finally fixed the freakin low range prob.
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From: Lake Ontario
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Yup - I use the chin trick once in a while, and it works very well. I just point the key straight up and the tip against my skin under my chin. Range probably triples!
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From: Lake Ontario
Originally Posted by rominl
ok after i read this post i went over to rmmgs4's place and did the mod myself too
however, sad to say, it didn't really do much in my case. maybe it helped a bit, but i did a 9 location tests before and after the mod and the results were pretty much the same before and after
but by comparison, putting the key against my chin made it work like a charm, even from like 70 fit away
for the record though, as long as there is another vehicle in between me and my car, or if i am over 40 or 50 ft away from my car, it gets hard to trigger the remote
however, sad to say, it didn't really do much in my case. maybe it helped a bit, but i did a 9 location tests before and after the mod and the results were pretty much the same before and after
but by comparison, putting the key against my chin made it work like a charm, even from like 70 fit away
for the record though, as long as there is another vehicle in between me and my car, or if i am over 40 or 50 ft away from my car, it gets hard to trigger the remote
Does it trigger under 40 feet? If I could get mine to work even at 40 feet that would be a major improvement for me. Mine does not work over 20 feet. I certainly don't consider 40 feet short!
I will be doing this mod today and will let you all know the difference it makes.
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Originally Posted by rominl
ok after i read this post i went over to rmmgs4's place and did the mod myself too
however, sad to say, it didn't really do much in my case. maybe it helped a bit, but i did a 9 location tests before and after the mod and the results were pretty much the same before and after
but by comparison, putting the key against my chin made it work like a charm, even from like 70 fit away
for the record though, as long as there is another vehicle in between me and my car, or if i am over 40 or 50 ft away from my car, it gets hard to trigger the remote
comparing to my is300 and sc430 this is still weak
however, sad to say, it didn't really do much in my case. maybe it helped a bit, but i did a 9 location tests before and after the mod and the results were pretty much the same before and after
but by comparison, putting the key against my chin made it work like a charm, even from like 70 fit away
for the record though, as long as there is another vehicle in between me and my car, or if i am over 40 or 50 ft away from my car, it gets hard to trigger the remote
comparing to my is300 and sc430 this is still weak
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One would not expect to gain anything by grounding the antenna. The only possible gain, I can think off would depend upon length of the wire added to the coil .... [certain length may even make the reception worse].
just my 2cents but then why am I argueing with success.
Salim
just my 2cents but then why am I argueing with success.
Salim
Originally Posted by joshoowa
cant do that anymore... i broke my jaw last year so no more natural amp 
Originally Posted by Hameed
You said the range is weak and if you are over 40 feet away it is harder to trigger the remote?
Does it trigger under 40 feet? If I could get mine to work even at 40 feet that would be a major improvement for me. Mine does not work over 20 feet. I certainly don't consider 40 feet short!
I will be doing this mod today and will let you all know the difference it makes.
Does it trigger under 40 feet? If I could get mine to work even at 40 feet that would be a major improvement for me. Mine does not work over 20 feet. I certainly don't consider 40 feet short!
I will be doing this mod today and will let you all know the difference it makes.
Originally Posted by Dee
thats wierd it deffinetly made a difference on my car. what year is yours? i thought we hade the same year car?
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From: California
it's weird tho, my gf has a 98 gs300 with no tinted windows and i have a 98 gs400 with tinted windows. her range on her car is like at least 4 times greater than mine. i still think it has to do with the type of materials used in window tints.
yeah my battery is like 2 weeks old. it seems to me that i have dead spots around my car. somespots where the signal would be picked up very well and some parts just no signal at all. werid.