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This is just advice, I am not responsible for your key if you break it. I made this video to help people. Only positive or constructive …
My hero! Batteries + refused to replace it, said they don’t do Honda fobs because they break and I have to go to the dealer. All very technical. That was over two years ago! Two years of using the key on front door to unlock others for loading groceries, getting into trunk, and fumbling to lock up the car with my arms full. Got used to doing that instead of finding the time and $ to get across town to the dealer during work hours. Finally resolved to get it done but checked online to see if I could do it myself first. A guy made it look easy so I ordered battery and tiny screwdrivers from Amazon and spent a frustrating night stripping the screw head. Found forum that said to use heat gun to melt the loctite on the screw. Then I found this article. Just unlocked my car from the porch and gave myself a dope slap for taking two years to figure it out. Thank you!
Thanks a lot Joe. Just replaced my battery following your instruction in spite of having a stripped screw. Taking the unit out with the screw stuck was like delivering a baby by caesarian. Took it out smoothly and replaced the battery with no problem.Total cost $1.00 for the battery on ebay.Thanks for saving me $199 from the dealer!!!!
Thank you!! You saved both of my key fobs!!! I ran out of battery on one of them 3 years ago and couldn’t fix it… and used the spare. The spare ran out of battery this week. The screws from both are all stripped and I was gonna go to the dealer, but your article saved me hundreds of dollars! Thank you!
Thank you for offering solutions when the key screw was stripped. I was feeling that I was going to have to take the key to the dealer, but your article saved me. Even though I didn’t need it, by offering solutions just in case you break the case, you made me more comfortable attempting the whole process. A big thank you!
Even after 5 years this is still the best article on YouTube for replacing the battery in a Honda key. Especially if you strip the screw by using the wrong size phillips head screwdriver or even (like I did) one of those small thin precision screwdrivers where you can’t get a good grip to break the thread locker Honda puts on the screws. I bought a uncut replacement key on Amazon for <$10 and used the back, the screw and even the Panasonic CR1616 battery that came with it to repair my key using this article. If you want to use the genuine Honda back (with the logo) the part number is 35114-SNA-A01($7.35 on Amazon) fits 3 and 4 button keys. The genuine screw is part number 35116-SDA-A11 ($4.99 on Amazon). A size 0 (ZERO) phillips head bit will work for taking out the screw, just be sure the handle is big enough to get enough torque on the screw to break the thread lock.
Thank you very much for this article. I had stripped screws in both my key and spare and didn’t know what I was going to do. But by following your instructions I was able to replace the batteries in both keys easily. It was a bit hard to see what exactly was going on in the article but the explanation was very clear and was easy to follow. Also the demonstration on what happens if you separate the pieces too far was very helpful. But I’m also glad I read the comments as well as warming up the key also helped a great deal. Big thumbs up!
Joe, I was so frustrated with the battery replacement experience for my fobs. I didn’t realize that BOTH my fob batteries were dead. I initially thought I had a larger problem because I couldn’t believe BOTH fob batteries died. I ordered two Maxell 1616 batteries from ebay (only $2 for both) and then realized I couldn’t get inside so easily. The screws were crazy tight as everyone here knows and they are so darn small. I went to the Autozone and the salesman loosened one up with a $5 screwdriver and assumed it would be easy to do the other one. I probably should have just bought the screwdriver but I left thinking it would be easy at this point. It turned out that I messed up a cheap screwdriver and then partially ruined the head of the screw with another screwdriver. Since I was successful with changing the battery on one undoing the screw,I decided to take a risk and follow your advice on the article and decided to carefully pry the one that had the messed up screw open and then carefully forcing the insides housing out as you did. I was less confident than you were on the article as I really didn’t want to break the screw off. Once I got the inside housing out, it was easy to replace the battery. I then followed what you said and reinserted the inside housing slowly and popped the exterior key case back together! I went 11 years on one battery on one fob. The spare fob has sat in a drawer for 11 years practically unused and that battery died also. However, now that I have successfully changed the batteries on both fobs, I suspect that this will be the first and last time I will have to replace the fob batteries for this Honda Accord.
Honda must have had the village iriot design the key using a tiny screw with loctite. No easy way to break it loose; I was not able to. So, this method does work, but first time work the lid open a little at a time and have the plastic lid warmed up to be more flexible. It has to be opened fairly wide to clear the buttons, but was able to and not break the lid at the screw. A skinny needle nose pliers helps to get the battery/control module out if you have fat fingers. FYI: a new lid costs $5 and some change and the screw costs $3+ at the local Honda dealer – a lot cheaper than a new key and programming it, if worst comes to worst and you break the lid. Once you have done it, you gain experience on how far you can pry the lid open without breaking it at the screw. Good Luck and many thanks to Joe Ratz!
