On Monday, January 6, 2014 11:47:28 AM UTC-5, Steve wrote:
> On or about Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:09:22 -0500, Smarty
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> >On 1/4/2014 10:51 AM, Steve wrote:
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> >> On or about Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:30:28 -0500, Smarty
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> >>Or just use "On Star" to unlock your vehicle
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> >>> I did not realize that the Z06 fob was different. Neither my C5 or C6
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> >>> fobs can store the key, although I have seen / owned other fobs
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> >>> (Porsche, Acura, Lexus) which use this internal design which now shows
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> >>> up on the C7.
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> >> All 2005-2007 C6's had an external key. All 2008-2013 C6's had an
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> >> internal key. The 2007 user's manual showed the new FOB design with
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> >> the internal key but GM had issues with it so they stayed with the
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> >> external key through the entire '07 model year.
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> >> I prefer the external key detached and kept safely at home. You almost
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> >> never need it and the last thing you want when you do manage to lock
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> >> the FOB inside the car is for the key to be there also.
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> >Steve, you make an excellent point which I had never considered. I am
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> >now thinking of separating the internal key from the fob and leaving it
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> >in a safe place outside the vehicle. I am just the very type of
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> >forgetful geezer to lock my fob in the car, despite beeping and tooting
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> >and flashing lights.
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> The best solution I have found is to have a spare made that does not
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> include the plastic cap. A lot of people cut it off or use the blank
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> that doesn't have the plastic part. Carry that in your wallet where it
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> isn't in the way all the time. OR find a hiding place but don't tell
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> us where it is. But even if someone finds the hiding place and
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> gets in, the alarm goes off and they still can't drive away. And, with
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> the alarm going off they could just as easily have broken the window.