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6-30-2013
Thank you folks!! I certainly will!
A few days ago the flip key I ordered for $3 off eBay arrived, and I immediately went to work on it.
Following the DIY in this thread here in the Vortex, I adapted the Fox blade onto it. Very straightforward, the whole thing took about half an hour.
The tough part was the keyless entry remote - that took almost a full day to complete. The remotes provided with the power locks kit work very well, but look a bit cheesy.
The board is quite larger than the space inside the flip key:
I had to use a dremel to increase room inside the housing and cut the board in two, just below the buttons; the connections were remade soldering some phone wiring. The buttons and the battery had to be relocated, and in the process I managed to ruin one of the resistors, but luckily I had one with near the same resistance lying around. I placed the board to line up the LED just right; the whole thing looks like a rat's nest inside, full of little wires and JB weld, but once closed up it looks OEM and it works!
I'm very happy with the final results considering how much everything cost. I still need to finish the power window install, but power locks/keyless entry is complete.
Thought I'd post the links for reference:
- Power windows and locks
- VW flip key (this one used to be free shipping)
- Flip key logo
Comments
The Fox!
Posted by Diggymart on 10/17/21 @ 1:08:06 PM
Nice update and video!
Posted by Diggymart on 2/18/21 @ 4:11:06 PM
Nice looking Fox!
Posted by MPower on 10/1/20 @ 7:49:34 PM
Thank you!!
Posted by alaincopter on 1/10/21 @ 10:14:40 PM
My pleasure, very glad to have my build featured - thanks for everything! From day one I've seen how hard you've been working on this site and you made it exactly the way us car nuts love - a great place to quickly access great builds and helpful info, along with a easy to use platform to post new content, even easier than the forums. Many props to a great site!
Posted by alaincopter on 5/3/17 @ 1:43:00 AM
Thanks! We appreciate the kind words. :)
Posted by diyauto on 5/4/17 @ 9:48:42 AM
Looks great and thanks for adding! I love that blue :)
Posted by diyauto on 4/21/17 @ 10:24:00 AM
Thank you Diggymart! I’ll have other updates soon as I’ve finished the interior upholstery, front suspension and brake upgrades, and I hope to start posting videos more regularly as well. Cheers!
Posted by alaincopter on 10/18/21 @ 12:55:10 PM