Keep in mind I do take it off several times a month when i hand the fob over to valet. It just makes sense that they won't last long term, it's a piece of stretchable rubber. Over time it'll lose its tension.
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Did you key come with a band around it?
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Keep in mind I do take it off several times a month when i hand the fob over to valet. It just makes sense that they won't last long term, it's a piece of stretchable rubber. Over time it'll lose its tension.
Thanks for the additional info. I've never removed mine in over two years so that must be why mine is still like new.
mknox
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Yep, the Mississauga, ON (Canada) service center refers to it as the "thong" as well
jlv1
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It came with my S, and since I've never taken it off it stays on very tight. Really no chance of slippage (for me).
ucmndd
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Pulled it out of my pocket to check, came out like this (as an example of the looseness I’m describing).
Interesting how you and others have loose thongs. We have 6 fobs with thongs and all of them are like new after 1+ to 2+ years of use. Of those 6 fobs, I guess only 3 of them are used on a daily basis but they all nice and tight. I wonder what's different.
Since these came with the car and aren't holding up, I wonder if they would replace them at the Service Center if you asked?
jlv1
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I wonder if it's having something on the ring. My wife's an my thong have nothing on the ring, and they are not loose..
jlv1
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I read in the Tesla.com forum that if you clean the fob itself with glass cleaner (I used a premoistened lens wipe) and you clean the rubber part with dish soap and dry thoroughly, it makes it stick like new. It worked great for my loose fob thong. The suspicion is that dust makes it slippery. Give it a try!
