Monthly Archives: April 2012

Button Count on Automotive Remote Controls

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

You may not believe this but I was recently involved in a long internal discussion about how buttons should be counted on a keyfob.  This is not as silly as it may sound. Want to take a quick test?  Without looking below, guess … Continue reading →

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Cadillac Forum Question — 2009 CTS Remote Transmitters

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

I recently saw a question on a Cadillac car owner’s forum asking about seat memory fobs with remote start on a 2009 Cadillac CTS.  This vehicle used several different remote transmitters. The seat memory parts with remote start are: Fob … Continue reading →

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Alpine remotes with FCC ID B23AT51

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Alpine once made three different alarm system remote controls with the FCC ID B23AT51.  Beware:  these three parts are not interchangeable, even though they have the same FCC ID and look identical.  Alpine’s part numbers usually appeared on the back … Continue reading →

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Common Misconceptions About Automotive Remote Replacement Parts and Programming

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

Remotes Unlimited received a call recently from a consumer who was very confused by information they saw on various Internet sites. For instance, one site showed the dealer list price of a common Ford 3-button keyfob as more than $130.00.  Well, … Continue reading →

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KIA’s first proximity smart-key remote transmitter

Posted on April 11, 2012 by admin

In response to a question from one of RUI’s website users, Kia’s first proximity remote was used on the Borrego beginning with 2009 models.  This remote has FCC ID SY5HMFNA04 and Kia part numbers 95460-2J750 and 95440-2J850.  Prior to that, all remote transmitters used … Continue reading →

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Sexiest Automotive Remote Control

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

Sometimes technology is pedestrian . . . just functional.  Sometimes, though, a product’s design is much more, it is sexy.  Think Apple products. Automotive remote controls generally fall in the former category.  Factory keyless entry remotes, in particular, tend to be mostly functional … Continue reading →

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