Fading keys

[The Mercurian]

Does anyone know if fading keys are covered under Apple care ?
My mid2014 MBP has two fading keys - 'c' & 'e', I still have warranty - will they replace them ? (not urgent by any means I'm thinking about the resale value next year sometime)

 

[BarracksSi]

What was Apple's response?

 

[The Mercurian]

What was Apple's response?

Its a 4 hour return journay to the nearest Apple store so I when somebody tells me if its something they usually cover - after that I'll think about makign that trip

 

[Toutou]

I'm sure they would respond asap if you just sent them the photo and asked.

 

[BarracksSi]

Yup. They have email and phones.

If Apple says no, you could probably get keys from ifixit.com instead.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I didn't have 'fading keys' but I did have issues with MBA keyboards.

One letter - the letter "a" - had become loose and couldn't be soldered down, and another - I have forgotten which - was wobbly; as my MBA was still under Applecare, the entire keyboard was replaced, but I made the journey to a store, rather than deal with this over the phone.

 

[The Mercurian]

I didn't have 'fading keys' but I did have issues with MBA keyboards.

One letter - the letter "a" - had become loose and couldn't be soldered down, and another - I have forgotten which - was wobbly; as my MBA was still under Applecare, the entire keyboard was replaced, but I made the journey to a store, rather than deal with this over the phone.

Ok thanks good to know. Yeah I see no point in phoning them I figure they will insist on seeing this in the flesh before answering. Was hoping someone else might have dealt with it already.

 

[The Mercurian]

ARISE zombie thread!

So 20 months later and I now have the same problem with my S and D keys. Last time around when I was getting the screen replaced under warranty for stain-gate, the repair shop simply replaced the A & C keys for me. This time around, I'm thinking to try to replace them myself - I've seen a video on how to do it and it looks easy enough.

Does anyone know where to buy new keys? A search found me this - but I have never heard of this company:

https://www.replacementlaptopkeys.com/2014-apple-macbook-pro-keyboard-key-replacement/

Any used them - are the reliable ?

 

[Audit13]

You could also try eBay and Aliexpress.com.