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Keys pretty well made... - MikeinNY - 11-02-2013 02:37am
After my wife couldn't stand the banging from the jeans in the dryer, she got up and checked only to find my Evoque's keyless-entry fob banging around.
It had been washed, then dried. Was regretting not buying the aftermarket key insurance the dealer tried to sell me. Just for laughs, I went to confirm it had to be dead after the wash.
I opened the garage door, pressed the unlock button and... it worked! Locked it back up and thanked LR for building a tough key housing.
Think I'll go back to the Grammys feeling good about my Evoque purchase.
RE: Keys pretty well made... - XFullFatTim - 11-02-2013 06:04am
They are reputedly waterproof to 30m/100ft, but I doubt that LR required tumbledrier proofing in the spec for them
RE: Keys pretty well made... - MikeinNY - 12-02-2013 02:24am
I didn't know they were waterproof. Shouldn't be a surprise though.
(11-02-2013 06:04am)XFullFatTim Wrote: They are reputedly waterproof to 30m/100ft, but I doubt that LR required tumbledrier proofing in the spec for them
RE: Keys pretty well made... - Americano - 12-02-2013 02:07pm
ahahahahah, yes, ok....but I prefer to do no try it.....
RE: Keys pretty well made... - z4alfie - 12-02-2013 07:48pm
(12-02-2013 02:07pm)Americano Wrote: ahahahahah, yes, ok....but I prefer to do no try it.....
Mine keeps coming apart,
RE: Keys pretty well made... - Barton Evoque - 12-02-2013 08:14pm
(12-02-2013 07:48pm)z4alfie Wrote: Mine keeps coming apart,
Mine to silver piece on the side keeps falling off.
Keys pretty well made... - z4alfie - 12-02-2013 10:31pm
(12-02-2013 08:14pm)Barton Evoque Wrote: Mine to silver piece on the side keeps falling off.
Yeah same here, overall I'm thinking its pretty poor, the car that is, not just the key
RE: Keys pretty well made... - basara - 13-02-2013 11:27pm
I had a similar situation to MikeinNY. I went into the pools with my keys still in my pockets. Swam for a good 5 mins before I realised I still had them with me. Dried them with the towel and the keys still worked! Great to know that keys are waterproof. Although I don't want to swim in them again.
RE: Keys pretty well made... - Stadt Panzer - 05-08-2014 06:39pm
Guys, I can confirm that the keys are waterproof, thank goodness, went for a swim in the sea, swam out to one of the buoys and forgot until I'd got back onto the beach that I'd forgotten to take the keys out of my shorts. Took off the silver part and dried the silver key but that was it. Went back to car about an hour later and all is well.
Happy as we are 2000ks from home!
Although as most I won't be doing that again......
RE: Keys pretty well made... - XFullFatTim - 06-08-2014 12:13pm
If I remember from the original FFRR key spec they are not only waterproof but can survive being driven over by the car. I don't intend to find out though!