99 Key FOB problems....
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Ontario
99 Key FOB problems....
Did I see somewhere that you can clean the "guts" of the fobs? I'm having some problems with both of my fobs (1 has hardly any use).
Do you clean the contact points with alcohol?
One fob I use all the time, the passive feature is not working from a distance. But if I change it from passive to non and back to passive, it will work 2 feet from the car but not at a distance????
TIA
Do you clean the contact points with alcohol?
One fob I use all the time, the passive feature is not working from a distance. But if I change it from passive to non and back to passive, it will work 2 feet from the car but not at a distance????
TIA
Pro
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Suffolk New York
With the passive switch on ... you need to be near, it's not meant to work from very far away.
Have you replaced the batteries, even without use they weaken.
Have you replaced the batteries, even without use they weaken.
Last edited by cam99; Aug 20, 2007 at 07:26 PM.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Ontario
Key FOB
What do you mean by"near"? My 95 would open the doors from 25-30 feet away. This one won't open at all unless you're about 12" away! It has to work from farther away than that...............
TIA
TIA
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Silver Spring MD
Passive is a PITA
I had to replace my fobs as they were SHOT. Got one with passive and turned it off. Another from a 00 which does not thave the passive switch. Hated the damn thing locking and unlocking every time I walked around the kitchen and the C5 waqs parked in the garage.
I tried cleaning them with a pencil eraser. Very SLIGHTLY abrasive but NOT MUCH. From my old days fixing IBM machines.
BIGHANK
I tried cleaning them with a pencil eraser. Very SLIGHTLY abrasive but NOT MUCH. From my old days fixing IBM machines.
BIGHANK
