Key Fob Trick
Nov 19, 2022 07:09:52 #
This made me laugh. "You can extend the range of your key fob by holding it against your chin. The fluids in your head act as a conductor, and your body becomes part of the antenna."
Is that something you really want to do? Send a signal into your head and then relay it to your car? That's a good scene for a comedy. What could go wrong? 🤣
I can see some Darwin Award candidate trying to power other devices with his head. "Because of the extensive damage to his head, not even dental records were able to identify him."
Is that something you really want to do? Send a signal into your head and then relay it to your car? That's a good scene for a comedy. What could go wrong? 🤣
I can see some Darwin Award candidate trying to power other devices with his head. "Because of the extensive damage to his head, not even dental records were able to identify him."
Nov 19, 2022 07:22:18 #
The version that I’ve heard is that the signal travels further if you aim the fob at your forehead because it bounces off the bone and is magnified. Of course, that means that it works better with many women because they’re more hard headed!
Nov 19, 2022 07:30:37 #
LenCreate wrote:
The version that I’ve heard is that the signal travels further if you aim the fob at your forehead because it bounces off the bone and is magnified. Of course, that means that it works better with many women because they’re more hard headed!
Ah, homemade science!
Nov 19, 2022 07:35:50 #
Nov 19, 2022 07:37:30 #
LenCreate wrote:
The version that I’ve heard is that the signal travels further if you aim the fob at your forehead because it bounces off the bone and is magnified. Of course, that means that it works better with many women because they’re more hard headed!
Amazing how some people will probably believe this crap.
Nov 19, 2022 07:44:05 #
LenCreate wrote:
The version that I’ve heard is that the signal travels further if you aim the fob at your forehead because it bounces off the bone and is magnified. Of course, that means that it works better with many women because they’re more hard headed!
You have to be more careful with your body. I would recommend shooting it the head of someone nearby.
Nov 19, 2022 08:49:51 #
Take your fob back to your dealer and he will install a new battery for free. That’s the best way to go.
Nov 19, 2022 09:16:40 #
jaymatt wrote:
Take your fob back to your dealer and he will install a new battery for free. That’s the best way to go.
My fob has a standard button battery, easily replaceable.
Nov 19, 2022 09:20:27 #
Longshadow wrote:
My fob has a standard button battery, easily replaceable.
I think they all do now, but why pay if you are in the area of a dealer and can get one free?
Nov 19, 2022 09:25:27 #
jaymatt wrote:
I think they all do now, but why pay if you are in the area of a dealer and can get one free?
For me it's a drive I don't need to do. Then, do all dealers not charge for the battery?
The grocery store, and others sell button batteries. I'm there often.
Nov 19, 2022 09:32:41 #
Longshadow wrote:
For me it's a drive I don't need to do. Then, do all dealers not charge for the battery?
The grocery store, and others sell button batteries. I'm there often.
The grocery store, and others sell button batteries. I'm there often.
If it’s a drive you don't need to make, that’s a different situation. Do they all? Can’t say, but I have never had one turn me down.
Nov 19, 2022 10:26:56 #
jaymatt wrote:
Take your fob back to your dealer and he will install a new battery for free. That’s the best way to go.
I just installed a new battery in my wife's FOB. Took about 2 minutes - Thanks Youtube!!
Mark
Nov 19, 2022 10:40:45 #
jaymatt wrote:
Take your fob back to your dealer and he will install a new battery for free. That’s the best way to go.
Not what I've heard around here. You pay labor, and you pay a premium for a $.50 battery. MY Honda fob is hard to open, and I'm always afraid that I'm going to break it. Ibuy thos CR2032 bateries by the dozen because they are used in so many devices.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cr2032&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Nov 19, 2022 11:18:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Not what I've heard around here. You pay labor, and you pay a premium for a $.50 battery. MY Honda fob is hard to open, and I'm always afraid that I'm going to break it. Ibuy thos CR2032 bateries by the dozen because they are used in so many devices.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cr2032&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cr2032&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
My Honda dealer has replaced mine free twice, and my Ford dealer just did the one for my F 150 yesterday—all free. Maybe Indiana dealers are nicer than those in New York. 🤔
Nov 19, 2022 12:38:49 #
jaymatt wrote:
My Honda dealer has replaced mine free twice, and my Ford dealer just did the one for my F 150 yesterday—all free. Maybe Indiana dealers are nicer than those in New York. 🤔
I’m wondering if those batteries are really ‘free’. If your car gets 30 miles per gallon and the dealer is more than 1.5 miles away, at current fuel prices you are losing money and time. If the car is electric, you still are paying to recharge.
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