next to my *****.....gets the best range

 

Get a new battery

 

That's because there is nothing in the way to obstruct the signal.















pwned. You set yourself up for that one!

 

How much for this Audi chip!!! Sounds like a awesome idea!!! good call

 

Why does this matter? What's the point of having it work farther away than 10-15 feet? Just unlock/lock it when you're closer to your car. Not like it's gonna do you any good to unlock it 100 feet away.

 

Flash it when people get near your car or press the lock to honk at people.

 

LOL

I miss my Toyota Key Fob... thing worked like from anywhere.

 

this is a fact. i learned this listening to click and clack on car talk. great, funny car show on sat. mornings on NPR,BTW. your head or chin will give you a bit more distance, but not a lot. you can test it for yourself the next time you are walking to your car. first try the remote way out of range. then, try it with the remote touching your head or chin. repeat the test as you get closer to the car, and you will see that most of the time you will get a bit more range.

 

Sorry I was being a smart ***. I made all of that mumbo jumbo up

 

LOL that smiley is sooo ffed up...

 

+1 on using your head works everytime!

 

God, I remember the days when this forum was actually somewhat helpful.

Now its just a bunch of ****in smartasses huh.

Stein was the only one who actually had an idea that someone may have never heard of - Thanks for that.

 

I have the viper "1/4mile" paging system. Stupid crap, I cant even engage/disengage from 50 feet away on a clear day and street. I wonder how much it will cast to re-install.(Fix)

 

stick the remote to your head and it will go a long distance... no joke..

sounds stupid but it works! swear to you...

test it yourself and tell me how it works for you..

 

so i tested this chin/ head theory out

I was able to walk 25 yard away and unlock the car with the remote being over my head. I was able to walk 30 yards and unlock the car with the remote against my chin. I was able to unlock the car about 40 yards away while standing on a 3 foot high step ladder.

IMO it's all about heaight and distance... the further away you are the higher you have to be till a certian point where the signal is just not strong enough.

 

Your theory fails, you would be a very bad mythbuster, I tested the same thing, and I first thought it was due to elevation, well I parked my car in an empty parking lot next to a 2 story building, I went up to the second floor and stuck my hand with the remote out of the window and guess what ? NO DICE,
then I stuck the key next to my head and it WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so the whole elevation theory is busted.

 

v i p e r a l a r m : )

 

Remember I said it's about height and signal. for some reason your signal is stronger when you put it to your head. So since you were at a higher elevation when you put it to your head you are proving it's elevation unless you tested it when you were at the base of the building at the exact distance away

 

It probaly works better under the chin because your neck is acting like a directional (beam style) antenna and directs more of the signal to the car instead of an omnidirectional signal.

In other words it takes an omnidirectional signal and makes it directional by placing under your chin.

 

Lets face it my old Xterra had a thousand times better reception then my Zed.. lame nissan lame haha