Key Fob!

[pukar]

ok, so i have searched for ages for a L&C keyfob as a finishing touch to my recent project (L&C were a BMW dealer in the UK) like this one below....looking good with the alpina and BMW logos...

 

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo310/bss325i/19012009402-1.jpg

 

...but there are none around, or the condition is terrible after 20 years of being knocked about on a set of keys. so in true pukar designs style, i got thinking and came up with an idea....

 

first i designed the decal and ordered it up from the printers,

 

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad205/pukar01/407005dd52f09892cbc1d6f8b9fea7ae.jpg

 

then found a suitable "housing" (thanks ebay!)

 

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad205/pukar01/fb524af2458f43990c1ad01dacb7b57a.jpg

 

 

et voila!

 

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad205/pukar01/e05077a29eb2b2fed2b019e94d7d4c99.jpg

 

the finished article!!

 

ok, so it's not enamel ( i looked into this and the cost of doing one is about £200 and if you try and get them from china, minimum order is 1000 units!), but i think it's pretty good and close enough for everyday use. the picture doesn't really do it justice. also, it's not too precious to actually use, if i had a brand new L&C one, i guess it would end up in a box in the garage......(along with the other 999 ;) ). i know this is not the most exciting news on the planet, but i am pretty chuffed with it8-)