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Don't look now then...No poll for this one... refreshing.
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There were two situations this summer I wished I had something like this: on a river float and when I took my first dirtbike out for the first time only to realize dirtbike pants don't have pockets and I had nowhere to put my Durango keys.
I always questioned the usefulness of a combo lock on a car door, but now I understand.
I always questioned the usefulness of a combo lock on a car door, but now I understand.
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That works for you, but different people do things differently. I haven’t been real off grid camping in a couple years, but used to go multiple times a year going back since I was like 8. Done 50mile a day hikes, camped next to waterfalls and in caves, all that fun stuff. Only in the last few years did I even bring my phone at all, and rarely used it. You may never have thought about leaving your phone, but I never felt like I needed to bring it.
But also doesn’t take being off grid and outta service for me to not want/need phone or keys around. Done many a beach trip, and I tend to not bring anything to the beach if I can, sometimes don’t even bother with a towel, just dry off in the sun, so literally not having a thing on me but a swimsuit. If I’m in a hotel I might have the keycard and a few bucks for lunch but that’s bout it, and if I had this I could stash the keycard and lunch money in the vehicle without needing the keys. I’ve also gone for runs/bike rides at local parks and some of my running/biking shorts either don’t have pockets at all or the pockets are useless as keys/phones fall right out. I’ve resorted more than once to hiding keys on the vehicle to avoid carrying them with phone locked in the vehicle. I’ve also had my dad swap vehicles with me(or me swap with him) while at work or school, if he can’t get to me to give me the keys or get mine then we just end up tucking the keys somewhere outside the vehicle to swap.
So while I wouldn’t call it a necessity at all, and I could manage just fine without it(as I have since no vehicle I’ve owned has had this) I could def see the benefit of it in a lot of scenarios. But of course that doesn’t make it so useful to everybody.
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Completely understand. I don't use my phone to unlock my truck but always have it if away from the house and when in remote areas with no service I have my garmin explorer+ with me for emergencies. And my soft top wrangler I don't even lock the doors (something soft top broncos will want to consider).
No different than some people wanting a heated steering wheel, hard top, etc. and others finding no use for these items.
Only good thing I’m seeing here is if it’s stick on it can go in the fuel fill door
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So that when "we" are kayaking even though it's really mostly me doing the rowing that if she finds a way to capsize us, I won't lose our keys.
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We use these key pads on our ambulances at work they are horrible and stop working. As they are a double side tape on battery powered unit that they said once the battery is done u need to replace with a new pad. I advise u all not to wast ur money. I have over 100 ambulances with this unit on them and they work last about 1 to 1 and half years max. Just my 2 cents for anyone who hasn't used one.
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We have had it on the last 3 Vehicles and use it all the time, especially when you don't want to carry your keys with you or want to leave the truck running while you run in the store. It is a great convenience item to have.
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Yep, the whole different strokes for different folks kinda thing. So I can see the benefit easier for this cause it’s something I would likely use. Course I’d be a lil wary of the phone app opening too. Haven’t used fords, but had the onstar app when I bought my first Camaro(2012). Had the lock/unlock on the app(no remote start cause manual trans). It worked and was a neat gimmick, but sometimes would take awhile to actually unlock, could be standing next to the vehicle and hit it on the app and take 2-3mins or more to actually unlock. Other times it was pretty instant. And if service was real spotty couldn’t even get the app to connect to use. Oh and it wouldn’t work when parked at the bottom of the parking deck at my work cause onstar couldn’t reach the vehicle through all that concrete(no cell reception to the vehicle). Course I mostly just used it for fun, but it did prove useful in a few rare instances, once unlocked my car from another state so my dad could get in(he accidentally left his work ID badge in it couple days before). But had to pay for onstar for it to work and after the free year trial I didn’t so never used it again. Haha.
Lol, my grandad has the keypads on his Lincoln’s. He’s a smart guy and I usually follow his lead, but no buttons for my Bronco doors.
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I use mine to lock my doors alot when other people leave it unlocked and I obsessively check when I walk outside at night and if I'm by my truck and want something out, I just use the buttons instead of walking inside to get my keys. Laziness is the mother of all invention...
I'm gonna put it on the driver side fender so I can use it when the doors are off.
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The Bronco has "intelligent access" with mid package. Doesnt this option mean you can leave the key in your pocket and grab the door handle and it will unlock/lock. Would be good for people not getting mid packageWho’s adding this to their build and why
How r they used anyways
Yes it does I have it on my Ranger (push start too) and yes it's great not to have to ever take your keys out of your pocket. The point is if you don't want this huge boat anchor of a fob in your pocket when you're hiking, boating or whatever you can just use the keypad to access your vehicle.The Bronco has "intelligent access" with mid package. Doesnt this option mean you can leave the key in your pocket and grab the door handle and it will unlock/lock. Would be good for people not getting mid package
I use the keypad all the time. I wouldn't want a vehicle without it. Even one with such a fugly application as what we are seeing here. I will start the truck in the winter lock the doors and go back inside to finish my coffee... or have it at the lake and lock the keys/phone inside so everything stays away from the water. And no cell service once we leave the bigger cities in Idaho... and even while in some of them haha.
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