My key fob went thru a cycle of washer and dryer!

jym3 · 02-23-2010, 01:55 AM

I launder my keys with my m3 key fob in my jacket thru a cycle of washer and dryer, I found out only after I took my jacket out of the dryer, and am pleasantly surprised that it still works without a glitch!

Joseph

Nawaaz · 02-23-2010, 02:21 AM

So.........Did it shrink afterwards?

JIO · 02-23-2010, 04:03 AM

Wouldn't it be easier to run your key fob through the dish washer? It comes out clean and dry. Don't try the garbage disposal though.

he he

AMOCHOSTO · 02-23-2010, 08:23 AM

Hmm, mine could use a clean too!

Poll;

1. Dishwasher
2. Washer/dryer
3. Drycleaning

FStop7 · 02-23-2010, 10:23 AM

Mine's been through the washing machine, still works fine.

SlammedR8 · 02-23-2010, 10:24 AM

my old E46 key went into a pool for about 2 minutes and it worked fine for 2 more years

sikoskul · 02-23-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Nawaaz

So.........Did it shrink afterwards?

Was it the cold cycle?

MMMorish · 02-23-2010, 10:49 AM

One of my keys got run over by another car and it still works and looks like new.

AMOCHOSTO · 02-23-2010, 11:05 AM

So the one thing about the M3 no-one can bitch about is the durability of the key fobs!

j0k3r · 02-23-2010, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by slammedm3

my old E46 key went into a pool for about 2 minutes and it worked fine for 2 more years

Did you get pushed into the pool with a key in your pocket?

SlammedR8 · 02-23-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by j0k3r

Did you get pushed into the pool with a key in your pocket?

haha nope

my key was on top of a towel and my friend didn't see it as he lifted the towel of the chair and it flew right into the pool.

Green///Hell · 02-23-2010, 12:19 PM

Hope you used one of those dryer sheets that makes everything smell delicious.

eclipsisNA · 02-23-2010, 01:08 PM

No joke: I left my fob on the bathroom sink's counter while I was detailing a car. I came back to find out my cat jumped onto the sink counter and pushed the fob into the toilet. It was probably in the toilet for a good 8 hours and still works perfectly to this day.

Green///Hell · 02-23-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclipsis

No joke: I left my fob on the bathroom sink's counter while I was detailing a car. I came back to find out my cat jumped onto the sink counter and pushed the fob into the toilet. It was probably in the toilet for a good 8 hours and still works perfectly to this day.

hahaah you put your arm in the toilet

smokinjoe64 · 02-23-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by AMOCHOSTO

So the one thing about the M3 no-one can bitch about is the durability of the key fobs!

+1

BCA · 02-23-2010, 02:17 PM

The fact that these keys work after washer, toilet, etc. is amazing.

Just last night I was doing laundry after running and briefly thought I had left my fob in the zipper pocket of my running shorts that were immersed in warm sudsy water at the time. I jumped right out of my chair but as it turned out the fob was safe and dry.

Small Yellow · 02-23-2010, 02:29 PM

We should conduct military endurance test on the key fob such as soaking them in salt water or spraying salt water and such at them for hours. Then we can conclude we have milspec key fobs.

GTSV10 · 02-23-2010, 08:35 PM

My wife lost the key fob while walking the dog during a snow storm last year and this past summer someone found it and brought it to the BMW dealer and they contacted us and it works like a champ.

Krozi · 02-23-2010, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Green///Hell

hahaah you put your arm in the toilet

LOLOLOLOL

FlyFish · 02-23-2010, 11:48 PM

I have done this, amazingly, three times...they still work....now if i can just find where i put the spare one....

JIO · 02-23-2010, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipsis

No joke: I left my fob on the bathroom sink's counter while I was detailing a car. I came back to find out my cat jumped onto the sink counter and pushed the fob into the toilet. It was probably in the toilet for a good 8 hours and still works perfectly to this day.

You should have let your cat drive your cat...he was mad. Good thing he didn't flush the toilet.

spyderco10 · 02-24-2010, 12:23 AM

one time i was walking in a desert and i lost my m3 key fob, then 10 years later i found it and it still works perfect

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Nawaaz Brigadier General 221 Rep 4,643 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: . iTrader: (0)	So.........Did it shrink afterwards?
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AMOCHOSTO Major 32 Rep 1,007 Posts Drives: IB BB E90 M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto. iTrader: (0)	So the one thing about the M3 no-one can bitch about is the durability of the key fobs! __________________ E90 Interlagos Blue, (Winter Beater) Bamboo Beige, M-Drive, EDC, PDC, USB 6MT. Mods to date; Curb rash, Scraped front spoiler, Installed RAC Monolite RG63 Silver 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe (ROW)
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BCA Captain 21 Rep 793 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	The fact that these keys work after washer, toilet, etc. is amazing. Just last night I was doing laundry after running and briefly thought I had left my fob in the zipper pocket of my running shorts that were immersed in warm sudsy water at the time. I jumped right out of my chair but as it turned out the fob was safe and dry. __________________ 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S 2019 Porsche Cayenne Past BMWs: 2015 M3, 2014 550i, 2013 M3 ZCP, 2012 535i, 2011 E90 335i, 2009 E90 M3, 2008 X5, 2006 330i, 2004 330i
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