The Journey Of A Thousand Miles...

[Ldub]

Since I had the A pillar cover off to mount the gauge pod, in anticipation of recieving a scan gauge from Tone, I thought it would be a good time to move the antenna wire for the remote door locks.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE...the range is now 2-3 times what it was before...Me Likey!!! Anyone who hasn't discovered this mod, get thee to the "how to" section & search "electrical" back a year.
You'll be glad you did, & It's WAY E-Z.
Kinda makes me wish I wasn't such a lazy a-- procrastinator.

Ldub

[Joe_Black]

Yeah, that's like one of the easiest and most effective mods. Took me about two years to get around to it! :laughg:

[VehiX]

Wierd, I put a brand new battery in the key fob the day I did the alarm wire relocation and noticed absolutly NO change in remote distance AT ALL

[Anita]

Werent there a few owners here who doubled up on batteries in their fob and found an increase in range?

[Ldub]

Anita,
If I remember correctly, it was the same voltage, but higher amperage & slightly thicker battery(#2032). I have done that also & it helps, but not as much as the antenna relocation.
I think I saw that battery post when I was digging through the "knowlege base" for the antenna post.
Ldub
edit: oops, my bad, It was "how to's" not knowlege base, in the electrical area...search back 1 yr. & you'll find it.
Ldub

[Joe_Black]

I think fob range varies unit-to-unit. For example, with both our VX's parked next to each other my fob will activate only my alarm while my wife's fob will activate both her's and mine. If I get closer to her's then my fob will activate her alarm, but her fob definitely has greater range and mine has the newer battery.