It's probably not the screw that's stripped. The screw threads into the other half of the keyfob and it's the plastic that's stripped. I suppose you can fill the small hole with a drip of epoxy and then re-thread it. Or, you could carefully heat the plastic and squeeze the hole to deform it, then re-thread the screw. But, it's so small that the heat would melt the surrounding area.

 

Replacement key fobs are very cheap on ebay, is having them paired that's the expensive part.

 

FWIW, I bought a pair of housings from Amazon for very little - maybe $10 or so - and while they aren't OE quality or feel, they work. Mine were failed in the same way - the plastic was damaged which prevented the screw from securing the two halves.

 

I got mine because I needed a microswitch and a rubber button.
It felt like better quality that the one I had.

 

Flash,

The microswitch that controls the lock circuit broke on one of my fobs; otherwise, it works fine. Are you saying that these switches are available somewhere or did you buy a fob and desolder one of the switches to put on your programmed fob?

Thanks,

Steve

 

I bought a fob on ebay for $7AUD delivered and desoldered the microswitch and soldered it onto my board which I then fitted to the new shell.

 

Thanks. I may do the same.