Thread: another wierd key FOB thing
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Old 07-21-2014, 02:59 PM
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...the word is going around that the easily found 2016 battery (the one used in the old style key) is being used as a replacement battery instead of the rechargeable battery that needs to be soldered to the board...then being glued back together. I did mention that they should have taken pics so that others could see how to place the 2016 inside the key...because it obviously need to make contact to something on the board so that the coil can get powered up etc.

I'll try to see if I can google a few key words to find that thread.
I found it...it was a thread over on the e39 forum at BimmerFest...the forum member Bem-ster is the one that brought up how he used a 2016 (regular) battery in his new style key (around post #7): Key FOB question - Bimmerfest - BMW Forums
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