the FOB

[BillG]

you know, sitting here thinking about it, I guess this is really the way to go any more. I've been thinking about putting coded locks and stuff on the house so maybe this is a good time to do it.

Strange, you have been thinking about adding push buttons to your house, but complain about the one on the Jeep

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[Neanderthalman]

you know, sitting here thinking about it, I guess this is really the way to go any more. I've been thinking about putting coded locks and stuff on the house so maybe this is a good time to do it.

I've got a Kevo for the front door. It's been pretty reliable, and I only carry the housekey as a weapon of last resort. I've used it....once in the past year. Because I forgot my phone at work.

So realistically, I could probably just keep the housekey in the Jeep as a backup and reduce my pocket carry even further.

 

[wordslayer]

Strange, you have been thinking about adding push buttons to your house, but complain about the one on the Jeep

I like the push button on my toothbrush. I like the push button on my electric razor. I like the push button on my keurig. I like all sorts of push buttons. You are trying to draw a false analogy.

 

[nerubi]

I have on fob on a lanyard I wear around my neck and the other fob on a MOLLE key ring I put on my belt and tuck into my pocket. I always carry both. Other key ring has my JK key and mailbox key. House locks are digital. Plus I have my butler open the door when I come home.
I never put it into the console or elsewhere in the Jeep because I don't want to forget it and let someone steal my Jeep. On my Lamborghini SUV it has a fingerprint start button. Now a car thief will need to cut off my thumb to steal my little lamby.

 

[ShadyB]

The fob goes in my pocket and I have one of those cheap (non-climbing) caribiners that I clip the Jeep fob to or my other car on to for the day. The issue I'm having is the spring button does get depressed sometimes in my pocket. Last week I tried the rubber band around my fob.. which is an awesome looking mod for a $50k vehicle. I wonder why jeep designed it this way? I'd like to see a key redesign to where there was a different design rather than the switch blade type key.

Do those pricey leather holsters block the switch blade key from deploying in your pocket?

 

[BLACKMOAB]

These fit and work perfectly.
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[GreyFox]

I just leave it in my purse. It has been there since I picked it up at the dealer.

 

[AlamedaJeep]

Do those pricey leather holsters block the switch blade key from deploying in your pocket?

They work great for that. And I wouldn't classify them as "pricey" given the quality.

I pull the fob holster out of my pocket to unlock the door, then it goes back in my pocket until it's time to re-lock. Never am without the key that way.

I didn't like the whole push-button start idea at the beginning, but I am happy with it now.

 

[mwilk012]

You old people sure are something. Just order your Jeep with proximity entry, leave the key in your pocket, and never look at it again. If you’re the kind of person to walk away from your vehicle with it still running, it might be time to check yourself into a nice “retirement facility”.

 

[Rahneld]

What do most of you do with the FOB? Do you put it on a keyring? Attach keys to it? Or do you just leave it solo and stick it into your pocket/purse?

My current keyring has a few other keys on it and I'm thinking that if I put a ring on this new FOB that this could be quite cumbersome to carry around.

Hi Mr. @wordslayer :

Here's a solution I neither support nor criticize, but *offer* as an option:

* Disassemble the physical key from the fob.

* Carry the key alone. Put your fob in the vehicle, without its battery, in a secret location, ideally close to the start button, and perhaps attached to one of those draw string waist belt clips people attach their employer ID to, say behind and under the dash between the steering wheel and starter.

* When locking the car only use the physical key. This should NOT engage the alarm (I tested: which is necessary if you don't want the alarm going off later.) Pressing the door lock button, if you have one, will engage the alarm.) I haven't tested if locking the doors manually with the interior lock button engages the alarm.)

* When returning to the vehicle, open it with the physical key, and the press the hidden (and battteryless/dead) but nearby fob physically against the start button to start the rig.

* Yes, thieves can gain entry silently, but not start the rig without knowing the location of the fob, and how to push it against the start button. At least where I live, the audible portion of car alarms are all but useless as deterrents to theft if not also ways for owners to alienate neighbors: your call.

There are variations on this. Cudos to Mr. @Rhinebeck01 for a post where he talked about getting a key cut privately by 3rd party locksmiths and saving $, even if his "angle" with this task might have more been about having a backup key than a means to travel fob-less on your person. This will allow you though to keep your factory fobs intact and save some money over dealer options (even the base fob isn't cheap.) I don't think the key itself has or requires special encoding to use the vehicle's locks.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/fobless-key.9256/page-3#post-228755

More on the the base fob cost etc. and these ideas can be found here:



Another variation has the fob hidden with working battery in a Faraday bag that you remove it from to disarm an armed vehicle once you've gotten inside with the physical key. This version has you lock the doors with the electric door locks, if equipped, to engage the alarm and deal with the noise between opening the door with the key, and getting to your hidden, Faraday bag encapsulated fob.

Some people keep keys and fobs in a lock that goes inside an empty hitch: if you have a hitch.

The belt loop or belt clip "outside of pocket" Gibson's mentioned above may be your best play here. They're great, if not as solutions for cramped pockets. They do though prevent fob buttons from going off by accident in cramped pockets, windowed and windowless versions alike.

Test this less than optimal solution if the desire to not carry a fob is worth this trouble to you, as I can't speak to it working with all trim levels, Sport with manual door locks to Sahara/Rubicon with proximity sensors locks.

May you find balance between your desire for a smaller fob and vehicle access no harder than when carrying the fob.

: - )

 

[nerubi]

Lot of crap to go thru just because something is a couple of square inches bigger than the JK key. I don't like them because they always seem to jab into my leg when in my pocket. Just wear a fanny pack. Long live the FP!

 

[Majestic]

My house has a combo lock and I can only drive one car at once so the simple fob is perfect for me. My pockets will appreciate not having holes jabbed into them by a key.

 

[BillG]

My house has a combo lock and I can only drive one car at once so the simple fob is perfect for me. My pockets will appreciate not having holes jabbed into them by a key.

Well, you’re still screwed with the fob. Key pops out all the time, I used duct tape over it until I got a pocket style holster. Solved my key issue, and the window in the holster keeps me from accidentally setting off the alarm, since they’re recessed.

 

[melendez69]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I miss the days when you could just shove a key into a dashboard. I hate the push button start. I get in the car now and have to find a place to sit my keys. Put them in the passenger seat? The console? Don't want it in my pocket when I drive. I loved just shoving that key into the dash/column. I'm lucky now to even remember to turn the car off when I get home. That never happened when I had a traditional key.

That's why I like my 911... you still have to shove something into the dash... but on the left side (the correct side).

 

[BillG]

That's why I like my 911... you still have to shove something into the dash... but on the left side (the correct side).

In my experience, the terms left and correct seldom belong together

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