This method works very well after I failed to unscrew the Philips screw with a stripped head, but my fob cover now has a thin gap on the side where I started to pry open with the same flathead screwdriver used in this article and dust/lint could easily enter the fob. I discovered that using a flat head screw driver on a Victorinox Swiss Army knife could prevent this problem because it’s not sharp and it’s very smooth; as a result, it prevents the fob plastic being severely damaged. Anyone else had this problem? Lastly, remember to remove the key chain first before starting to do this!
Much appreciated Mr. Ratz. I don’t know what Honda was thinking when they decided to put locktite (or something more like glue) in that screw hole. It is completely unneeded and judging by how many comments you have, it clearly causes headaches for almost everyone trying to swap out batteries. Thank you for this tutorial.
Thank you so much for posting the article. I tried applying heat but that didn’t work. Ended up breaking the key fob case and then realized the little screw was stuck to the metal key. No way that little screw was budging. After replacing the battery, I was able to tape/glue it together. Was pleasently surprised it still worked!
Joe, you article help worked for me first time. In about 3 minutes I had replaced my Honda Pilot remote battery and reinstalled with not breaking the case. Many thanks to you. I had been working on that screw that was stripped for several weeks with no success despite the small screw extractor kit I purchased for about $25. on Amazon. I should have learned by now to go to the internet Google search first. Richard
Thanks so much! It took 10 minutes for 2 keys on a used 2004 Accord I recently bought. The dealer wanted $125/each to replace them, even tho they’re fine with new batteries in. Broke the back of one, called Honda & got the back plate & screw for under $20 (I don’t want the Amazon knockoffs when the original is that cheap).
very very helpful indeed 😀 I got the same issue no one was able to open it and this article helped med to change battery of my key thank you, I must say GREAT! cause I took the key to Honda dealer and they suggested me to buy a new one cause this key can not be open now 😀 and this article helped to change battery not the whole key thanks again. Sharing on facebook 😀
Even with a precision 00 Phillips-head screwdriver, I could not get the screw out of both of my 2005 Honda Accord keyfobs, and I naturally stripped them both. I have confirmed that this article accurately displays a viable workaround for the problem, as I replaced both of my batteries, and without damaging either of my keyfobs. You just have to be careful and patient when performing this “surgery”. Thank you Joe Ratz!
THIS IS THE BEST AUTO HACK I’VE EVER SEEN!!! My wife went around for 2 years without a working remote because I stripped the head of the little screw trying to remove it, and we wouldn’t pay the $110+ that the dealership wanted. Then mine went out too, and of course I stripped the screw head on that one too. The manufacturer seals them with Locktite, so you CAN’T get it out without setroying the screw, and you HAVE to go to them to pay big money, instead of the $3 or $4 a new battery costs. It took me 3 minutes to fix the first one this way, and 1 1/2 minutes to fix the second once I’d learned the trick. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
Awesome. I did your advice, warmed it up like another commenter suggested. I put it in a clamp lengthwise, though to get a gap to open up and that was enough to get my foot in the floor. One of my buttons was sticking was the original problem, but that cleared right up after a little blowout/scrape. Happy to be able to unlock my door again.
Wow that’s crazy thanks for making this article, I typed in YouTube how to get the screw out of a key and somehow it knew I was driving a Honda and My key looks exactly like this 🗝️ I followed step-by-step right along your article and it actually worked and didn’t take me longer than 3 minutes on my second try without breaking it🎉
Here’s a tip to remove the screw without stripping it. Just put a towel on the table and lay the key on it and put the screwdriver on the screw slot and press down hard. Then turn the whole key instead of the screwdriver. This is an old trick I learned for stubborn small screws. Don’t turn the screwdriver. It’s too easy to strip like that. You can try some heat on the key too. That will help loosen the screw.
Yeah, I stripped my screw head so I just grabbed my other key and have been using it. Now I have a dead battery in both, one with a stripped screw, and one I got the screw out but have lost it. Fubar!! Dealer wants $25 to fix the stripped one and I didn’t even ask the price for a screw and a new fob back; probably like $5 for the screw and $10 for the back. God knows what they charge for a battery? So, thanks for your vid, I’ll DIY and save me a bunch.
First comment I have EVER left on YouTube…You are an absolute genius! I have tried unsuccessfully (and so have many other friends) for a year to try to change the battery with that stupid stripped out screw! After perusal your article, I had it done in under 5 minutes! I can’t thank you enough for posting this workaround! Bravo!
