Surfing - what to do with key

[AcesandEights]

Thanks, I think the Faraday bag will work, that way someone can't just walk up open the door and start it.

Now - I also have a whistling noise it seems from the driver's side mirror (took hard top panels off for a bit, still there) - I've read through a few threads but no fix. It looks like the mirror is maybe just off a a bit where the outside of it is snapped together. Any ideas?

I've got a ton of ideas. You could say I'm kind of an idea person. None of my ideas have anything to do with rearview mirrors though. Good luck.

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[SurfJeep]

Can’t you run proximity entry off in uconnect? I don’t have proximity on my Jeep but I do on an older mpar and was able to do so. Then I took the metal key out with me. I looked at a Jeep manual online and it looks like it can be turned off. Worth a try?

Of course you would have to take your metal key out of the fob if that worked.

 

[Matanzas]

You might be able to surf on the fob

I always put my keys in my shoe when surfing. Do people really walk the beach stealing shit?

 

[Speed331]

My board shorts usually have a little bungee loop in the back pocket. I've always had a small waterproof bag attached to it and tucked in my pocket. Haven't ever lost one...

 

[Rhinebeck01]

Can’t you run proximity entry off in uconnect? I don’t have proximity on my Jeep but I do on an older mpar and was able to do so. Then I took the metal key out with me. I looked at a Jeep manual online and it looks like it can be turned off. Worth a try?

Of course you would have to take your metal key out of the fob if that worked.

@SurfJeep

As far as I know, with the JL/JT, no...... you cannot turn off proximity in UConnect.

 

[ajkitebrder40]

My board shorts usually have a little bungee loop in the back pocket. I've always had a small waterproof bag/wallet attached to it and tucked in my pocket. Haven't ever lost one...

Yeah, I've done that, but I'm always worried with it, same with a wetsuit. To be honest, I usually surf/kite right in front of my Jeep anyways, so it's not that big of a deal. Just wondering what people did.

 

[SurfJeep]

@SurfJeep

As far as I know, with the JL/JT, no...... you cannot turn off proximity in UConnect.

I wasn’t sure, that’s why I looked at the manual. If what I’m reading is corrrect, it looks like it should be possible.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

I wasn’t sure, that’s why I looked at the manual. If what I’m reading is corrrect, it looks like it should be possible.

@SurfJeep

I'll check tomorrow... I know you can change setting so both driver's and passenger door unlock or just the driver's door..... but in the same UConnect settings I don't remember seeing the option to turn off Proximity.

 

[GATORB8]

Thanks, I think the Faraday bag will work, that way someone can't just walk up open the door and start it.

Now - I also have a whistling noise it seems from the driver's side mirror (took hard top panels off for a bit, still there) - I've read through a few threads but no fix. It looks like the mirror is maybe just off a a bit where the outside of it is snapped together. Any ideas?

There’s a TSB on a foam piece that seals the windshield that can get a fold in it. Fix is to drop the windshield and straighten it out.

 

[Joe98]

Towbar key safe.

 

[Frank R.]

If you surf with a friend, lock it in their car.

Right. Like a surfer would have a friend....

 

[21 Willys]

I've got a ton of ideas. You could say I'm kind of an idea person. None of my ideas have anything to do with rearview mirrors though. Good luck.

Get a faraday bag as others have suggested, then have a $3.00 key cut. Put the key fob in the faraday and hide it inside of your Jeep, then either take the $3.00 key with you or hide it on the outside of the Jeep. It will only unlock the door and not allow the Jeep to be cranked. By hiding the faraday bag inside, if someone does find the key that you hid outside, they still cannot start your Jeep.

 

[Dkretden]

Towbar key safe.

Does this actually block the proximity Key?

 

[Reinen]

Get a faraday bag as others have suggested, then have a $3.00 key cut. Put the key fob in the faraday and hide it inside of your Jeep, then either take the $3.00 key with you or hide it on the outside of the Jeep. It will only unlock the door and not allow the Jeep to be cranked. By hiding the faraday bag inside, if someone does find the key that you hid outside, they still cannot start your Jeep.

Adding to this perfect suggestion, it's a good idea to store your keys at home in a faraday bag/box as well. It's not all that difficult to create a long-range RFID amplifier relay.

A thief can use such a relay to signal the key fob in the house, relay it to the Jeep so it thinks the fob is present, unlock the door, start the Jeep and drive off.

Faraday bags and boxes aren't special. Anything that fully encapsulates the fob in metal (solid or fine mesh) will block signals to & from the fob.

 

[jadewolf]

Something like this might work for you:

https://www.amazon.com/DRFT-Waterproof-Swimming-Surfing-Kayaking/dp/B086NRGLH5

I used to use a small drybox for my key when I was shore diving. Surfing is a bit more active and has less anchor points for stuff, though, so you'd want something more secure than just clipping it off.

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