Interestingly.. I went windsurfing with the fob in my boardshorts pocket accidentally. Only to find out after I came out all soaked in sea water.
Haha good thing there's already a place to put the fob between the cupholders (not a phone holder)My very first Jeep modification. Hook to hold my fob. Really....I did this!!!
Or maybe the engineers did their job really well. Is it possible they considered that Jeepers are outdoors people and that it might be a good idea to leave enough internal displacement that the keyfob actually floats if dropped in water?So, I'm working on my key (I like to attach my house keys with custom parts to avoid using key rings) and I have it disassembled. It does appear that the key is waterproof. The reason for its size is likely the fact that the engineers are lazy morons. There's a lot of totally empty space here, and even with the gaskets, there's absolutely no reason to make this bigger than the key for any other jeep model. They all are much smaller profile keys that do exactly the same thing. I applaud the effort they took in making it waterproof (even though they don't advertise it anywhere), but there is simply no excuse for the size.
Thanks for the info (and the tear-down) on the key fob. I was wondering whether it was waterproof and was hoping Jeep had thought of that. Also good to know of the torque/winding of the spring for the physical key.So, I'm working on my key (I like to attach my house keys with custom parts to avoid using key rings) and I have it disassembled. It does appear that the key is waterproof. The reason for its size is likely the fact that the engineers are lazy morons. There's a lot of totally empty space here, and even with the gaskets, there's absolutely no reason to make this bigger than the key for any other jeep model. They all are much smaller profile keys that do exactly the same thing. I applaud the effort they took in making it waterproof (even though they don't advertise it anywhere), but there is simply no excuse for the size.
With my former Jeep Patriot, the key fob made it through the washing machine (not dryer) at least three times and I'd swim with it on occasion. I suppose the JL's fob might be different due to the spring-loaded physical key action.
Looking for smaller key fob for a jeep wrangler ? try THREEDOM - https://mythreedom.com/pages/fobs-for-saleSo, I'm working on my key (I like to attach my house keys with custom parts to avoid using key rings) and I have it disassembled. It does appear that the key is waterproof. The reason for its size is likely the fact that the engineers are lazy morons. There's a lot of totally empty space here, and even with the gaskets, there's absolutely no reason to make this bigger than the key for any other jeep model. They all are much smaller profile keys that do exactly the same thing. I applaud the effort they took in making it waterproof (even though they don't advertise it anywhere), but there is simply no excuse for the size.
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