My Favorite $30 Mod so far...(keyless entry)

[LikeCDoos]

just picked one up....how far away does it reach? Like a good distance or do you have to get real close?

I was very impressed with the distance of the system. I have the antenna hooked up to my radio antenna, that probably helped reception a bit.

[325is_MadBimmer]

just picked one up....how far away does it reach? Like a good distance or do you have to get real close?

[M42Technik]

Gotta find one that fits now...

Anyone got tips on a smaller one thats transplantable?

The guy I talked to at that shop said that some companies make "micro" remotes or something. I'm sure that would be an easier task to take on, but if you acually go through with this make sure it's VERY clean and not ghetto.

Hey who do you think I am, this guy?

[LikeCDoos]

Gotta find one that fits now...

Anyone got tips on a smaller one thats transplantable?

The guy I talked to at that shop said that some companies make "micro" remotes or something. I'm sure that would be an easier task to take on, but if you acually go through with this make sure it's VERY clean and not ghetto.

[M42Technik]

Gotta find one that fits now...

Anyone got tips on a smaller one thats transplantable?

[LikeCDoos]

Wow I'm not even talking about the flip key but the smaller internal one on E46's...



That one. Must be a bigass battery.

Yeah, i was considering one of those keys or making a flip key.


See the size of the remote. The whole inside is taken up...i was expecting to find a little breathing room. If the battery was smaller I would attempt a transplant.

[M42Technik]

I already checked out the internals of my remote. I wanted to transplant them into a flip key or something similar. From the looks of it it looks to be nearly impossible to fit. The battery is bigger than normal and the small circuitboard takes up the rest of the space in the plastic remote therefore making it too big to squeeze into a flip key.

Wow I'm not even talking about the flip key but the smaller internal one on E46's...



That one. Must be a bigass battery.

[LikeCDoos]

Would it be entirely possible to wire the remote into a E46 key?

I have one lying around that was an extra E46 M3 key, and I would love to have the remote for this in the key itself.

Is it at all possible? What steps would it involve?

Longshot, but who knows...

I already checked out the internals of my remote. I wanted to transplant them into a flip key or something similar. From the looks of it it looks to be nearly impossible to fit. The battery is bigger than normal and the small circuitboard takes up the rest of the space in the plastic remote therefore making it too big to squeeze into a flip key.

Also that crimestopper system has remotes that look very cheesy IMO. I talked to a guy at a local "install shop" and he says that all the keyless have mostly the same internals just different names to yeild a better profit. For example Viper, Python, Crimestopper are all the same.

[M42Technik]

Would it be entirely possible to wire the remote into a E46 key?

I have one lying around that was an extra E46 M3 key, and I would love to have the remote for this in the key itself.

Is it at all possible? What steps would it involve?

Longshot, but who knows...

[325is_MadBimmer]

what you guys think of this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

from same seller, i think i am gonna pick one of those omega research ones for myself.

[Erick]

I bid on one.... please no one outbid me.... that guy relist those things like crazy

[87 325iS]

Geeze, did everyone here just buy one? There was like 8 listed, now there's only 2.

[brodee]

its fuckin $30 shipped, what the hell is a group buy gonna do? .... wow...

I bought one already, I'm just thinking if we can save a few members a couple of bucks why not. I emailed the guy and if he'll do it then I'll organize it, no skin off your back so what's the problem??

Not to mention it gets him associated with the group and maybe later he'll have something else to sale that's more expensive and he'll let us know about it first. These kind of relationships never hurt. :D

[87 325iS]

$30 isn't going to break the bank, i'm buying mine today.

[e30ct]

I'm down for a group buy if it happens