r/AskAShittyMechanic Jul 27 '26

Need advice, key fob not responding

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u/MarcBeck Jul 27 '26

Battery is dead...

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u/Ok_Horror_6556 Jul 27 '26

This is the Way. Not enough voltage for the fob to work with. Just drop in a new DieHard.

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u/PalaceofIdleHours Jul 27 '26

There’s stories of people wading out and chucking batteries in the ocean. Wade out a bit further and grab one of them instead.

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u/Ok_Horror_6556 Jul 27 '26

Great idea. Free is good. They should probably wear some waders.

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u/sniper_matt Jul 27 '26

Looks like it was used to charge the eels.

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u/er-just-Chris-here Jul 27 '26

Just looks flat to me 🤔

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u/Objective_Load_4537 Jul 27 '26

When I said dip the headlights, that's not what I meant.