On 7/22/2017 10:09 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 8:49:10 PM UTC-4, micky wrote:
How many of you carry a 2nd copy of your car keys and fob, when you're
in town?

When you go out of town?



Before I had a fob, I carried a second car key for 10 or 20 years, but I
stopped a while ago. I have a spare housekey and carkey buried in my
yard somewhere, but I've never trusted magnetic keyholders for cars. I
thought either it would fall off or someone would find it, since there
are so few good places to put it. So I carried the dupe in my pocket.

Hide a spare key in the vehicle. Have a third key made without the
transponder. It can still be done for many vehicles, but you might
have to ask around. Make the hole in the key a little bigger, remove a
license plate and hang the key from the screw before you reattach the
plate. On which side of the plate you place the key should be fairly
obvious.

Now, if you lose your keys, or lock them inside, all you need is a
screwdriver or anything that can be used as a screwdriver. Since the
third key has no transponder, it can't be used to start the car, just
to open it. Now retrieve your spare key and you are good to go.

Someone suggested you hide the spare key with the transponder in the
driving compartment and can get keys made without the transponder that
will then work.

When I bought a new Subaru last year, I told the sales lady that I
always carry a spare key in my wallet. The Subaru spare key is called
something like a chauffeurs key as it will not open glove compartment
and is not a remote. The key fob was bulbous and I told her I might cut
it off but she told me it would not work because of the built in device.