This is my key and it is in a bad condition. Well its chromed colored ring is as you can see on the picture indicated by the red arrow! Can i find this ring as a part in order to dismantle the key and replace it?
I got the blue ring for Christmas. The trim rings just pop on and off, so you won't need to dismantle anything.
I got the crappy pastic on replaced at the dealership under warranty. It was kinda awesome that they did that. But now I'm out of warranty. Time for the go fast stuff now anyway.
One strange thing with all those anodised aluminium rings is that they are broken and not unibody shaped. The original plastic one that is already given with the new mini is all one piece, isnt that strange?
The replacement ring I got at my dealer is made of stainless steel. I had to break the old plastic ring off. The stainless ring has a split at the key end that allows it to be pulled apart and easily mounted on the fob, it is very springy and holds tightly to the fob. Dave