Have you tried it see if it works?
I had a similar size tin and did the same, it didn't work. I lined it with crumpled kitchen foil, interior and lid, and that worked. However after a some regular use the foil flattened and the tin failed to block the signal again, you have to replace the foil frequently. I'm thinking of buying a proper Faraday box next.
Hi mr.macspot,@NorthYorkie it would be interesting to know if your 2021 Sportage has the motion-sensor type fob - I suspect not. I suppose you could always try placing the fob close to the car, wait a few minutes and then try and open it on the handle button. But wait until the rain stops...
I think I have the perfect method of securing the fob..............
I think I have the perfect method of securing the fob..............
Wrap fob in crumpled foil.
Place fob in a faraday pouch.
Wrap pouch in crumpled foil.
Place pouch in a faraday box.
Wrap faraday box in crumpled foil.
Store faraday box in the microwave oven (switched off of course).
Wrap the microwave oven in crumpled foil
Store microwave oven in a large fridge.
At this point I ran out of baco-foil, so couldn't wrap the fridge!
As to where I would have put the wrapped fridge, god only knows!
Did you take tin out to car and make sure it blocks signal? I had mine in a small metal tin prior to me buying the metal case designed for the key and because there was small gaps where the hinges were on the tin, it let out the signal and I could open the car whilst the key was in tin.
The link I posted to the metal box for the key on Amazon on here definitely works for me and is designed for this purpose and not had any issues myself. However, it’s whether people can justify the high price of the box. But for me I’d rather spend that than have a £25k car stolen.
Yes but your 'tin' is specifically designed for signal blocking, I was referring to KDMB's which is just a normal hinged tin and similar to the one I tried.
Yes iooi it works for me. 🤗
I put the key fob in the tin and stood next to the car and it blocked the signal. Just to be sure, I tried it on all 4 sides with the same results. 👌🤗
See post #25.... you need to wrap the fridge in foil too 👍🤔Someone told me they had a friend who had a friend who had a sister that told them they placed theirs in an old washed out baked bean can lined with tin foil and left that on top their fridge, that seemed to work..so they all said
Mine are in one....and of course you've all got your contactless debit/credit cards in similar wallets/purses yes?
If not then you should have.
This isn't tinfoil hat time but they're basically RFID chips which can be powered & read from a certain distance (50cm is supposed to be the standard) but various non-conforming till terminals (hello Co-Op) misread them from up to a couple of metres away. ie enough to take payment from adjacent tills. Then there's the Oyster card screwup where peoples debit cards got billed etc (google it). There's no end of it around the world. You try proving it to your bank in the UK though.
Keyless cars are a dumb idea IMHO but I may well be in the minority here
Hello again mr.macspot.
They cannot even spell Sportage correctly!
