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Want to dress up the plain black Fiat 500 key? Swapping the key cover is a five-minute job you can do at home.

I was a little intimidated before I tried it the first time, but it’s super easy. Here’s exactly how to pry the old cover off and click a new one into place.

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What you need

Just the new key cover. You can pry the old one off with your fingers, but a small flathead screwdriver will probably make it easier.

Official Fiat key covers come in a 2-pack, which is why the packaging has two slots. I’d already put the other one on my daily-use key.

How to remove the old Fiat 500 key cover

Pry the two pieces apart. The top part around the buttons just pries off.

Then work the bottom piece off. There are little notches holding it to the key, and the key’s metal loop pokes through the cover, so you have to slide the cover off around that loop.

How to install the new key cover

Installing is just the reverse. Slide the metal loop through the bottom piece first, then line up the latches and press everything down.

Tip: if you’re close to your car, avoid pressing the buttons, or you might lock, unlock or set off the alarm.

Massage it in until you feel everything click. There’s a small latch at the bottom that has to snap over the edge to hold it in.

Then line up the top piece and press until all the little latches click into place. That’s it.

Where to buy Fiat 500 key covers

You can get covers directly from Fiat in official schemes, in a 2-pack that runs about $45 US. Aftermarket versions are also sold online, new or secondhand.

They come in a bunch of different patterns. Mine is a pearlescent white with a checkered flag, and it dresses up what’s normally just a black factory key.

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