

I have watch three videos and they make it easy but you try it even with the same tools it's not easy, I still can't open it. About to take a mallet and bang on it until opens up lol

great video! was looking for ages... maybe update video tag to include ix35 as well! also the cir-clip pliers was a kicker! helped me crack open the shell! Thanks again!!

For some reason the key fob I fixed did not have a immo chip and I checked to make sure maybe it fell out but it does have it.

Thank you. This is a tricky key to work with.

Hi! I tried this but the case will not come apart no matter what I tried... pliers etc. not the case has snapped and I can’t get into it to get the board. Any tips? All videos look like the case just ‘pops’ open... mine is like the two parts are super glued together!

Thank you Key Master! I recommended your video in my review (key shell Hyundai) on Amazon. (I’m not sure if it’s legal or illegal but I can delete it.)

2012 Kia Soul is almost exactly the same. Except I didn't need to remove the little chip, like he had to with the soldering iron. No little chip was installed in the old board or fob.

What is the vice that you're using ?

I bought an OEM key off amazon and it worked perfectly. Turns out the key I HAD was actually a replica, which is why the key wobbled so much!

It most certainly was not as easy as your video would suggest. I have been working at this for about an hour and a half. So for all have to show for my work is a torn up fob, a cut finger, and still no useable fob. 2 1/2 hours later, after dragging out my Dremel and breaking out the miniature circular saw, and after a series of surgical cuts through the polymer shell, I was finally able to disect the evil thing and liberate the circuit board. After that, I could then follow the rest of your video to a successful conclusion.

I have the same key, although the key locks/unlocks the car, the led stays always on. When I press any button it blinks rapidly bright, when none key pressed it stays on low brightness.any ideas what’s the fault?

Erhm.... viewer beware I'm sure this is a minority with this but mine didn't crack open So much as... the left side of the plastic warped outwards and now the metal Key bit went from sturdy to wobbly and not quite as springy. All I wanted is to check if okay after having dropped it into water (it was the water seal did its job) and now it's well and truly in need of a new case. Next time I'll pay someone a 10er to open. Expensive lesson learned

would a newer hyundai flip key work on an older 2012 hyundai santa fe?

The key to success! Excellent info, thanks for the video.

How do you undo a key that’s been super glued without breaking it? As I’ve now broken the one i needed to replace 😩

Where can I order those key case and those key blades, I tried to search in the internet without any result 😥Thanks in advance🙏

okay, I'm not sure what I did cause now the blade is in the open position and wont close.

I was successfully able to change my key fob.❤

Where did you get the new case for your car

How do you repair the key when the inevitably don’t work after this repair?

Thanks for make it easy. From where can I buy new Key Case? Please guide..

Excellant vidio. Really well made and understandable. Thank you.

i just replaced the new button panel onto the old key fob? no need to transfer the key or electronics. just pops off. now have a silicon cover on top to give further protection,

Thank you 🙏🏽 I do it step on step and now the engine not start😭

How come you didnt just use the same key blade and holder instead of trying to swap it with the aftermarket?

Where i can get the key cover?

Thanks a lot , you helped me to change my car keys :)

Thank you so much for this video, I followed this step by step and was able to fix my key. !

Fantastic video, thank you

Awesome video thank you so much for sharing👍🏼