Panic Button
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: St Louis Area IL
I use the panic button to protect the car. I have an elderly neighbor who walks her mutt dog past my drive every evening at 7pm. If the vette is in the drive the damn mutt pees on my wheels and tires every time. The woman stops and lets him. Why my vette?
I have "nicely" asked the elderly woman to keep her dog off my property and walk on other side of the street. She did not take it well and won't stop, so...
Next night set a little trap. I set up by front window and waited. Sure enough 7:05 woman and dog stop at my drive dog sniffs tire and hikes a leg. This time it appears like the old women is acting as look out. I hit the panic button the little mutt jumps straight up 2 feet in the air the old lady nearly passes out in shock. Then I holler " Got You now" out the window, both take off.
Wife scolds me for scaring the old lady and swats me with her evening news paper. I'm laughing my butt off and blocking swats. Next night I am poised at the window panic button in hand but this time the elderly woman and her mutt are on other side of the street. I smile and wave. I won.
Moral of story don't mess with old men we have sick minds and do loose it often.
I have "nicely" asked the elderly woman to keep her dog off my property and walk on other side of the street. She did not take it well and won't stop, so...
Next night set a little trap. I set up by front window and waited. Sure enough 7:05 woman and dog stop at my drive dog sniffs tire and hikes a leg. This time it appears like the old women is acting as look out. I hit the panic button the little mutt jumps straight up 2 feet in the air the old lady nearly passes out in shock. Then I holler " Got You now" out the window, both take off.
Wife scolds me for scaring the old lady and swats me with her evening news paper. I'm laughing my butt off and blocking swats. Next night I am poised at the window panic button in hand but this time the elderly woman and her mutt are on other side of the street. I smile and wave. I won.
Moral of story don't mess with old men we have sick minds and do loose it often.
There is a gadget you can buy that causes your lawn sprinkler to turn on when an animal or person gets close to it. You can set it to spray near your car but not on it. After the 2nd time the dog will have pee anxiety and won't be able to pee near your home!!! Or you can just set the timer to water your lawn at 7:05 each morning.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
FOB cover has prevented all accidental activations. But I have often set it off intentionally. A few times a quick double press to find where I parked and several times to check the battery in my spare FOB in the house without needing to go to the garage. The car can detect pressing buttons on the FOB for several hundred feet even through walls. If you press a button on the car to detect the FOB the range is only a couple of feet. If you don't press any buttons on either (or close a door) the car never knows the FOB exists.
Safety Car
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From: Boise ID
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Central MO
I've only done it once on the Vette, and that was recently when I was lying all twisted up in the trunk installing the wire harness for my NPP in a box.
The fob for my F-150 Lariat, on the other hand, went off every time I squatted down. And of course the remote range on the fob is excellent - anywhere in the house and it still works. A silicone sleeve and a leather sleeve didn't help. I have never intentionally used the panic button so I took the fob apart and was able to clip the "nub" that activates the button off. Problem solved!
The fob for my F-150 Lariat, on the other hand, went off every time I squatted down. And of course the remote range on the fob is excellent - anywhere in the house and it still works. A silicone sleeve and a leather sleeve didn't help. I have never intentionally used the panic button so I took the fob apart and was able to clip the "nub" that activates the button off. Problem solved!
Le Mans Master
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
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Drifting
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
This is the one I posted a pic of earlier
https://www.amazon.com/Corvette-Remo...s=C6+fob+cover
https://www.amazon.com/Corvette-Remo...s=C6+fob+cover
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 2,181
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From: Ponte Vedra Beach FL
That works, but I pop it apart and put a tiny piece of insulation (like packaging tape, for instance) between the button and the contacts. When you sell the vehicle, you can easily reverse it for the new owner. I've done this on many makes of fobs.