Hide a key?
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
You can use your imagination, I found a place that's not too easy to access but do-able if needed. If you don't have a fob inside the car, the key will only allow someone to unlock the trunk (and then the doors), so it can't be stolen that way.
If you want full protection against losing your fob; hide the key and get + train an extra fob, wrap it in aluminum foil and hide it someplace deep inside the car.
A thief could, in theory, find your key and unlock the trunk, pull the release to open the door, find the aluminum foil ball with the hidden fob and recongnize what it was, unwrap the fob and steal your car. You could also be struck by a meteor.
If you want full protection against losing your fob; hide the key and get + train an extra fob, wrap it in aluminum foil and hide it someplace deep inside the car.
A thief could, in theory, find your key and unlock the trunk, pull the release to open the door, find the aluminum foil ball with the hidden fob and recongnize what it was, unwrap the fob and steal your car. You could also be struck by a meteor.
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From: Kerrville TX
You can use your imagination, I found a place that's not too easy to access but do-able if needed. If you don't have a fob inside the car, the key will only allow someone to unlock the trunk (and then the doors), so it can't be stolen that way.
If you want full protection against losing your fob; hide the key and get + train an extra fob, wrap it in aluminum foil and hide it someplace deep inside the car.
A thief could, in theory, find your key and unlock the trunk, pull the release to open the door, find the aluminum foil ball with the hidden fob and recongnize what it was, unwrap the fob and steal your car. You could also be struck by a meteor.
If you want full protection against losing your fob; hide the key and get + train an extra fob, wrap it in aluminum foil and hide it someplace deep inside the car.
A thief could, in theory, find your key and unlock the trunk, pull the release to open the door, find the aluminum foil ball with the hidden fob and recongnize what it was, unwrap the fob and steal your car. You could also be struck by a meteor.
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the best place was posted up here before.
they got a new copy of a key that was all metal, no plastic. drilled out hole so that a license plate bolt would fit through it, cut the slot in the bolt a bit wider to accept a nickel or quarter and then put the key behind the license plate.
then if you're ever stuck just find some change and unscrew it.
they got a new copy of a key that was all metal, no plastic. drilled out hole so that a license plate bolt would fit through it, cut the slot in the bolt a bit wider to accept a nickel or quarter and then put the key behind the license plate.
then if you're ever stuck just find some change and unscrew it.
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From: Murrells Inlet, SC
Neat place to hide the key
What I did on one of my vettes is this...
Have the Key "hole" drilled out just a bit so that the license place bolt will slip through it. Take off the plate, then on one of the bolts, put the plate back on with the key behind it. Then, worst case, you would only have to find a screwdriver!
Good luck
Have the Key "hole" drilled out just a bit so that the license place bolt will slip through it. Take off the plate, then on one of the bolts, put the plate back on with the key behind it. Then, worst case, you would only have to find a screwdriver!
Good luck
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From: Naples, Florida
Maybe I'm too obsessive, but I have a key hidden on all of our cars (3). As far as my C6 is concerned, I wrapped the fob with aluminum foil and used duct tape to tape it to a location on the car.
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