Son tossed my fob into the toilet......

[ALEV8]

It's RF is dead. I can use the key to open the car door, but the alarm won't turn off unless I actually start the car. Gotta look into that. I can lock the door and alarm turns on with the key. I can drive obviously. Genuine fobs on eBay from Rusnak, etc. are $165-75. Can these be programmed and cut? Are the old fobs paperweights?

I've previously transferred key guys to eBay housings and they don't quite work even though cut key and PCB is an exact fit. They illuminate just as my last good key did but won't unlock the **** door!

What's my best move at this point? Is Porsche the sole key programming/cutting resource?

[JFP in PA]

It's RF is dead. I can use the key to open the car door, but the alarm won't turn off unless I actually start the car. Gotta look into that. I can lock the door and alarm turns on with the key. I can drive obviously. Genuine fobs on eBay from Rusnak, etc. are $165-75. Can these be programmed and cut? Are the old fobs paperweights?

I've previously transferred key guys to eBay housings and they don't quite work even though cut key and PCB is an exact fit. They illuminate just as my last good key did but won't unlock the **** door!

What's my best move at this point? Is Porsche the sole key programming/cutting resource?

 

The fob section of the key can be replaced without having to cut a new key shaft, you just move it to the new fob.  The fob, however, will require coding the car if the "pill" cannot be move to the new fob or does not work.  If coding is required, you need a PIWIS unit. 

[ALEV8]

Wait it now gets better.

I saw the key indoors in dim light and the LED is blinking rapidly. I wiggle things a bit and it stops, plus key is working again. Two flashes just as before. Gonna see what the car does now so stand by......

[ALEV8]

Back to nothin....

[bigbuzuki]

Take the battery out.

Blow air from a hairdryer across the fob on low heat for five minutes.

Reassemble fob.

Good Luck.

[ALEV8]

Motherfcker works NOW!!!

[White987S]

Pack the key fob in a tightly sealed container of rice, or desiccant if you have some. Give it a few days to dry out.

[Fmscell]

Take the battery out.

Blow air from a hairdryer across the fob on low heat for five minutes.

Reassemble fob.

Good Luck.

+1

water & moisture will conduct electricity across a circuit board but once dried out completely should be restored.

[ALEV8]

Corrosion on the board kills phones too if you promptly dry them with isopropyl alcohol and canned air it's possible to rescue them but those keys are mostly sealed.