simpler key fob?
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Instructor
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Tampa Florida
simpler key fob?
Any vendor making a key fob with no buttons? Since everything works as I walk up to my car, I really don't need those buttons which pop my hatch or worse, set off my alarm because it bumped some coin in my pocket.
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St. Jude Donor '13
Some people disassemble the fob to change the battery, then put a thin piece of tape or paper under some or all of the button contacts.
Because I use the buttons occasionally, I bought a "Fob Jacket" (Google it). Cut a thin but stiff piece of plastic that slips under the jacket and covers the entire front of the fob, protecting the buttons. Then remove it to punch a 1/8" hole over each button and reinstall, so you can activate the buttons with a ball point pen.
Now, my alarm only goes off accidentally a couple of times per year, instead of a couple of times per day.
Because I use the buttons occasionally, I bought a "Fob Jacket" (Google it). Cut a thin but stiff piece of plastic that slips under the jacket and covers the entire front of the fob, protecting the buttons. Then remove it to punch a 1/8" hole over each button and reinstall, so you can activate the buttons with a ball point pen.
Now, my alarm only goes off accidentally a couple of times per year, instead of a couple of times per day.
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From: Rocheport Missouri
I like the idea of a small fob (the size of a key) with no buttons.