winkyyy

the range of my remote on my 08 tl-s isnt that great. is there a way to increase the range? i dont want to upgrade to an aftermarket alarm or anything. and my battery has recently been changed.

princelybug

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Change the battery in the remote.

crazyasiantl

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+1 on the battery


or you can just hold it up to your chin and see if that works


jk



there could be the possibilty of interference somewhere nearby

dadon

get rid of it and install a viper 5601/5701 and if you are balling 5901

imj0257

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Hold it next to your head... gets like 20+ ft more distance.

SouthernBoy

This is true. Hold it up next to your jaw, pointed at your car and you will pick up quite a bit of extra distance with it. I measured mine to go close to 200' doing this.

Hapa DC5

wow 200? This trick has always came in handy I didn't know it helped that much.

Riga89

Change the battery and hold it next to your chin when you press the button. This definitely works.

flyromeo3

not sure if this would help but, there's a method i've done with my s4 where I pulled the "antenna" from the rear quarter panel and ran it towards my c pillar and tucked it in that gap between the rear window. It does give me a bit of more range.

if acura has the same "antenna" for their remotes than you can probably give that a try.

08A-SPEC

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I have a Viper 5901 in mine. I love to have the ablity to know if my car is being tampered with/bumped/etc... up to a mile away while my car is parked at work.

maknwar

DO you have a switch blade key? If so, how does that work?

TeknoKing

There is a battery that you can replace, size 1616.

08A-SPEC

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Its a seperate remote and I just have my valet key.

The 5901 with the expresskit add on module interfaces with the OEM security system.

DuoDSG

'Tis true. Your bone acts like a conductor for the signal, thereby increasing range.

It's the same principle at work as for phones for the deaf and hearing impaired, where they have no speaker and instead transmit sound through the bone.

It's one of those neat tricks that everyone always hears about, except this one actually works.

cjTL

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Wtf. Are the comments about holding it up to your jaw serious? I don't have signal problems, but I certainly don't want to look like a tard trying this if it doesn't actually help.

crazy haitian

WTF..tell me why the chin thing work

CdTriX

you think you have range problems? i have issues as soon as i get out of the car, i end up having to point the remote at the driver side dash on the outside for it to work.

freaking intermittent as hell. i have 2 fobs and 1 switchblade and they all do the same thing. if i unlock the door, i can't open the trunk for 10 seconds or vice versa.

the chin thing works most of the time imho.

SpiderX1016

It does work.

Conan O'Brien

just push the remote when you are closer to the car. works every time.

LoveMyTL-S

You think the range on the TL-S is bad, you should try a TSX, they are worse. The hold the FOB to the head thing really works, I've done this many times. And you don't look like a tard, no one notices. You only hold it up there for a second.

Morrissey25

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Not gonna lie... I can't wait to try this out

dadon

yes siiir

and its only $325 on ebay, and easy to install if you know a little bit about

oh and the 5601 is $165 and its just as good but no two way remote

if you rather do the whole jaw thing ok..lmao

just get an alarm you will not regret it

im waiting on mine to arrive since i just got the car

DuoDSG

Your cranial cavity, when you point the remote up into it, acts like a natural amplifier for the signal, which can boost it by about a third.

Here's an article that explains it in a bit more depth:

http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/look/...s-range-083663

Behold:


No, we are not pulling your leg on this one. This is real, it's pretty well-known and used (even if the science behind it isn't).

LoveMyTL-S

Perhaps the skull acts like and extended antenna??

Cooper19

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