QwanSanchez

I was looking for a new key for my car (96 mustang) and started to wonder if there was a way to upgrade to a switch blade type key found in mostly in european cars such as volvos, bmws, volkswagon, etc. So were as there is no direct switchblade key fob made for my car, go figure, i did find this interesting mod on a volvo website. Now my car dosen't have power door locks or an alarm system so i figure i wont eve have change over anything but its still interesting to see done. Hardest thing to do is to find a black switch blade key with no car symbol on the outside

http://forums.swedespeed.com/zerothread?id=62114

Vanilla Face

I would like to switch to the no key/detect that shit in your pocket system. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard, I already have the engine start button.

QwanSanchez

Well i do know they have the keyless ones for the Volkswagon Passat on Ebay maybe you can rig that up to work.

kev946

it is possible to rig a vw key to work with a regular car key, a friend of mine had done it, just involves a little cutting

QwanSanchez

what do u mean work with a regular car. You mean will a VW flip key work on a regular car or do you mean can you put the key from you regular key into a VW flip case?

kev946

you can put your regular key into the vw flip case, just need to get a vw key, and theres a small pin you have to remove to get the vw laser cut key off, then just have to do a little custom fab to your regular key to get it to go where the vw key was

QwanSanchez

o ok, ya sounds like it wouldnt be too hard. This write-up is more for people who are trying to transfer over their alarm and remote keyless entry. Although you dont have to transfer over your original key they sell blank flip keys that all you have to do is get a key place to copy your original that probly easier then actually changing over your orginial.

kev946

ohhh, ok hah

TurboEG8

i can do it ive done it before on a dx civic as well as converting to power locks with a 4dr lock kit like ive done on my car
first off i got the alarm system with the transmitter that has the flip out key bad news was they sent me a nissan key so i removed the key from the TX and got a copy of the customers key and cut it to the shape of the key that came with it then re-assembled the TX and away he went pm me for more info like where to get the alarm and how to conv. power locks