{"id":25002,"date":"2016-04-26T08:36:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T12:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=25002"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:09:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:09:15","slug":"how-a-simple-mod-made-an-entire-community-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/how-a-simple-mod-made-an-entire-community-happy","title":{"rendered":"How a Simple Mod Made an Entire Community Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every few years automakers change up the entire design of an automobile. Frame, sheetmetal bodywork, engine, transmission and more to help give a vehicle a refresh and push buyers to want the newest model.<\/p>\n<p>With the redesign of their Cooper line, Mini changed a lot about the third generation model. It was elongated, given a new engine and transmission, along with smaller details like this alien-like spaceship keyfob design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MINI-Cooper-S-D-F56-Details-Schluessel-Key.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25003\" alt=\"MINI-Cooper-S-D-F56-Details-Schluessel-Key\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MINI-Cooper-S-D-F56-Details-Schluessel-Key.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"405\" data-wp-pid=\"25003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MINI-Cooper-S-D-F56-Details-Schluessel-Key.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MINI-Cooper-S-D-F56-Details-Schluessel-Key-240x270.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MINI-Cooper-S-D-F56-Details-Schluessel-Key-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>User <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/devries\">jwhdevries<\/a>\u00a0wasn&#8217;t fond of this odd component and after a little research and seeing other Mini drivers fix the issue with <a href=\"https:\/\/sugru.com\/\">Sugru<\/a> moldable rubber or electrical tape, decided there was a better way to fix the issue at hand. The fob was unnecessarily large, and odd-shaped, and they found that the extra plastic was entirely unnecessary. With his 3D design knowledge, he designed <a href=\"http:\/\/shpws.me\/M3vW\">this product<\/a> in Strong &amp; Flexible Polished plastic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MiniFob.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25004\" alt=\"MiniFob\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MiniFob.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"465\" data-wp-pid=\"25004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MiniFob.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MiniFob-362x270.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MiniFob-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After posting it on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northamericanmotoring.com\/forums\/f56-hatch-talk-2014\/264983-the-new-key-fob-for-the-f56-12.html\">North America Motoring<\/a>, a Mini- focused forum community with a massive positive response, it was reviewed on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motoringfun.com\/2016\/04\/05\/f56-key-fob-mod\/\">Motoring Fun<\/a>, further pushing it up the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Through a bit of frustration, a lot of motivation and some serious creation, this product has been one of our top sellers in April; starting as a shared issue within a tight-knight community..<\/p>\n<p>Have you created an amazing lifehack that helps fix a simple issue? We want to hear about it! Tell us about it in the comments below, and share it with us on social media by using\u00a0<strong>#Shap3dByMe!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Seth on Shapeways <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/designer\/sethfeingersh\/follow\/follow\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every few years automakers change up the entire design of an automobile. 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