MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Monzoa on April 03, 2021, 09:53:55 pm

Title: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: Monzoa on April 03, 2021, 09:53:55 pm
Ok I know there’s a few threads on this but just wondering if anyone could confirm something.

If I buy I genuine Mk7 key, and then disassemble it and swap everything over from my mk5 key, will everything fit and will the key work without needing reprogramming?

Or do I have to buy an aftermarket eBay one?

I much prefer the genuine one with the gti logo on the bottom and the vw logo on the right rather than centre but I came across one person saying these aftermarket ones are specifically made for the mk5 bits to fit whereas the genuine Mk7 is different and won’t work.

Tyia..
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: Jb55 on April 03, 2021, 11:56:26 pm
Can’t help with the genuine mk7 fitment but I brought one of those fake mk7 keys on eBay and the quality was shocking so I sent it back for a refund.
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: Hobca on April 04, 2021, 09:02:19 am
I got this one and ita perfect fit :)

CZK 30.19  15% Off | KEYYOU Modified Flip Remote Key Shell For Volkswagen VW Polo Passat B5 Golf MK5 Beetle 3 Buttons Replacement Car Key Cover

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtAvSfD (https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtAvSfD)

(https://i.postimg.cc/15ZGvYTp/7-BF34-B7-C-EB9-A-4797-8-B0-F-2-FE83-CB867-B5.png) (https://postimg.cc/w30RvF9v)

(https://i.postimg.cc/nhhQ581Q/52-C73-E6-B-2-D03-4-AC5-88-EE-5-ECD8-E373984.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XptJGzmV)
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: fakie1977 on April 04, 2021, 11:53:27 am
Did you buy it without the blade and then swapped the key blade over or did you get them recut?


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Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: Hobca on April 04, 2021, 06:04:03 pm
Without blade and fitted original one :)
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: LC5F on April 04, 2021, 06:35:15 pm
Looks like a nice upgrade.

Not been inside a Mk5 key, any problem moving the transponder chip over?
-on other models they are very glued in

Do they come with Logos for the rear?  If so how good are they?
-I had some off amazon that were so $hite I could pick the paint off with my finger nail.
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: Hobca on April 04, 2021, 07:09:45 pm
My chip literally dropped off after opening the old key, they didnt come with logo you have to buy it separately. There wasnt any problem except the blade, I had to grind it little bit to get perfect fit. I bought everything from aliexpress :D
Sorry for my english Iam from Czech republic. :)
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: LC5F on April 04, 2021, 10:16:01 pm
No problem - perfect explanation - Thanks
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: The Red Warrior on April 05, 2021, 07:55:59 am
I did this a couple years ago. I too would have had to grind my original blade to fit the aliexpress one, so instead got the one from the new fob cut to fit my car. I also bought a genuine GTI lower part for the fob which was the most expensive part I of the whole swap. In the end I went back to using my other Mk5 key as I didn’t like the quality of the aliexpress one nor the size of it in my pocket as it is noticeably larger than the  Mk5 one.
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: Deano45 on April 05, 2021, 03:43:14 pm
Hi, I did this a while ago a nice and simple upgrade over standard Key fob ,,



(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50314010217_92ae22cbca_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jE5sjM)B152E51F-1EA8-47CD-9449-DD43DC551061 (https://flic.kr/p/2jE5sjM) by DEAN (https://www.flickr.com/photos/131697897@N02/), on Flickr



Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: mjmallia on April 07, 2021, 07:22:59 am
Did this a couple of years ago, but I also bought the genuine GTI loop section (painted the embossed GTI logo red as originally black) and genuine VW badge
(https://i.postimg.cc/4dgTn5SF/thumbnail-20210407-072032.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJpY59g9)
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: ljc19630 on April 07, 2021, 07:55:17 pm
I got this one and ita perfect fit :)

CZK 30.19  15% Off | KEYYOU Modified Flip Remote Key Shell For Volkswagen VW Polo Passat B5 Golf MK5 Beetle 3 Buttons Replacement Car Key Cover

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtAvSfD (https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtAvSfD)

(https://i.postimg.cc/15ZGvYTp/7-BF34-B7-C-EB9-A-4797-8-B0-F-2-FE83-CB867-B5.png) (https://postimg.cc/w30RvF9v)

(https://i.postimg.cc/nhhQ581Q/52-C73-E6-B-2-D03-4-AC5-88-EE-5-ECD8-E373984.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XptJGzmV)

Thats great - is it just a case of swapping the blade and guts of the OEM key?

Cheers
Louie
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: Hobca on April 07, 2021, 08:47:28 pm
Exactly, only case :)
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: wertyhas on August 09, 2021, 04:32:25 pm
This is great; I didn't even know that I could do it. I would never have thought that it is possible to convert the keys of two different car models. Apparently, you need to understand this well.
Recently, I managed to lose my metal car key. I had the last key left at home, so I decided to make Key Duplication (https://www.carkeyduplication.com) in advance. Given my luck, I may lose the last key, and then problems will begin. There are contactless keys in my car, but they can malfunction or simply go wrong. As it turned out later, this was the right decision. Suddenly, the contactless key just went terrible. Without a standard metal key, I would not have been able to open it.
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: SubZero75 on September 13, 2021, 01:00:04 pm
I got this one and ita perfect fit :)

CZK 30.19  15% Off | KEYYOU Modified Flip Remote Key Shell For Volkswagen VW Polo Passat B5 Golf MK5 Beetle 3 Buttons Replacement Car Key Cover

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtAvSfD (https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtAvSfD)

(https://i.postimg.cc/15ZGvYTp/7-BF34-B7-C-EB9-A-4797-8-B0-F-2-FE83-CB867-B5.png) (https://postimg.cc/w30RvF9v)

(https://i.postimg.cc/nhhQ581Q/52-C73-E6-B-2-D03-4-AC5-88-EE-5-ECD8-E373984.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XptJGzmV)

Hi - have you a link to the vw badge you used for the new fobs please?
Title: Re: Mk5 to Mk7 key conversion
Post by: ljc19630 on September 13, 2021, 03:32:51 pm
got mine here - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334008495374

perfect fit and easy to do

Louie