Key shell button broke - 997.2 2 button
11-19-2018 | 07:31 PM
#16
2nd Gear
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I'm looking for the same thing. Have you found it?
11-20-2018 | 01:48 PM
#17
Poseur
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
I did precisely what Race2Win did. The Chinese knockoffs are not bad. But you have to be committed to the change, getting the chip out can be challenging due to the epoxy they used to secure it n the original shell. About $30 shipped out of the LA area. Overall, a better feeling item as the thing uses a heavier metal instead of plastic.
11-20-2018 | 11:55 PM
#19
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Nov 2014
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From: Swedish expat in Latvia
To add to this I have now also added a key fob protection that prevents the buttons from being accidentally squeezed (bag, pocket Etc) which I think caused the broken button in the first place. The thing looks amazing. Real carbon fibre.
01-30-2019 | 05:11 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by Risk3233
Just bought the three button model off Amazon to replace the top unlock-door button. Perfect fit on my 997.2 two button model. I just reused all the OEM parts that weren't broken.
Less than $20.00.
Less than $20.00.
01-30-2019 | 05:26 PM
#24
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Feb 2016
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From: Denver
I did a DIY to stop from having to do this song and dance with the damn key all the time. Ordered new parts.. and epoxied (very thin layer) some tiny metal plates on the back of the tabs which break. Took some trial and error but I've had the fix on the keys for both my Cayman and 911 and no more ordering new parts. Its been about a year since I did the fix. Downside is I have to apply a couple more pounds of pressure with my thumb, but pressing harder is not a big deal. Before that I was only making it 6 months between replacing the buttons.
01-30-2019 | 06:56 PM
#25
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I kept my two button shell and just used the top button from the new remote. So no third button for me.
09-08-2019 | 10:23 AM
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From: Glencoe, IL
Cheap Solution for a 3 Button Key
The finicky Lock/Unlock button on my 997.2 remote finally gave up the ghost and fell out yesterday. I think the little nub had actually broken off a few weeks ago, but it was staying in place until it finally fell out. Thanks to this thread I think found a cheap replacement key shell so I can just swap over that third triangular button. At $17.99 and next-day Amazon Prime delivery, this looks like the deal of the day 
Last edited by North Shore 911; 09-08-2019 at 04:30 PM.