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Last night I did a simple mod to the VX. I did the alarm antenna relocate and what a difference. I used to have to be about 6 feet from my driver doo to get it to unlock. Now I can do it from 40 to 50 feet away. And what a simple mod. Took about 5 minutes. I highly recommend this simple mod.
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pointing the remote at your head? I'm, sort of, kidding about this, but it really seems to work. Don't mean to thread jack, and I'm thinking about doing the antenna relocate too, but I've found I can almost triple the range of the stock key fob just by placing the tip of the fob to my temple and pressing the button. I have NO idea why this works, but it does. Maybe your skull amplifies the signal?I don't do it that often so I don't think that I'm giving myself brain cancer. Just do it as a little "party trick" when I have friends with me.
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Yes it does work (I've done it for years). I actually hold the remote under my chin (soft part before your throat). I've heard that this works because your skull amplifies the signal like a radio tower. It can't have anything to do with the brain, because it works for all . As we know certain of our members may have burned out a few more brain cells than others. J/K but we know who they are. P.S. it also works the panic alarm from a lot farther away on most vehicles.Originally Posted by MSHardeman
pointing the remote at your head? I'm, sort of, kidding about this, but it really seems to work. Don't mean to thread jack, and I'm thinking about doing the antenna relocate too, but I've found I can almost triple the range of the stock key fob just by placing the tip of the fob to my temple and pressing the button. I have NO idea why this works, but it does. Maybe your skull amplifies the signal?
So I said to myself, I said "Handee"
and this voice came back and said..
"He's not in, may we take a message?"
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i dont know how i would feel about sending RF signals through my head...
i kinda value it more than the extra 10 feet
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It does seem to really workWhat was I talking about?
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I just know I'm going to point my key fob at my head and you guys are goona jump out of the bushes laughing at me
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ROFL, vehicross.info version of "Candid Camera". As far as RF signals, if you are worried about your tiny remote, then you are screwed by all the other stuff already out there Jack....
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i know, i hurt myself so much worse with other stupid s#$t every day...i just like to pretend that i keep myself from doing stupid things
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If there is anything to fear from what comes out of the key fob, I'm sure my head is the place least likely to receive damage
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unlock from 10 feet or 100 feet you still can not enter til you get to the vehicle
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With that thinking why have a key fob at all....just stick the key in the lock. Besides, my family always gets to the car before I do.
Super VXer
We only have about 30 seconds until it locks itself anyway right. So this mod is good depending on how fast you walk.
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So there is something to this huh?
So this REALLY does work, eh? I thought NocturnalVX and IRONwoMAN were just hazing the new kid in Moab and having a really good laugh at my expense as I dutifully held the fob to my chin at Gill's direction! Course I was like 60 feet away and Gill tweaked his fob from inside his pocket....and really had me going there for a second...or two...
Now wait, was that before or after the chocolate monkees?
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True, but from that distance I can admire more of the brightly colored, blinky lights that I've installed...
Yep, It really - really works...So this REALLY does work, eh? I thought NocturnalVX and IRONwoMAN were just hazing the new kid in Moab and having a really good laugh at my expense as I dutifully held the fob to my chin at Gill's direction! Course I was like 60 feet away and Gill tweaked his fob from inside his pocket
Now wait, was that before or after the chocolate monkees?
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{Hang head in shame}
I tried it last night. Didn't seem to make any difference. Conclusion: I'm gullable.
{Moving on}
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Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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