what gives?

by **SirMacDaddy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:22 pm

so eversince i got my car, my key fob has been very weak and it would work in a 20ft radius of the car and now it doesnt work even if you are 3 feet away. you have to stand there holding the button for a while before it works. whats wrong?
its not the battery...i replaced that..i wish it was that easy..

by **Dawgz** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:28 pm

maybe its not making contact? the button? did u clean the ends of the button bad when u took it apart?

by **LatinDragonXJC** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:02 pm

Mine is weak too. I just thought it's like that by default.

by **SirMacDaddy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:34 pm

yeah i cleaned it as well...i thought that might have been the problem but its still weak...

by **99V6solaraSE** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:12 pm

yea mine does that too.. there are rare times it works far away but most of the time from mostly close distances.

by **AllShowNoGo** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:15 pm

^^^Get a new battery for your remote. Just pry it open ant replace it with one of those watch style batteries.

by **woa_its_j3ff** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:11 pm

AllShowNoGo wrote:^^^Get a new battery for your remote. Just pry it open ant replace it with one of those watch style batteries.

he said he already tried that.

yeah mine sucks. i have to be withint 5-10 ft to do it.. sucks balls. i wonder waht is the normal range of the key fobs..

by **AllShowNoGo** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:28 pm

^^^crap i saw it after. A little tip if u hold your remote up to your chin u increase the range. I was told this at mobile dynamics and it works, but u look like a retard doing it.

by **SirMacDaddy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:29 pm

i have no idea what it could be...

my friend drives a jeep and she can unlock and lock her car from across a huge parking lot, id say 200yds or more and i cant even do it from 2 feet away

by **kingkakyle** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:38 pm

AllShowNoGo wrote:^^^crap i saw it after. A little tip if u hold your remote up to your chin u increase the range. I was told this at mobile dynamics and it works, but u look like a retard doing it.

it works ive tried with and without increases range by like 10 ft+ haha

maybe time to get a new fob? mine works from pretty far away

by **SirMacDaddy** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:23 am

kingkakyle you drive a 2005 solara and i drive a 2001...i think there is a difference. i think for some reason the gen 1 solaras, the reciever for the keyless entry just gets horrible reception...could be from the unit itself or from location.

by **Mole** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:19 pm

i agree. gen 1 alarm does not have good range. new toyotas do. they even compare to distance on quality aftermarket alarms.

by **NeFaRiOuS_SLE** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:45 pm

I also noticed that the range was better when you're walking towards the car instead of standing still... But still the question remains; the reception was said to fade over time; where is the proverbial "antenna" of the alarm so that it can be cleaned or even "hick-boosted" (e.g. putting tin foil on it)?

by **solara driver99** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:31 pm

i have a 99 solara and tryed replaceing the battery and sometimes it will work and sometimes it will not work. I would love to know how to fix the probleam

by **xet** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:47 pm

same issue with my 98 camry and other ones i think so, just seems like poor design or it fails over time

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