Thank you so much, Joe! You have saved me a heck of time and money! I have been driving around town looking for solutions, trying to buy tools like mini screw driver, etc.; the places I have been are Walmart, London drug, Canadian Tire, the Dollar Store, but with no luck. I have tried many small screw drivers, but it ends up a stripped screw stuck in my car fob. I was desperate until finding your solution here, you are brilliant! It works perfectly for me! I own two Honda cars, one is Pilot, and the other is Accord. I own them because Honda makes reliable cars; but Honda car key fob design just brainless. How many people have the right tool to unscrew those tiny screws? Every time it’s a struggle for me to replace my car key battery, just because the tiny screw on the key fob! It almost killed me this time until I found your solution and it works! Thanks again for your good work and sharing your experience!
Thank you so much for this! Both my fobs were dead and I didn’t want to spend $150 minimum to get one of them replaced at the dealership. I did exactly what you said and used a hair dryer on and off to keep the plastic malleable. Getting the inner case out was extremely difficult even though I have the smallest hands and fingers. It took me 25 minutes to fix the first fob but it works and I feel so accomplished. My dad will be amazed! I used a Swiss Army knife at the initial phase just to get an opening in the case and then used the screwdrivers. Once again, thank you so much!
THANK YOU!! As a ‘new to me’ Honda owner the back doors won’t lock. They told me first step Change The Battery. It looked like a rivet, the screw was that stripped. I followed your directions, and found out the screw was stripped, took it out and after all of that,, the inner workings are junk. So tomorrow I’m off to the Dealer.
Was more than a little worried about this method but on the Honda forums they were heating up the screw to loosen the locktite crap Honda put on it, using a rubber band (didn’t come close) or drilling which seemed ever more spooky. Your method worked like a charm on my fob. Nothing broke and back in business!!! Thanks a ton.
If you’re in this situation I have something you can try before this: tl;dr: If you have it, a 1.5 flathead bit might work, even on a screw that is pretty stripped. Worth a shot before you risk breaking the back cover. Long version: Helping a friend with his dying key fob. I had given up on the screw since it was stripped to begin with, so even with the right bit (PH00) and applying heat, it only got worse. Anyway, I used this trick and it worked perfectly (thank you!), but I really didn’t wanna leave the screw there to cause someone else a headache down the line. So I decided to try something different: I needed a bit that would sit deeper into however much of the grooves was left on the screw head. I started trying flatheads and voila! The 1.5 flathead worked beautifully. For reference I have a large ifixit kit, manta? Idk it’s over 100 bits. You may not have that exact size, and sadly that’s key (damn it I hate puns) for this to work. Good luck!
I know this article is 5 years old, but boy did it save the day. I had spent 45 minutes fighting with the jammed screw. I called it quits before I would strip the screw head completely. Even if I would let the dealership gouge me (over $120), I won’t get a replacement until after the holidays. This is what their parts department told me earlier today (Friday, 21st December). Then, I thought I’d give YT a try to see if there is a solution. I found this article. Bought a CR1616 battery, got home, watched this article one more time. From start to finish, it took me about 4 minutes to replace the battery. Getting the module loose enough to fall out of the key fob casing took the most time. I am not exactly the handy type, but I managed to get it done without breaking anything. And instead of $120, I only spent $4 on the battery. Yay! Thank you very much, Joe.
Joe, Thanks for this article. (Over four years old, but still helping people like me.) I stripped the small screw on the remote key, but I found your article and replaced the battery by prying the key open just as you demonstrated…without breaking it….:) and put a new battery in. Works great! Thanks again!
Excellent – really works well – no need to take the screw out! 😉 . I did this on my spare and main key without breaking them. Careful not to open the key to much and carefully poke out the inner casing and they just clip back together. I would never have attempted this without seeing this article. Thank You.
Hi Joe, I am missing the screw to my Honda Element Key fob. Actually it has been missing for a few years so sometimes if I drop the key it splits apart. Do you think it is maybe better just to leave the screw out and that way I can always open the case? Or get a new screw? Where would I find a screw like that?
There might be an easier way before anyone attempts this. I rounded my screw head too. The blue loctite can be softened by heating the metal shaft (carefully). The dealer service tech was able to get my screw out by doing this. I then replaced it with a new screw. If you have ANY difficulty removing the screw try heating first before any damage is done. You do need a decent screwdriver to do this (#1 Philips I used a Home Depot Husky brand kit with 6 small drivers for about $6 and it worked fine). If it’s too late for that, the article is the way to go. I think a new back and screw will run about $12 at a dealer.