Left my key fob in pants as I put them to wash!!!!

MP3BOOSTED · 01-06-2018, 02:02 PM

Sooo I have a friend in his 1LE coming over so we can detail his car and I was looking for my key so I can install my MSD wires and move it out of the way and I couldn’t find it, then started to wonder why is my dryer making this thumping noise and would you look at that..... I found my key fob 😢 . I pushed lock on my car and it seems to work!!!!!!! I haven’t started the car yet as I’m going to install the wires but will update if it works still. Highly advise to not do what I did !! But if it works at least that clears some curious minds out their.

Glen e · 01-06-2018, 02:08 PM

Washed mine a few times, they always work so far, open it up and stick it in rice for an afternoon.

devnull · 01-06-2018, 02:34 PM

Yeah I've done it quite a few times with the vette and at least twice with the 1LE. They've always worked (but I wouldn't count on it always haha)

HDRDTD · 01-06-2018, 04:08 PM

Well at least they give us two sets of keys.

MP3BOOSTED · 01-06-2018, 07:57 PM

Yes definitely glad I have two sets but just Incase I truly lose one I have to make sure they all work but yes everything has worked just fine, I didn’t have to put it in a bowl of rice as my clothes were done drying when I found it lol, extremely hot key when I found it but other then that all is well!

AmericanMike · 01-06-2018, 09:06 PM

so the key fob can go in the washer and work flawlessly. Yet, I park in front of Sheetz and can't get the damn thing to work. oh joy.

MP3BOOSTED · 01-07-2018, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AmericanMike

so the key fob can go in the washer and work flawlessly. Yet, I park in front of Sheetz and can't get the damn thing to work. oh joy.

Lol that sucks

awpti · 01-07-2018, 03:36 AM

The key fobs are fairly well-sealed (the internals). Mine got washed and was in for a good 15 mins.. insides were bone dry.

CaliSpecial · 01-07-2018, 04:10 AM

Did this with an iPhone once... not such a good outcome!

TJay74 · 01-07-2018, 11:31 AM

The new fobs have a o-ring seal on them, unless the water is under pressure they should stay dry on the inside.

ctrlz · 01-07-2018, 02:21 PM

There is only so much sealing they can do. The pcb is probably coated in epoxy, but the battery contacts and contacts for the microswitches will still be open to moisture. I would take it apart as far as you can, shake it, then use a hair dryer on low. That will dry it quicker than rice. The problem with rice is the longer that any metal is exposed to moisture, the more it corrodes. Soapy water is typically more conductive than tap water (unless you already have very salty water), and corrosion is an electrical process. So washing machine worse than dropping it in a puddle.

MP3BOOSTED · 01-07-2018, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ctrlz

There is only so much sealing they can do. The pcb is probably coated in epoxy, but the battery contacts and contacts for the microswitches will still be open to moisture. I would take it apart as far as you can, shake it, then use a hair dryer on low. That will dry it quicker than rice. The problem with rice is the longer that any metal is exposed to moisture, the more it corrodes. Soapy water is typically more conductive than tap water (unless you already have very salty water), and corrosion is an electrical process. So washing machine worse than dropping it in a puddle.

Yeah i didn’t Usenet rice I honestly found it when it was in my dryer already, clothes were already dried so it was pretty hot when I grabbed it, seems like the dryer sucked out all the water it had and perfect, pretty crazy that it still works when being in washer for over an hour and dryer for about an hour

