Damn! It's bigger than the sub woofer!Here you go...
Speaking of which... The Cayenne Turbo that we used to own had a subwoofer instead of a spare tire... It didn't even have one of those stupid mini / donut type spare tires. Their solution for flats was a can of fix-a-flat and an air compressor. Not that this does any good when you hit a pot hole and both tires on one size end up with quarter size holes in the side because the stupid low profile tires got pinched between the rim and the side of the pot hole... Yeah, had that happen to me once...
This is obviously not relevant to push start ignitions, and I believe he was talking about adding house keys to the flip out mechanism on the fob. It's huge already, it has room if the jeep key was just rotated 90 degrees about its axis.You might want to rethink that these days...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_ignition_switch_recalls
"General Motors has stated that the recalled cars are safe to drive unless the driver has additional items attached to the key ring"
Yeah, FCA is not GM, but you have to remember, they are all pulling from the same pool of "engineers" up there. Maybe you work for GM for a couple of years, then move off to Ford, then off to FCA...
FCA is probably trying to make it so that you can't attach anything to the fob so that if anything does happen at some point, they can just say that you made an improper modification to their design and as such, they are not responsible.
A key that you can't put on a keyring... What a braindead design...
On a side note, my Harley uses one of those tubular locks with the round keys, like you see on vending machines. The key is not locked into the lock, so you use it to unlock the selector switch that has positions for ACC, OFF, and ON. I suspect that the security of these types of locks is questionable if you are faced with someone who has the equipment and knowledge to pick these types of locks. But, if you combine it with a locked fork and a disc brake lock, it might slow the thief down enough that he'll go somewhere else where the stealing is less time consuming.
The nice thing about this is that it can serve as a gap cover for those of us that got cloth seats. This actually explains why FCA couldn't afford to give us gap covers - the extra funding went to the key.Here you go...
Understood... Just pointing out that design decisions can have unintended consequences...
Some people don't like them because of their size. Others have been around long enough to realize that you shouldn't add every little whiz-bang feature that some kiddie engineer can think of to pad his resume because it can have unintended consequences. And for some situations, it actually can decrease the security of the vehicle.
AGAIN WHAT IS THE ISSUE IT HAS CAUSED?
If you can't see the potential problem, then pointing them out to you would just get dismissed.
Best way to fix the key popping out is to gently grind the button down just enough so you have to use the corner of your finger nail to release it. Ive tried tape and rubber bands but nothing lasts. Permanent fix, just be careful to grind just the right amount off.
It works good, just enough so the button has to be pushed just past the plastic housing. Permanent fix.
