Alternative to replacing your whole remote. (pics/how-to)
 

The idea sprung into my head today during class, as i was picking at the cracking peices of my remote. I noticed that the whole plastic sheet with the button and SVX logo is just glued on to the remote "chassis".
When I got home, I went to work:
1) Remove the plastic sheet, and scrape off the glue.
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Bwana/17619.JPG
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Bwana/17618.JPG

2) Find a suitable material laying around the house. I found this old planner that had about the same weight/thickness of the stock plastic.
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Bwana/17620.JPG

3) Cut out a peice the size of the depression on the face of the remote, I used an exacto knife.
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Bwana/17621.JPG

4) Use double stick tape (or glue for more permanent) to attach your new cover!
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Bwana/17622.JPG
(I turned it over so the fake leather side is down)

5) Put everything back together! (could be done w/o taking apart the remote)

Now...my question is, why doesnt anyone produce replacement covers like this? I'm sure a printer could print up some decent looking designs/logos. The cost of production wouldnt be high, and you could just slip them in an envelope to ship...for like $1.25. I'm looking at you Dayle! :cool:

Comments?

Good idea Scott. :D :D

It costs a HELLUVA lot less then $50 for a whole new remote.

And you can change the look of your remote just like changing the cover on your cell phone!

Put me down for one louis vuitton pattern cover please.

Awesome ingenuity! Finished product looks great... :D

-Chike

Sharpie rendition of the SVX logo coming soon!

In discussion with some other SVXers...we came up with a few other ideas that might work.

- Scan in a stock remote, and print up covers on paper. Then laminate them, and double stick tape them on. Will look almost exactly like stock.

- Scan in stock remote, print on sticker paper. Brush on some sort of polyurethane coating, and stick it on.

You should see mine. You can get a project case from radioshack the size of a remote.

Well then let's see it!:(

Yes Lwin - lets see it! :D :D

Here