BRZ Limited owners - I accidentally took my keyless entry keyfob for an ocean swim... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

shirker · 08-08-2013, 01:47 PM

I sprinted back to the beach, cracked open the keyless entry with the flat tip of the valet key (cleverly designed, btw) and found out that the key circuitry is protected by a rubber gasket.

Despite the fact that I was 8 hours away from my other key and had been in the water for a solid minute, Subaru's engineering team really saved my ass on this one.

tl;dr keyless ignition/bluetooth key is decently waterproof

infinite012 · 08-08-2013, 01:55 PM

I put my keys through the washing machine once.

They still work.

thill · 08-08-2013, 02:01 PM

That's good to know!

Chee-Hu · 08-08-2013, 02:16 PM

That's good to know, indeed!

dsgerbc · 08-08-2013, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shirker

Subaru's engineering team really saved my ass on this one.

I think you should thank Toyota Prius engineers instead.

Diode Dynamics · 08-08-2013, 02:30 PM

Thanks for this info, I'll remember it next time I'm chillin at the beach....oh wait I live in the the Midwest

Nick C.

Zoti · 08-08-2013, 03:15 PM

What do you do if your key fob stops working? I guess you can get into the car through the trunk but can you start the engine?

PoWn3d_0704 · 08-08-2013, 03:20 PM

Pull the battery and find out

br_z1Lch · 08-08-2013, 03:22 PM

I also put mine through the washing machine. I took the trunk key out and shook the water out, and it's still working months later. Very happy they thought to protect the electronics!

OrbitalEllipses · 08-08-2013, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

I think you should thank Toyota Prius engineers instead.

Yup. It's a Toyota key. Innards look identical to the Lexus keys I've taken apart to replace the batteries.

AZOOZ_95 · 08-08-2013, 03:27 PM

I have a gt86 with same key... good to know.

kp0324 · 08-08-2013, 03:37 PM

Dropped my fob in dirty oil while changing the oil, that was fun. But a little disassembly and cleaning and all turned out ok. Yeah the fobs seem pretty durable.

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Shinryu · 08-08-2013, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoti

What do you do if your key fob stops working? I guess you can get into the car through the trunk but can you start the engine?

You can use the physical key you pull out of the key fob to unlock the driver's side door to get into the car, and you should be able to start the engine if you hold the key fob in close proximity to the start button.

shirker · 08-08-2013, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

I think you should thank Toyota Prius engineers instead.

Fair enough. I'll just leave it at Japanese engineering then.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinryu

You can use the physical key you pull out of the key fob to unlock the driver's side door to get into the car, and you should be able to start the engine if you hold the key fob in close proximity to the start button.

Yup, a guy on another brz forum mentioned that a Subaru tech advised holding a dead key fob right up to the start button so that it'd be within range for the car to passively read it.

08-08-2013, 01:47 PM	#1
shirker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: '13 Limited BRZ Location: VA Posts: 180 Thanks: 66 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ Limited owners - I accidentally took my keyless entry keyfob for an ocean swim... I sprinted back to the beach, cracked open the keyless entry with the flat tip of the valet key (cleverly designed, btw) and found out that the key circuitry is protected by a rubber gasket. Despite the fact that I was 8 hours away from my other key and had been in the water for a solid minute, Subaru's engineering team really saved my ass on this one. tl;dr keyless ignition/bluetooth key is decently waterproof

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Diode Dynamics Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 2,770 Thanks: 1,503 Thanked 1,761 Times in 877 Posts Mentioned: 197 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Thanks for this info, I'll remember it next time I'm chillin at the beach....oh wait I live in the the Midwest Nick C. __________________ John C. Diode Dynamics Follow Us: FB // IG // YT // TikTok

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kp0324 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Posts: 16 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dropped my fob in dirty oil while changing the oil, that was fun. But a little disassembly and cleaning and all turned out ok. Yeah the fobs seem pretty durable. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2

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