Is It Time To Remove The Keyless Entry Buttons?
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From: Somewhere on the south side of Heaven.
When I go on vacation and park at the airport, I hide the key in the truck.
Probably not the only one who thinks that, but it would be a shame if they got rid of it.
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I use the key pad all the time when playing softball during the week and weekends. Makes it easier to lock the key inside and not have to worry about losing it at the fields.. The escape has the touch screen and I hated it..
I have used the ford app, but have a feeling that it will be a pay service like other manufacturers are doing.
I have used the ford app, but have a feeling that it will be a pay service like other manufacturers are doing.
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Liisten...if you're going to quote me, quote me correctly! I never brought up the antenna in this thread. I was asked my opinion about it, and I responded. I also never stated that I couldn't stand the wind noise. My comment was that I saw many others on this forum complain about the wind noise from the antenna. I personally wouldn't know anything about the wind noise. I was really surprised when I purchased my current F-150 that it still had a whip antenna, so I simply replaced it immediately, so I've never heard any noise from it. I also never once stated that Ford screwed up the F-150, anywhere, ever! If I truly felt that way, I wouldn't have purchased the truck! Every single vehicle on the road, from every manufacturer could do well with some things being changed.
That's as correct as quoting gets.
I don't recall ever seeing anybody else complain about too much wind noise on their truck because it had an antenna but that's just me.
It looks the same because it works and works beautifully.
We have a "modern" set of buttons on our Explorer. You can't even see them until you use them, they are digital/LED/touch screen/whatever.
They suck. They take five times longer to use because you have to get it activated before you can press the buttons, and they often don't work with gloves or work well with this that or the other on your hands.
It kind of sounds you probably just shouldn't own a truck, it's not trendy and hipster enough for you.
You need something that people probably haven't heard of until you tell them about yours
We have a "modern" set of buttons on our Explorer. You can't even see them until you use them, they are digital/LED/touch screen/whatever.
They suck. They take five times longer to use because you have to get it activated before you can press the buttons, and they often don't work with gloves or work well with this that or the other on your hands.
It kind of sounds you probably just shouldn't own a truck, it's not trendy and hipster enough for you.
You need something that people probably haven't heard of until you tell them about yours
To the OP, dont they offer wireless ones now? I thought the Bronco owners were moving theirs to the gas door, might be an option?
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The antenna sucks! Ford could put it directly into the windshield just like every other manufacturer does, and get the same exact reception. I don't live among corn fields, so yes, my reception hasn't change, even a little. Perhaps, it's diifferent for those who live in very rural areas. Again, rural or not, the technology has existed for a long time to move away from the 1960's era whip antennas and not have an antenna cause the wind noise that many have complained about or needing to remove it every time they want to run their vehicle through a car wash.
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I had no idea that this was possible. Thanks for sharing.
How in the world is this thread already over 100 posts? We all know by now that 1 person on this earth hates the looks of the keypad so bad that half of the posts on this thread are from them, while the rest of us find the usefulness of it so great that we somehow overlook how terribly those numbers make our trucks look. Has the OP thought about just removing his keypad and letting the rest of us live in peace, or is there a petition going in to Ford to remove it?
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How in the world is this thread already over 100 posts? We all know by now that 1 person on this earth hates the looks of the keypad so bad that half of the posts on this thread are from them, while the rest of us find the usefulness of it so great that we somehow overlook how terribly those numbers make our trucks look. Has the OP thought about just removing his keypad and letting the rest of us live in peace, or is there a petition going in to Ford to remove it?
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I am jealous...I just tried it and mine does not open. Key code plus 5-6 button does nothing. Maybe I have to use the factory code instead of code I programmed in?