D4 Replacement Key

[Ghost-Who-Walks]

Hi

Had a little mishap with one of my 'keys' while we were at Fraser a couple of weeks back... It got left in the camper trailer while we were packing up, and in the process was squashed by the poles! :mad:
Anyway, it still works (is still recognised by the vehicle), and the buttons seem to work...:)
However the key is in a bad way, and is generally in the process of disintegrating :(

The purpose of this post is to find out about replacements... I haven't rung LR yet to get a price, but expect this to be EXPENSIVE!
Does anyone have any experience with this? What's the cheapest way out of this? Are there aftermarket alternatives?

Thanks in anticipation!
Ghost-Who-Walks

[Boofla]

I had to get a new key.
Took a week from the UK, cost $380.

[Fitzy2011]

My key fob had holes in it, so I searched and bought a new one for about $20.00, which was only the housing but included a new blank key. I just changed the electronics and had the key cut to match my spare and all works fine.

[Ghost-Who-Walks]

Just a conclusion to this...
I managed to source a new key housing for my D4 key (for the princely sum of ~$20). Austral L/R in Bris were the only ones I could find who even listed a replacement key fob housing. Everyone else (dealers plus parts suppliers) could only find and sell a whole replacement key (for more than $400!)...

I've just reconstructed my key into the new housing - basically everything except the housing comes out of the old key, and goes into the new one.
And it works! For $20 - VERY satisfied... :D