Hi y'all,
The key fob for my truck came with the keyring loop broken. I used a piece of strapping as a new hole and epoxied it on. That broke off. So I tried again with super glue. That also broke off. Now I'm out of ideas. Anyone else have a suggestion? It would be greatly appreciated because lets be real, who actually uses their key to unlock their doors? 
What kind of key is it? New key blanks are like 5 bucks, and you can get them cut at a hardware store for like 3 bucks.
I will take this opportunity to ask: What the berkeley is FOB supposed to mean?
Key fob. As in, the remote thingy that that key attaches to. A fob is like a charm or trinket or small object that is hung from something else.
My suggestion is to use whatever that grey epoxy stuff is that they used to stick all kinds of junk onto the Nehi bottle on the counter of all the old hardware stores...
You say that you've tried and failed with epoxy, but which epoxy, specifically, did you use?
I did the same. (For the record, it's a Scion). No adhesive would hold the piece of strapping for long.
I opened it and found there was enough room inside the fob for a carefully-placed pop-rivet. /end problem
I've seen places that offer replacement plastic cases for the fobs where you open your up, pull the guts out, and put it in the new case. If you don't trust aftermarket, I'm sure you can get an OEM one that is broken in the electronic sense.
There was also a product at O'vancezone that was a rubber case that your broken fob would fit into and that case could be attached to your keyring.
My dad has a little nylon pouch with a clear plastic front that his broken fob zipped in to. It's a little ghetto-looking, but it works and was cheap. I think it was another chain auto parts place thing, but he's had it for a while now.
poopshovel wrote: I will take this opportunity to ask: What the berkeley is FOB supposed to mean?
I presume you are asking about the term "FOB" as used in the shipping of goods. As someone who has worked in the rep business, I am fairly well acquainted with the term. There's a decent discussion here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_On_Board
"Free On Board or Freight On Board. FOB specifies which party (buyer or seller) pays for which shipment and loading costs, and/or where responsibility for the goods is transferred. The last distinction is important for determining liability for goods lost or damaged in transit from the seller to the buyer." --from the wiki
To the OP, please accept my apology for going off on a tangent, but we must all strive to educate the masses! 
How about
http://www.dormanproducts.com/p-23712-13601.aspx
^^ I was going to recommend something similar, from thejacketstore.com
No personal affiliation or experience with them; I just have the same problem with one of my girlfriend's remotes, and I was planning to buy from them myself.
Carefully drilled hole and a zip tie
I tried fixing one once, even ended up using JB Weld! 
That still didn't work. Just buy a new one. FYI - I found new factory ones through Amazon for really cheap for our cars (01 Pontiac and the 06 Mazda), may be worth a shot for you, too.
A dealer may have some cases laying around from dead fobs, some OEM brands will sell just the plastic case so you can put your electronics in it.
Hey-o, I didn't know those cases existed. Thanks folks.
I'll hit up the local Mitsubishi dealer (if we even have one) and inquire about cases from dead fobs. I'm not real used to this whole keyless entry thing yet. Shoot, my last two cars didn't even have power locks.
thatsnowinnebago wrote: ...lets be real, who actually uses their key to unlock their doors?
Me, because I hate having the things on my key ring.
My 97 van had one. I used it about a week and pitched it in my sock drawer. Why would I want to carry around a big chunk of plastic when slim little key does the same thing and never fails.
For fixing it, you are probably going to have to find a plastic specific glue. Something that actually melts into the surface of the fob. Nothing else is going to stick under that kind of abuse.
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