There are numerous members (and non-members) who own more than one Acura and would then have more than one key fob. With new versions of ILX, RLX, RDX and MDX all making debuts I was thinking that it would be a feature to have a fob programmed for all models. This way you would only need one fob and it worked for any of your cars.
I prefer the RL system of the proximity system and I never get the fob out of my briefcase or pocket to operate the car. The opposite extreme is the MDX system which we all agree is pre-historic. So take the best system they can come up with and make it operate on all of your cars. This would also be a selling point for you to add a second Acura to your garage.

 

Call Acura and tell them. They are really good about listening to what their customers think would boost sales.

 

I am not convinced: 2 weeks ago I asked the service manager as to how to effectively put forth suggestions such as this thread and he did not know. He did, however, suggest sending mail to customer relations and I have done that in the past and you only get a boiler-plate response in return and it probably does not go any further.
I once put a lot of effort into finding out who made the decision to put red turn signals at the rear of an MDX even though Acura knows that it is safer to use amber. It was like fighting city hall or trying to get someone to take responsibility in a large corporation. I got the impression that the decision was made by a commitee and therefore nobody has responsibility.
Acura HQ would do better to monitor this forum than to get written suggestions because they have no way of inputting what people want or suggest.

 

The red text is sarcasm. FYI

Your best bet is to call Acura care, most service managers are not interested in anything more than selling service.

This would be a cool idea, but could be a nightmare if a criminal found a way to reprogram one fob LoL

Now if you want to pick your battles, jump on the navigation lawsuit. haha

 

Speaking of key fob, does anyone knows if we can purchase only the cover with the chrome buttons ? The transmitter inside is independant, not glued or screwed to the box in any way.

 

That would definitely be a cool idea. I have kind of done that already today because two of my good friends have 2nd Gen RLs as well and so we each have each other's fobs programmed into each others cars. I do oil changes for them and other minor repairs so I just go and take off in their cars like it's my own. My fob will open and allow starting of all 3 cars... It would definitely be cool to be able to do this across all Acura model with keyless start.

 

Additionally, why do we need the fob to be the primary instrument? The proximity could be read by a credit card sized device in your wallet and leave the master key either at home or take it with you for emergencies.

 

It could certainly be done with smart card sized devices or smaller, but the fob serves as backup with its transmitter and physical key. Imagine forgetting to touch the dimple when you leave your car so it's not locked... having the transmitter is nice so you don't have to walk back to touch your car to lock it. It also allows you to lock/unlock from inside a house or other building as long as you're close enough. The physical key of course is needed for when your battery dies. Can't ever be without that!

 

There is no reason why this wouldn't work if all cars had the same unit which I believe they are migrating to. I'm pretty sure the ILX has it and I think the RDX too. There is nothing special about the process besides maybe needing an HDS.

Megatron, did you have to use an HDS?

 

Yes, I had to use the HDS to program the fob into all the cars. The RL fob (because it allows starting of the car) is more like programming the key immobilizer than it is the remote fobs on other Hondas and Acuras that don't have keyless start. Those other fobs you can program yourself, but the RL one needs HDS.

 

I personally thing the key fob is too big. Why can't we have the key fob functions built into a key, like in some BMW's? I have enough keys on my key chain that I don't need another hefty ornament.

 

Take a look at the Jag XJ key fob - it will hardly fit in your pocket.
It is time to do away with keys altogether except for mechanical intervention. If you have too many keys then you are doing it all wrong:
I go to work with the fob in my briefcase and never see a key. Close the garage door with Homelink, open the RL because my fob is close by, open the gate at work with a proximity detected card, swipe another card to enter the facility building. Not one key involved, those days are over.

 

But what about when the days of carrying a brief case are over?


I only regularly use a physical key to open the mail box. I hate carrying the keys I do have, but they are all necessary in the case of unusual circumstances, and I also have found having a bottle opener handy more than once.

 

ok, how about an phone app that will work your car and home.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/want-to...apps-for-that/

 

A briefcase is necessary except in San Francisco where a purse is accepted.

You don't need a bottle opener if you wear a wedding band - the ring is a discreet version that serves the same purpose as a bottle opener.

 

I have an app that flies a helicopter so how hard can an RL be?

 

exactly... have your house, cars, and helicopter synched to your phone and keep it in your purse. /thread

 

Briefcase, Really?
No one in SF has briefcase or purse. It's all backpacks.

 

Fixed

 

I had a different idea of what this thread was about when I read the title

Heavy, you carry a purse?

 

funny after I posted I thought that's what I should have wrritten, but I did not get in within the edit window

I could post a SF pic or 2, but I'd be kicked off. Lets just say some have pouches and not packs

 

The RL guys get wild...

only during the beginning of the relationship.

 

haha, pouches or foopas? either way, I'd keep those in your own fap bank.

 

I had to look up foopa

No, this was a pouch worn to hold something, but that was all that was worn

 

hahaha... sorry you had to see that. Well, both of those.

 

just to complete the "picture", he was roller blading and had a cowboy hat on.

 

@ this thread.

Thoughts:

Briefcases and button ups are for people who work too hard for their money.

My Aggie ring would be more likely to open the bottle, but I haven't figured out the technique that doesn't cut off my finger. I can do it with a lighter, but I don't carry those anymore.

It's not a purse. It's a satchel.

Foopa or FUPA?

Heavy wins this thread.

 

if I post the pic, can I overtake Heavy?

 

 

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Unless you can come up with 4 classic posts in a row.

If you post the pic, that will be counted against you.