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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
Agreed! This is the reason I'll have someone else do it for me so I don't look/feel like an idiot..
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
Probably would have been better if you put the money towards this instead.
http://www.asianwolf.com/car-alarm-2009.html This is a 2-way setup, so if you start the car it confirms it's running, or if the alarm is triggered it notifies you on the remote. The range is incredible - I can be in the BACK of a store, and can still have the remote communicate with the car in the parking lot. - Ed |
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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
They are all telling the truth. It truly does like triple the range of the remote.
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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
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I trust you, but not your creepy gremlin avatar... Addressing the "wolf" system Zman posted: I'm not sure about all that Zman.. It's like carrying a walky-talky with you all the time and they seem bulky and cumbersome.. Also, I can imagine it now, I'd be trying to sleep and something malfunctions and I wouldn't be able to shut anything off.. The proximity alarm seems awesome and I like the timed start up function.. But I don't know about it at all.. It's a great price for something like that but is it too cheap to be true?
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
What do you mean, creepy. That's what I actually look like!
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don't touch my car!
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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
Yeah and I look like this but I don't post it as an avatar.. Creeepy..
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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The back story on the gremlin: Back like 5 years ago, there was a superstition going around here that when I touched a car it would cause the transmission to go bad. I was dubbed the 'transmission gremlin' and Landshark made the chop of my face on the gremlin figurine.
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LOL! It's much more hilarious when the story is told..
Ok, gremlin for the win! EDIT: So I guess the end result is get another system or just deal with being close to the car before you mess with it..
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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I think it works. I can remote-start my car from my office window w/ the car a good 200 yards away, and I'm pretty sure my chance of brain cancer is only like 5% higher, so it's totally worth it.
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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
So... I decided to try this out for myself cause the sped friend I mentioned above said it worked.. I went into the parking lot at work, instead of WalMart, and proceeded to press the button from all angles as I walked away from the car. Once I was too far for the button to work, I put the key fob to my chin... Knowing this wouldn't work, I was about to just walk to the car since it's cold out and to my astonishment and amazement, I believe I got the results everyone mentioned above!!
....This works...?
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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Re: Can I amplify keyfob signal?
It does work, although I find I get mixed results with my Viper alarm/starter.
In a strange twist, I caught a segment on TV just now about getting better range out of a car remote. Basically, it goes like this: 1. Open remote. Usually requires a thin wedge to be stuck in the crack and twisted, there may be a screw. (I don't have am OEM security system, so I don't know what the remotes are actually like) 2. Locate the antenna. It's a small raised square or cylinder and should be fairly obvious. 3. Carefully scuff the surface of the antenna with some medium grade sandpaper 4. Get a piece of wire (nothing special, everyday stuff) and contour it to fit inside the remote 5. Strip one end of the wire and solder it to the antenna. 6. Package everything away nicely, close 'er up, and try it out. I'm going to try it out with my alarm. The range I get is pathetic (50' max, if I'm behind the car. Damn titanium oxide windshield...) and the chin trick doesn't always work for me. I opened up my remote to see what battery is in it, because I want to replace that too, and the antenna is very obvious. It's basically 4 button contacts, an LED, a battery, and the antenna.
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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