Oh darn! We are in the same boat keywise. I think we have to go through dealer, meaning, a lot of green ones. Sorry for that and please post here if you find some other way to take care of it.
Have a great one

 

I had one that broke like that,only the piece was completely broke off.I mixed up some epoxy and glued it back in.That was 2 years ago and it is still holding.

 

Yup... the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw those pics were JB weld!!

And if you don't like the ugly geryish silver it turns out to be after you're done, you can always dab on some of that funky nail polish you have over it.

 

I'm just nervous to try much because I don't want it to be stuck in the ignition.

 

You can get parts for the key at

sidewinderkey.com

The cam you need is near the bottom of the page.

You can also get a new flipkey and open it up and swap your rfid and key blade.

Random ebay link, you will need a new vw logo too. It needs to be removed to open up the flip mechanism.

UNCUT VW JETTA PASSAT KEY REMOTE HEAD FOB BLANK SHELL | eBay


Your key might not have a RFID in it, cars with the oval remote usually don't have the immobilizer system.

 

the same thing just happened to me. The break looks identical.

If you rig up some leverage can you use the key blade and the fob buttons separated?
Sounds like some of you have had success epoxying the blade back on, but I would think if there was a break, even adhering the blade back on would not remedy any severed electrical connection necessary to use the key to turn the ignition etc, as far as the immobilizer and that goes. But maybe they are touching firmly enough for a connection, or maybe the connection isn't an issue.

What do you guys think? I really don't want to have to get a new fob, and I'm very handy so any DIY solution is fair game.

 

What do you guys think? I really don't want to have to get a new fob, and I'm very handy so any DIY solution is fair game.

Hit up a junk yard and get a matching type flip out key. All you are really wanting is a good retainer piece that the key blade fits into. You will be swapping your key blade into that retainer.

There is a roll pin you have to work with to get the key blade out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqX768pnBFs

The other thing is you have to take the key unit apart.

Disassembling your key — deAutoKey

That page shows swapping over the RFID transponder for the Immobilizer. Don't bother. You only want to swap out the broken metal retainer.

This can all be done 5 to 10 minutes, nothing too hard about it. When it is done, you will still have the same key blade and same RFID transponder... and a good flip out key.

 

This is a very old thread and I'm not sure why it was bumped.

I resulted in buying a new fob for about $50.