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Ben Matheson Apr 14, 2019 04:59 PM

If the brake is pressed will one push start it?

jdbayer Apr 14, 2019 05:15 PM

Yes. You hold the button 3 seconds.

mln01 Apr 14, 2019 05:56 PM

This is fabulous. It would be great to find a very small RF tag to be cloned and fit into the factory keyless entry fob. You could remove the key shank from the keyless entry fob and be all modern! Probably doable.

mollusc Apr 14, 2019 06:14 PM

i'm a little put off by the need to hold the tag up to the sensor ring to activate the system. isn't the antenna strong enough to pick up the fob if it's in your pocket or somewhere in the central console?

OverRover Apr 14, 2019 06:28 PM

According to the company, that unit can only sense the tags from 1 to 2 inches away.
Still a cool set-up, but agreed that sux.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...82919bf60c.png

shanechevelle Apr 14, 2019 06:53 PM


Originally Posted by OverRover (Post 687200)
According to the company, that unit can only sense the tags from 1 to 2 inches away.
Still a cool set-up, but agreed that sux.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/landrov...82919bf60c.png

Cant you just tape the tag to the inside of the circle and leave it there?

jdbayer Apr 14, 2019 07:21 PM

You really wouldn’t want to. Then anyone could jump in and start your rover. Plus it doesn’t work like that. Touch it to the sensor and it activates it. Touch it again and it deactivated it. Once the cars on the sensor is deactivated. So you can’t accidentally turn off the car.

jdbayer Apr 14, 2019 07:29 PM

I wish it would be strong enough to work by just getting in the car. But at the least it is a cheap way to fix a messed up key.

shanechevelle Apr 14, 2019 08:44 PM


Originally Posted by jdbayer (Post 687206)
You really wouldn’t want to. Then anyone could jump in and start your rover. Plus it doesn’t work like that. Touch it to the sensor and it activates it. Touch it again and it deactivated it. Once the cars on the sensor is deactivated. So you can’t accidentally turn off the car.

Ahh makes sense. My Saab has a similar device in the key fob, no key. You could lay the key fob on the center console and turn the ignition with your finger in the hole. The fob was the key.

Cool thread!

JUKE179r Apr 15, 2019 08:45 AM

Some of the European cars over here have the immobilizer RFID tag units built into their cars security/ignition system.
From what I've been told by mechanics is the European cars have RFID immobilizers while the NAS cars have steering column locks.


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