Welcome to Just Commodores, a site specifically designed for all people who share the same passion as yourself.

New Posts Contact us

Just Commodores Forum Community

It takes just a moment to join our fantastic community

Register

Extending range of central locking

Denno

Member
Joined
Jan 9, 2006
Messages
522
Reaction score
18
Points
18
Age
37
Location
South Adelaide
Members Ride
VX Commodore Lumina
I was just wondering if there's a way to boost the range of my central locking, or at least make it a bit stronger so that it will unlock from the same distance every time, rather then being a bit hit and miss as to the distance from the car before it unlocks. Will replacing the batteries bring the key back to how it would have been when it was first released?

Thanks
 

pepstar87

New Member
Joined
Apr 27, 2008
Messages
326
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
Central Coast, NSW
Members Ride
08 SSV M6
Ive noticed the newer the battery, the better it is. My gf's new car and our new work van work perfect and 20 times further away then what my vy ss key does. sometimes im right up on it and press it several times before it works.
 

Not_An_Abba_Fan

Exhaust Guru
Joined
Aug 18, 2006
Messages
14,639
Reaction score
1,364
Points
113
Location
Bunbury, WA
Members Ride
Strange Rover
A little trick to try, hold the remote up to your adam's apple and press the button. Keep moving away from the car until the unlock button doesn't work normally then do it against your adam's apple.
 

Turd Ferguson

Donating Member
Joined
Jun 23, 2008
Messages
2,193
Reaction score
142
Points
63
Location
N.S.W
Members Ride
Disco
A little trick to try, hold the remote up to your adam's apple and press the button. Keep moving away from the car until the unlock button doesn't work normally then do it against your adam's apple.

i love that trick, nobody believes it when you tell them though.
 

Changa

Alex Short
Joined
Jan 1, 2009
Messages
170
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Age
32
Location
Hervey Bay, Queensland
Members Ride
VS Executive
Yeha those last two post are true, placing the metal tip of your keys on any part of your flesh makes your body turn into a large antenna effectively almost doubling the central locking range.
 

Astranomical

Ecotec just kicked in yo
Joined
Apr 24, 2004
Messages
956
Reaction score
16
Points
18
Age
39
Location
Dee Why, NSW
Members Ride
AH Astra (daily), VX Berlina, VN Calais, Mazda 626
There is or was a video on youtube of Jeremy Clarkson demonstrating how he can double the range of the central locking system on his car by holding the remote to his head. :p
 

vxholden

vx holden
Joined
Mar 30, 2009
Messages
19
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
perth
Members Ride
08 Ve sv6
if it is a holden key you can not change the batteries yer it sucks you have to get a new key
 
Top