996tt Key Conversion
My 996tt Key is just too badly abused to be used lol
So SunCoast Porsche Dealer (look to the right for their banner) was kind enough to honor the PCA discount and sent me the NEW design KEY which is an easy gut swap from old to new! As this process went on you can really see and feel why they went with a new key design. New weather seal design is much better and and the construction is 100% more solid. Of course its light years more pleasing to own.
Box
Old Key
New Key
Old and New OPENed Up
Remove the Transmitting Crystal
Pull back this Clip
and this one
Pull out the Circuit
Pull the woodriff key out that is sitting on a spring to release the pressure on the key blade it self
Pull and you have one dirty key...
Clean the Key Blade using metal polish and bronze wire brush (bronze so you don't scratch the key blade when cleaning.) LOTS of dirt from the keyblade!
So fresh and clean your Key Blade will be
Don't forget to clean the tract ... do it right!
Plug it into the same spot but on your new Key
New All rubber pad in the new key
Plug things back in
So SunCoast Porsche Dealer (look to the right for their banner) was kind enough to honor the PCA discount and sent me the NEW design KEY which is an easy gut swap from old to new! As this process went on you can really see and feel why they went with a new key design. New weather seal design is much better and and the construction is 100% more solid. Of course its light years more pleasing to own.
Box
Old Key
New Key
Old and New OPENed Up
Remove the Transmitting Crystal
Pull back this Clip
and this one
Pull out the Circuit
Pull the woodriff key out that is sitting on a spring to release the pressure on the key blade it self
Pull and you have one dirty key...
Clean the Key Blade using metal polish and bronze wire brush (bronze so you don't scratch the key blade when cleaning.) LOTS of dirt from the keyblade!
So fresh and clean your Key Blade will be
Don't forget to clean the tract ... do it right!
Plug it into the same spot but on your new Key
New All rubber pad in the new key
Plug things back in
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I just received this from Suncoast today, I was happy to see it's factory Porsche! Question on the transponder pill., both the new key and my old one's have the tip of copper pill pointing AWAY from the key., however the instructions on Suncoast's site have a "note" that it must point towards the key., so I'm confused as my old keys obviously worked?! I also noticed from this post that the one's shown have the pill towards the key. Which way is correct, or does it not matter?
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I got the design key, as pictured above. It was just the new styled cover, but a nice upgrade. Getting the metal key in was a very tight fit, I had to remove the spring and put back in after I finally got the key in. Also, I ordered from Suncoast and my Porsche emblem was slightly off center, they sent me a new one, which was a bit better, but not perfect. Apparently the batch they have are all like that as they have the same manufacture date. So if that bothers you, I'd buy elsewhere, perhaps sonnen Porsche has a different batch.
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This is one of those mods that if you haven't done yet, just get it over with. I know it doesn't seem like a big deal but walking around with this old sh!tty key really annoyed me. This new fob is a major upgrade to the old key from the factory. I did it about 4 years ago (I think), would have paid double honestly.
