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Old 02-02-2013, 09:12 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by orthojoe View Post
Assuming it works, yes, it's a great idea. I am curious to know exactly how it works, though. Particularly if it doesn't need any power to transmit/read.

It also makes me wonder for those of us that installed the red STi push button starter: Do those buttons read a dead key as well, or are we stuck?
I would suspect it works the same way a car can read those small chips in a standard key to start the car. The fob must have one of those chips in it as a fail safe mechanism.
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