T Kono

My experience as well. Dock, I was joking.

Dock

As usual, that's hard to tell on the Internet.

autobonrun

Give these guys a call and see if there is anything they can do for a 996 without major
rework.
https://www.ecudoctors.com/

They fixed the immobilizer on my 993. I sent my remote in with my ECU. I almost had to press the remote against the window before the repair. Now it works from 20 feet. Hopefully they have some advice that will help your range issue. You probably don’t want to involve the ECU but maybe they can just address the remote itself.

fung0001

how much?

just a new antenna works?

T Kono

Zero cost. Simply moving the existing antenna wire outside the bundle.

fung0001

I see
thks

fung0001

One more question, can the radio antenna be improved in a similar way. Its signal receiving power is a way poorer than new cars nowadays
Or is there any cheap ways to improve it?
Thks

Third-Reef

Does anybody know what frequency the remote operates at? Looking to improve the gain of the antenna when i do this mod.

s65e90

I'd think it operates on a spread frequency.

Carlo_Carrera

Use a high quality battery in the remote and use your skull as a radio wave extender.

Dock

He probably has someone hiding near the car using a second remote to lock and unlock the car.

Carlo_Carrera

It is known phenomenon, it works. Not a trick.

Dock

I just tried it on my Turbo, and it didn't provide any additional range. Once outside the consistent function range, it didn't matter where I held the key; all positions and orientations were equally inconsistent until I arrived at a distance where no positioning worked at all.

It doesn't really matter to me what the maximum range of the key unlock function is because I don't need the doors or luggage compartment unlocked until I'm right at the car.

Carlo_Carrera

Your skull shape must not be conducive to this method.

Dock

I've seen two different skulls here trying this out, and I certainly fall into the normal range when compared to these two guys.

When outside consistent functional range and inside the non-functional range, I got the remote to work as many times holding it at arms length beside me as I did holding it against my chest, or temple, or chin.