Does your car have a keyless entry?

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Not only does my car not have keyless entry, it doesn't even have a trunk!

I drive a tacoma with manual locks and manual windows. I love it. The only crappy thing is that you can't get cruise control on a vehicle with manual locks and windows.

Oh well. It is 8 years old with only 83k miles. At this rate I'll be driving it until 2032.
 
Skribs said:
... the trunk gun is usually cheap, something that wouldn't be too big of a loss if the car gets stolen or broken into.
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I could live with the loss of my Model 12, but having it in the hands of a thief who would likely use it for illicit purposes, well, that's another story. If my carelessness resulted in the unthinkable, I don't believe I'd forgive myself anytime soon.
 
I could live with the loss of my Model 12, but having it in the hands of a thief who would likely use it for illicit purposes, well, that's another story. If my carelessness resulted in the unthinkable, I don't believe I'd forgive myself anytime soon.
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Agreed, I think as gun owners we all have to make every effort to keep our guns OUT of the hands of criminals. I could live without any of my guns, but I'd hate for them to end up in the wrong hands.
 
I have keyless entry on my truck but it stays in the truck, the only time I use it is when I know that I will need it to put a package in the truck, normally its in the ashtray. I have always used the key. My wife is the reverse, if she uses my truck or her car its with the fob.
 
My GTO doesn't even have a key lock cylinder in the trunk. It's a PITA too, I had the battery die once and the booster was in the trunk. I didn't have enough voltage to kick the solenoid and open the trunk to get to it.
 
Yes, I have remote key fobs on both our Dodge RAM and Dakota.

Yes, I press the lock button two or three times after I get in the house and take the key fob out of my pants.

I keep pushing it until I am 100% sure I hear the horn honk when it locks.
The I put it down and don't mess with it again until the next morning.

BTW: Remotes are not really keyless entry in my book.
I did have two Ford Thunderbirds in years past with true "keyless entry".
They had little numerical key pads on the door you pressed a code number into.

No way they got unlocked without knowing the code, or breaking & entering.


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I drive a Jeep with a soft top. Always have. I don't even lock my doors cause some crook would cut the top to get in. I mean, the windows are velcroed and zipped on!
 
My GTO doesn't even have a key lock cylinder in the trunk. It's a PITA too, I had the battery die once and the booster was in the trunk. I didn't have enough voltage to kick the solenoid and open the trunk to get to it.
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Been there with my 03 Taurus SES. I left the lights on when I parked in the driveway (daytime) and ran the battery down. I always used the remote and when that didn't work I tried opening the door with the key only to find out the lock is damaged. Stood there WTH, ah yes the trunk, I can open the trunk with the key only to find out I can't push the seat in because they have a locking straps.

Out came the coat hanger wire, duh.
 
I am down $500 just for replacement remotes on my two cars. :eek: That is five of em, only one was not due to my mistakes. The other one used to pop my trunk, on occasion. The unit is supposed to be lifetime warranted, but they told me not on remotes. The


units are several years old and work great but remotes are not stocked and someday I may be left with no remotes and useless alarms.
 
Don't own a car or any four-wheeled conyevance. :)

My bike has a key-fob-thingie, but it has been sitting in my toolbox since I bought it.
 
Have a different solution that drives everyone else crazy. I don't lock anything, never have. I know all the reasons why I should, but I just can't make myself take the key out of the lock. On the newer vehicles, I have to throw the keys in the console. Is it a character flaw, or laziness, or stupidity? Have'nt had a house key in 30 years.
 
SleazyRider said:
To avoid raising eyebrows by carrying a shotgun case through the lobby of the motels at which I stayed, I thought it best to leave the gun locked in the trunk of my car.
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What about some "sleight-of-hand"? Break the shotty down and carry it in a bow case instead. Nobody will look twice as it doesn't look like a "gun case".
Hhmm??
 
brickeyee said:
There are actually fewer different keys to the car than you would believe.

Locksmiths cut every possible key code and make a set of keys up (usually fills about a 3 inch ring most of the way).

All they have to do is start trying till the find the correct one to open a car.

There are usually well under 200 key patterns for each model or keyway.
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The locksmiths I've used either had a master key (a sort of uncut key with a sliding tooth that set each tumbler manually...could also be used to 'read' the tumbler and cut the key on the spot) or else they could use a pick and a torsion wrench.

The average thief uses a tool shaped remarkably like a large flatblade screwdriver and/or a rock.
 
Is it just me, or are those keyless entry thingies more irritating than helpful?

I got rid of mine a long time ago. Not exactly "rid" but I don't carry them. They always do funny things in pockets, and when you carry a wad of keys as big as a teacup chihuahua, it's one more thing you don't need poking you in the thigh.

Honestly, what I find more worrisome is a friend of mine who has keyless entry, remote start, and NO DOOR HANDLES on the outside of his car!!!!:banghead:
At least he doesnt have to worry about locking it, but it's a true pain in the rear to get in if the keys are locked inside....
 
JTHunter said:
SleazyRider said:

What about some "sleight-of-hand"? Break the shotty down and carry it in a bow case instead. Nobody will look twice as it doesn't look like a "gun case".
Hhmm??
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I think you're on to something, JT. Truth be known, I feel like an idiot for not simply breaking it down and storing it in 2 suitcases. (Not to mention the added security that comes along with storing it in the same suitcase as my old underwear. Few people would mess with that.)
 
And don't forget your garage door...

I have a similar story involving a garage door remote. I keep a remote in my motorcycle jacket pocket, and on two occasions have managed to trip the remote when putting my jacket down. The first time I did it the garage was open for several hours without me knowing it. The second time I heard the opener kick on and immediately realized what I'd done.

The solution is hanging my jacket just inside the inner door to the garage and making sure the roll-up door is still down before closing the inner door.

While that garage door was up, a potential intruder would have had easy access to my entire house, since I don't usually lock the inner door. Perhaps I should.
 
beatledog7 said:
I have a similar story involving a garage door remote. I keep a remote in my motorcycle jacket pocket, and on two occasions have managed to trip the remote when putting my jacket down. The first time I did it the garage was open for several hours without me knowing it. The second time I heard the opener kick on and immediately realized what I'd done.

The solution is hanging my jacket just inside the inner door to the garage and making sure the roll-up door is still down before closing the inner door.

While that garage door was up, a potential intruder would have had easy access to my entire house, since I don't usually lock the inner door. Perhaps I should.
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Excellent point, sir, and what I love about this forum.
 
I never leave anything valuable in my car when traveling. A car at a motel says someone is traveling and probably has more goodies in his car than a car parked along the street. It only takes a couple seconds to pop the lock out of the average car trunk. Besides I feel more comfotable with firearm(s) in my motel or hotel room.
 
Brickeye, there's a difference between hardware keys and software keys.
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you are not going to break the SW key on any of the new rolling codes generators.

They are well over 32 bits long.

The old style keys are cut with far fewer patterns.

Read post #20.
 
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