Monthly Archives: July 2025

Has your car key seen its best days? Loose buttons, a broken housing or even a key that is falling apart? Then it's time to replace your car key housing. Fortunately, this doesn't have to be expensive or complicated at all.

In this guide, you'll read why it's smart to replace your car key housing, how to do it yourself, what to look out for and what's better left to a specialist. We also provide tips...

A car key that suddenly stops working is frustrating. Doors won't open, your car won't respond, and you're literally locked out. In many cases, the cause is simple: a dead battery. Fortunately, you can replace your car key battery yourself. In this guide from Auto-Key.co.uk, you'll learn step by step how that works, what you'll need and when it's better to call for help.

How do you know if your car...

A dead battery in your car key is more common than you think. But what does that actually mean for the operation of your key? Can you still open or start the car?

In this blog, we explain what you can still do with a dead battery, and when to take action.

Keyless entry vs. remote control
Do you have a car key with keyless entry? Then the car can normally detect if the key is nearby. If the battery...

A customer recently asked us, "The buttons on the circuit board of my car key have broken off. A new housing does not help. Can I also replace just the circuit board?"

A common question - and unfortunately also a frustrating problem.

The situation explained
In many car keys, the push buttons you use to open or lock the car are attached to a small circuit board inside the key. If those buttons break...

A broken car key? Many people try to fix it themselves with super glue or tape. Understandable, but unfortunately this is often not a sustainable solution. In this blog, we explain the best thing to do if your key is glued - and how to fix it professionally and inexpensively.

Why gluing is not a good idea
It seems like a quick fix: gluing a broken key housing back together. But in practice, glue often...