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Craig_R

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Key Fob Remote Range ?
« on: 08 October 2007, 20:23:52 »
just a quick check here.

The range of my key fob remote was rubbish and somtime never worked even thought the light would come on on it so i thought it was a dead or low battery so i changed it and its about the same. i am lucky if it works 4 meters away.


whats everyone else's range ?

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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #1 on: 08 October 2007, 20:28:42 »
Think mine works from about 4-5 metres (16-20 feet in old money ;D) but if I put it to my forehead and look at my car then press the button it works even further away, honest try it ;)
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #2 on: 08 October 2007, 20:30:31 »
I have lots of different ones, best is about 10m.
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #3 on: 08 October 2007, 20:31:36 »
Similarly poor, though slightly better/more reliable since having the thing fully apart, just this evening, to clean up the rather corroded copper battery contact.  I think the main limitation is that it's line-of-sight to the IR receiver, and the strength of beam given off by the emitter in the keyfob, which has to be limited for decent battery longevity.  I bet they make more efficient IR LEDs today if you're handy with a soldering iron, but hardly worth the bother I'd say.
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #4 on: 08 October 2007, 20:31:47 »
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just a quick check here.

The range of my key fob remote was rubbish and somtime never worked even thought the light would come on on it so i thought it was a dead or low battery so i changed it and its about the same. i am lucky if it works 4 meters away.


whats everyone else's range ?

Craig

How far do you really want to be from it when you lock/unlock your car? If you're too far away the interior light would have gone back off before you got to it. ;)
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #5 on: 08 October 2007, 20:34:58 »
to be honest from the front room if the alarm has gone off which is only about 6 meters away out of the front room window :)

no IR on mine its a 2000 facelift
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #6 on: 08 October 2007, 21:58:52 »
My 95 one i have to touch the window and press a few times ::)
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #7 on: 08 October 2007, 22:31:32 »
I've always been impressed with the range of my remote, about 15 mtrs
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #8 on: 08 October 2007, 23:15:33 »
about 5 meters
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #9 on: 08 October 2007, 23:49:18 »
A colleague of mine used to have an S type and the range of his remote was silly. One day he noticed his boot had been open in the pi$$ing rain because it went off in his pocket about 30 metres away in the office!  ;D

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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #10 on: 09 October 2007, 13:18:20 »
My '94 Elite would only work when right up against the window, even with a new battery. My '00 CD is about 5 metres.
A colleague has a Citroen that works at about 30 meters too. What on earth d'ya need that sort of range ?  By the time you get to the car some toerag will have nicked the stereo.
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #11 on: 09 October 2007, 15:01:39 »
My Almera has an aftermarket Cat 1 alarm - quite often I'm working upstairs, a good 20m away, and if I lean on the fob it unlocks. Only find out when I go outside four hours later...
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #12 on: 09 October 2007, 15:06:51 »
Is the key fob the RF type or the IR type with the red pimple on the ceiling.

I found mine was playing up so I took the back off and pushed the board in as it was loose.

Now mine works without any issues can be standing about 10m and it will lock/unlock might be worth a look

HTH :)
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #13 on: 09 October 2007, 15:10:16 »
My dads car has the IR type and can hold the remote at best about a meter away.

HTH :)
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Re: Key Fob Remote Range ?
« Reply #14 on: 09 October 2007, 15:29:33 »
My keyfob had a crap range, changed the battery and its a bit better now, can lock or open the car from about 10 metres away, but still not as good as more modern cars unfortunately  >:(


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