Key Fob

[Timaverage]

Just a quick high five to those people at Toyota HQ who designed our key fobs. My family and I were at the beach yesterday and while out kayaking and SUPing, my key fob and I wound up in Port Townsend Bay. I forgot about it for a bit, but was very surprised that all the buttons work as designed(even though I still have to be within 10' of the vehicle).
Woot!

 

[yellowcake12]

Just a quick high five to those people at Toyota HQ who designed our key fobs. My family and I were at the beach yesterday and while out kayaking and SUPing, my key fob and I wound up in Port Townsend Bay. I forgot about it for a bit, but was very surprised that all the buttons work as designed(even though I still have to be within 10' of the vehicle).
Woot!

Just a question, does everyone experience this short of range with their fobs? I just programmed mine for the first time a couple days ago and I get 50ft+ of range. Is it possible the previous owner replaced the antenna with a stronger one? I feel like I'm the only person on here with such a range. I have a 98 LC. Wondering because the answer might be helpful to fellow cruisers.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

There's a thread where someone increased the range, give it a search.

 

[suprarx7nut]

Just a question, does everyone experience this short of range with their fobs? I just programmed mine for the first time a couple days ago and I get 50ft+ of range. Is it possible the previous owner replaced the antenna with a stronger one? I feel like I'm the only person on here with such a range. I have a 98 LC. Wondering because the answer might be helpful to fellow cruisers.

Mine is very direction dependent. I measured around 50-100 ft in the right direction when testing the YotaMD fob early on. I can be on the other side of the car and it won't work within 20'. The antenna placement is awful (at least on the early years) and there was no external antenna. Definitely an afterthought in the vehicle's design. The mod to move the antenna should help.

 

[saucebox]

Just a question, does everyone experience this short of range with their fobs? I just programmed mine for the first time a couple days ago and I get 50ft+ of range. Is it possible the previous owner replaced the antenna with a stronger one? I feel like I'm the only person on here with such a range. I have a 98 LC. Wondering because the answer might be helpful to fellow cruisers.

Nah, 100ft+ all day.. From a 4th floor apartment all the way out to the street on the daily. But...I'm in a later model. I think (guessing here) that the short-range units were the early models. I also have the Yota fob.

My wife's 2018 Toyota? Have to put on pants, descend stairs, and walk right up to the damn thing. 10ft range at best, no matter what side of the car you're on.

(We both frequently forget to lock our cars. Or remember if they're locked.)