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From: Dingo on 22 Jun 2010 09:03
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:22:19 +0800, "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com>
wrote:

>$6000, and expect to drop from there.

Thanks. Yeah, that's what I would have thought. I've listed it online
for a bit more and said I'd take offers.
From: Clocky on 22 Jun 2010 11:33
Dingo wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:22:19 +0800, "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com>
> wrote:
>
>> $6000, and expect to drop from there.
>
> Thanks. Yeah, that's what I would have thought. I've listed it online
> for a bit more and said I'd take offers.

Good luck with the sale ;-)


From: Matt Richards on 22 Jun 2010 17:57
On 22/06/2010 5:59 PM, Sylvia Else wrote:
> On 22/06/2010 5:44 PM, D Walford wrote:
>> On 22/06/2010 11:49 AM, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>> I've posted in the past about how my keyless entry remote keyfobs kept
>>> failing. I have three, and they all misbehaved. I tried replacing
>>> batteries, I tried adding packing to increase the contact pressure, and
>>> nothing worked.
>>>
>>> Finally, out of frustration, I bought batteries with solder tags, and
>>> soldered the batteries to the circuit boards. Net result - perfect
>>> reliability.
>>>
>>> Indeed, by taking a grinding tool to the inside of the fob, I was able
>>> to assemble the circuit plus soldered battery (which is larger than the
>>> original) back where it belongs.
>>>
>>> The only remaining question is - why can't Subaru make contacts that
>>> work properly.
>>
>> How old is your Suby?
>> Never had a problem with our 06 Impreza or the current Forester.
>> Mates business has 6 Outbacks and he's never mentioned that problem.
>>
>>
>> Daryl
>
> It's a 2001 model Liberty, which we've had since it was new. The problem
> seemed somewhat worse in cold weather, but expriments involving putting
> the fobs into a fridge didn't produce any obvious result.
>
> From time to time, I disassembled the fobs and put them back together.
> They invariably worked after reassembly, only to fail again later.
>
> Sylvia.


Same with my 2001 Impreza.. I figured it was just making poor contact.

Matt.
From: Trevor Wilson on 22 Jun 2010 18:48
Sylvia Else wrote:
> I've posted in the past about how my keyless entry remote keyfobs kept
> failing. I have three, and they all misbehaved. I tried replacing
> batteries, I tried adding packing to increase the contact pressure,
> and nothing worked.
>
> Finally, out of frustration, I bought batteries with solder tags, and
> soldered the batteries to the circuit boards. Net result - perfect
> reliability.
>
> Indeed, by taking a grinding tool to the inside of the fob, I was able
> to assemble the circuit plus soldered battery (which is larger than
> the original) back where it belongs.
>
> The only remaining question is - why can't Subaru make contacts that
> work properly.

**Well, it is unlikely that Subaru actually makes the remotes. If they did,
it would likely be as good as the cars themselves.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au


From: Sylvia Else on 22 Jun 2010 19:57
On 23/06/2010 8:48 AM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> Sylvia Else wrote:
>> I've posted in the past about how my keyless entry remote keyfobs kept
>> failing. I have three, and they all misbehaved. I tried replacing
>> batteries, I tried adding packing to increase the contact pressure,
>> and nothing worked.
>>
>> Finally, out of frustration, I bought batteries with solder tags, and
>> soldered the batteries to the circuit boards. Net result - perfect
>> reliability.
>>
>> Indeed, by taking a grinding tool to the inside of the fob, I was able
>> to assemble the circuit plus soldered battery (which is larger than
>> the original) back where it belongs.
>>
>> The only remaining question is - why can't Subaru make contacts that
>> work properly.
>
> **Well, it is unlikely that Subaru actually makes the remotes. If they did,
> it would likely be as good as the cars themselves.
>
>

In practice, a lot of the car parts are likely bought from suppliers.
But whoever makes them should be able to do a better job, and Subaru
should do a better job of monitoring.

Sylvia.
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