Add 30' of range to you KeyFob.

[stevet47]

I just did this little mod, took about 15mintues, and I got about 30feet extra range from my keyfob.

In order to do this you will need:
-Soldering Iron
-Solder
-Flux (optional, but I needed it in order to get the solder to stick to the circuit board)
-Extra-fine sandpaper
-Razorblade
-Drill
-Very small drillbit
-Short piece of wire
-Electrical tape (optional)

Here's how to do it:
Take the keyfob apart, Remove the circuit board and scuff the antenna (the small rectangular box). Strip 1 end of the piece of wire you cut and solder it to the antenna, use flux if necessary. (Try not to get a huge blob of solder on there like I did, the solder I used was much too large in diameter).


Take a small drill bit (same size as wire diameter) and drill a hole through the circuit board in the spot that I show. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL HERE!! CIRCUIT BOARDS ARE FRAGILE AND CAN CRACK!! ALSO, DO NOT HIT ANY TRACKS OR TRACES (hold the circuit board up a light, the green is where you can drill, where you can see copper or white paths you must not touch them!)


Insert wire through hole and wire down flat against the circuit board.


Flip it over and zig-zag the wire back and forth (you can do it a little nicer than I did, lol).


If you are using very soft wire you can probably skip this step, but my wire did not want to stay folded up, so I warped a piece of electrical tape around it.


Using the razorblade, cut the 2 top nubs off of the back 1/2 of the keyfob.
(they are still here in this pic)


Snap the keyfob back together and test it out!
I used to have to walk almost to the top of my driveway before the keyfob would work, now I can use the keyfob in the middle of my driveway (about 30 feet further).

Have fun!

[loaizarayas]

so the trick is on the extra wire?

Modifications like this should be sticky

[stevet47]

Yes, you are pretty much just adding a larger antenna.

[Taylor_01]

Sweet! Thanks man.

[Zedbra]

I saw on TopGear once, that the fellow put the fob against his head and it gave him an additional 10 metres. I tried it today as I walked away from my car and forgot to lock it - the fob/noggin trick actually works. Tools needed: large head.

[stevet47]

Originally Posted by Zedbra

I saw on TopGear once, that the fellow put the fob against his head and it gave him an additional 10 metres. I tried it today as I walked away from my car and forgot to lock it - the fob/noggin trick actually works. Tools needed: large head.

LOL, I may have to try that!

[BRUTAL]

The head thing works, under the chin seems best, works with my sat, tv remote in the garage too! I cant change channels without doing that.

[Taylor_01]

Yeah, Ive done it under the chin also. Funny how that makes a difference.

[blackcc06]

When you hold a remote to your chin or to your head it makes your body an antena .Im sure later on in life like a lot of other things its not that great for your body but this is why it works .The bigger you are or taller I.E and so on the more range you get .

Mods make this a stickey neat trick !

[silversuper]

i gotta try this again, cuz im nor sure mine worked last time i did ti. maybe the solder broke loose, and amybe the battry is jusr dying