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I hate key fobs…

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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 9 Dec 2021, 23:33 last edited by
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    Taking Karla’s Honda down to pick up Luke for break. I have accidentally left that key fob in the car twice. I’m amazed nobody has run off with the car yet.

    The Brad

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      89th
      wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 00:20 last edited by
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      Heard of pockets?

      Btw if you leave it in the trunk and close it, the trunk will pop open. Kinda cool.

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        Copper
        wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 01:58 last edited by
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        Put it in your pocket

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          Axtremus
          wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 03:44 last edited by
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          Get your vaccine shots. Then the nanobots can take over whatever the key fobs do and you can ditch the key fobs.

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 08:06 last edited by
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            My new Mazda beeps at me if I try to lock the car with the fob in it.

            But 89’s advice is good. It took me about a month to stop taking the fob out of my pocket out of habit. Also it took discovering that there’s a little button on the door handle that will unlock the door if the fob is nearby. Before that discovery I thought I had to push a button on the fob to unlock the car, which had me take it out of the pocket.

            Only non-witches get due process.

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            • C Copper
              10 Dec 2021, 01:58

              Put it in your pocket

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              Friday
              wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 09:25 last edited by
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              @copper said in I hate key fobs…:

              Put it in your pocket

              Maybe he's worried about his pant lines.

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                Jolly
                wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 last edited by
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                Better than worrying about his panty lines.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  Improviso
                  wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 12:27 last edited by
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                  Or worrying about his panty liners.

                  We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                  Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 12:38 last edited by
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                    1. It’s the habit…

                    2. half the crap in my pants pocket falls out and gets lodged between the seat and the center console…

                    3. what’s wrong with a key, anyway? We’ve used keys for our entire lives. No major problems… Fobs are a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist!

                    The Brad

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                      Copper
                      wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 12:43 last edited by
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                      And you can make a spare key for a few dollars

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                        George K
                        wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 12:56 last edited by
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                        Mine never leaves my pocket. I have keyless entry on my car (it unlocks when I'm near and I pull the door handle). There's a button on each door handle that locks the car (admittedly, I haven't seen if it works if I forget the fob in the car), but it's just as easy to reach into my pocket, and push the "lock" button which has a different tactile feel than the other buttons.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • L LuFins Dad
                          10 Dec 2021, 12:38
                          1. It’s the habit…

                          2. half the crap in my pants pocket falls out and gets lodged between the seat and the center console…

                          3. what’s wrong with a key, anyway? We’ve used keys for our entire lives. No major problems… Fobs are a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist!

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                          Improviso
                          wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 12:56 last edited by
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                          @lufins-dad said in I hate key fobs…:

                          what’s wrong with a key, anyway? We’ve used keys for our entire lives. No major problems… Fobs are a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist!

                          Agreed...

                          Wait till the FOB battery craps out and you can't enter or start the car.

                          While my '04 Honda uses a key to start, the FOB is used to unlock the door. It does have a key lock on the drivers side door.

                          About 6 months after buying the car, I hit a deer and had front end damage and drivers door damage. Took the car to get repaired. I always used the FOB to unlock the drivers side door. Couple of years ago, the FOB battery died. So I put the key in the lock to unlock it and it would not unlock. Turns out, when they did the repairs, they forgot to reinstall the rod linkage between the door lock and the key lock. I never noticed it for over 10 years because I always used the FOB to unlock the car.

                          Ever checked to see what a dealer charges to replace a FOB? It ain't cheap. Yea, you can get the battery replaced, but some of them are not user serviceable.

                          We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                          Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                            10 Dec 2021, 12:56

                            @lufins-dad said in I hate key fobs…:

                            what’s wrong with a key, anyway? We’ve used keys for our entire lives. No major problems… Fobs are a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist!

                            Agreed...

                            Wait till the FOB battery craps out and you can't enter or start the car.

                            While my '04 Honda uses a key to start, the FOB is used to unlock the door. It does have a key lock on the drivers side door.

                            About 6 months after buying the car, I hit a deer and had front end damage and drivers door damage. Took the car to get repaired. I always used the FOB to unlock the drivers side door. Couple of years ago, the FOB battery died. So I put the key in the lock to unlock it and it would not unlock. Turns out, when they did the repairs, they forgot to reinstall the rod linkage between the door lock and the key lock. I never noticed it for over 10 years because I always used the FOB to unlock the car.

                            Ever checked to see what a dealer charges to replace a FOB? It ain't cheap. Yea, you can get the battery replaced, but some of them are not user serviceable.

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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 13:01 last edited by
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                            @improviso said in I hate key fobs…:

                            @lufins-dad said in I hate key fobs…:

                            what’s wrong with a key, anyway? We’ve used keys for our entire lives. No major problems… Fobs are a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist!

                            Agreed...

                            Wait till the FOB battery craps out and you can't enter or start the car.

                            While my '04 Honda uses a key to start, the FOB is used to unlock the door. It does have a key lock on the drivers side door.

                            About 6 months after buying the car, I hit a deer and had front end damage and drivers door damage. Took the car to get repaired. I always used the FOB to unlock the drivers side door. Couple of years ago, the FOB battery died. So I put the key in the lock to unlock it and it would not unlock. Turns out, when they did the repairs, they forgot to reinstall the rod linkage between the door lock and the key lock. I never noticed it for over 10 years because I always used the FOB to unlock the car.

                            Ever checked to see what a dealer charges to replace a FOB? It ain't cheap. Yea, you can get the battery replaced, but some of them are not user serviceable.

                            I’ve been advised to get replacement fobs at Batteries Plus. They are only $30 there… What a fvcking deal.

                            The Brad

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                            • L LuFins Dad
                              10 Dec 2021, 13:01

                              @improviso said in I hate key fobs…:

                              @lufins-dad said in I hate key fobs…:

                              what’s wrong with a key, anyway? We’ve used keys for our entire lives. No major problems… Fobs are a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist!

                              Agreed...

                              Wait till the FOB battery craps out and you can't enter or start the car.

                              While my '04 Honda uses a key to start, the FOB is used to unlock the door. It does have a key lock on the drivers side door.

                              About 6 months after buying the car, I hit a deer and had front end damage and drivers door damage. Took the car to get repaired. I always used the FOB to unlock the drivers side door. Couple of years ago, the FOB battery died. So I put the key in the lock to unlock it and it would not unlock. Turns out, when they did the repairs, they forgot to reinstall the rod linkage between the door lock and the key lock. I never noticed it for over 10 years because I always used the FOB to unlock the car.

                              Ever checked to see what a dealer charges to replace a FOB? It ain't cheap. Yea, you can get the battery replaced, but some of them are not user serviceable.

                              I’ve been advised to get replacement fobs at Batteries Plus. They are only $30 there… What a fvcking deal.

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                              Improviso
                              wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 13:03 last edited by
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                              @lufins-dad said in I hate key fobs…:

                              I’ve been advised to get replacement fobs at Batteries Plus. They are only $30 there… What a fvcking deal.

                              I was able to get 2 replacement FOB's for the Honda on Amazon for about 12 bucks.

                              The programming process was a piece of cake.

                              We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                              Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                              • C Copper
                                10 Dec 2021, 12:43

                                And you can make a spare key for a few dollars

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                                Jolly
                                wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 13:36 last edited by
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                                @copper said in I hate key fobs…:

                                And you can make a spare key for a few dollars

                                Eureka!

                                Fobs are a solution to a problem that doesn't exist, with a guarantee of breakage or maintenance, costing the consumer more in the long run.

                                If we've kearned anything out of this supply chain mess, less complicated with less chips is better.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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