01-06-2018, 02:02 PM	#1
MP3BOOSTED Drives: 2017 Camaro SS 1LE (F1A-94 FBO H/C) Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 844	Left my key fob in pants as I put them to wash!!!! Sooo I have a friend in his 1LE coming over so we can detail his car and I was looking for my key so I can install my MSD wires and move it out of the way and I couldn’t find it, then started to wonder why is my dryer making this thumping noise and would you look at that..... I found my key fob 😢 . I pushed lock on my car and it seems to work!!!!!!! I haven’t started the car yet as I’m going to install the wires but will update if it works still. Highly advise to not do what I did !! But if it works at least that clears some curious minds out their. __________________ Performance Mods: F1A-94, DSX Flex Fuel Kit, MSD Spark Plug Wires, KOOK 2" off road headers, MBRP Race catback exhaust, Pray Performance Custom Boost Cam, Rocker Arm Trunion Upgrade Kit, 7.850" Hardened Chromemoly Length Pushrods and Johnson Racing 2110R Lifters, TSP CNC'd Heads, Ported MSD intake manifold, 103mm Katech Throttle body, Forged Pistons/Rods, RPM Meth kit, DSX Aux Fuel system, AEM Failsafe and banks gauge, LT4 HPFP, LT4 injectors, BMR motor mounts, Hurst Short Throw, Manley SS exhaust valves Videos of my car? Check here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNi...Qy1OL4NVGlPogw

01-06-2018, 02:08 PM	#2
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,044	Washed mine a few times, they always work so far, open it up and stick it in rice for an afternoon. __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

01-06-2018, 02:34 PM	#3
devnull Scientific negotiator Drives: 2019 Grand Sport Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Forsyth, GA Posts: 873	Yeah I've done it quite a few times with the vette and at least twice with the 1LE. They've always worked (but I wouldn't count on it always haha) __________________ 2019 Grand Sport M7 2018 ZL1 *1LE* 6MT 2017 SS *1LE* 6MT . Matthew 25:40 *ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑβΕ*

01-06-2018, 07:57 PM	#5
MP3BOOSTED Drives: 2017 Camaro SS 1LE (F1A-94 FBO H/C) Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 844	Yes definitely glad I have two sets but just Incase I truly lose one I have to make sure they all work but yes everything has worked just fine, I didn’t have to put it in a bowl of rice as my clothes were done drying when I found it lol, extremely hot key when I found it but other then that all is well! __________________ Performance Mods: F1A-94, DSX Flex Fuel Kit, MSD Spark Plug Wires, KOOK 2" off road headers, MBRP Race catback exhaust, Pray Performance Custom Boost Cam, Rocker Arm Trunion Upgrade Kit, 7.850" Hardened Chromemoly Length Pushrods and Johnson Racing 2110R Lifters, TSP CNC'd Heads, Ported MSD intake manifold, 103mm Katech Throttle body, Forged Pistons/Rods, RPM Meth kit, DSX Aux Fuel system, AEM Failsafe and banks gauge, LT4 HPFP, LT4 injectors, BMR motor mounts, Hurst Short Throw, Manley SS exhaust valves Videos of my car? Check here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNi...Qy1OL4NVGlPogw

01-06-2018, 04:08 PM	#4
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,046	Well at least they give us two sets of keys.

01-06-2018, 09:06 PM	#6
AmericanMike Drives: 2017 Camaro SS FIFTY Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North Carolina Posts: 554	so the key fob can go in the washer and work flawlessly. Yet, I park in front of Sheetz and can't get the damn thing to work. oh joy.

01-07-2018, 03:36 AM	#8
awpti Drives: 2017 1SS Camaro; 2016 4Runner Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 72	The key fobs are fairly well-sealed (the internals). Mine got washed and was in for a good 15 mins.. insides were bone dry.

01-07-2018, 04:10 AM	#9
CaliSpecial Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Convertible Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 32	Did this with an iPhone once... not such a good outcome!

01-07-2018, 11:31 AM	#10
TJay74 Drives: 17 Camaro SS 1LE & 16 Sierra AT CC Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,424	The new fobs have a o-ring seal on them, unless the water is under pressure they should stay dry on the inside.

01-07-2018, 02:21 PM	#11
ctrlz Drives: 2017 2SS, 50th pkg, M6, MRC, NPP Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ocean City, NJ Posts: 3,558	There is only so much sealing they can do. The pcb is probably coated in epoxy, but the battery contacts and contacts for the microswitches will still be open to moisture. I would take it apart as far as you can, shake it, then use a hair dryer on low. That will dry it quicker than rice. The problem with rice is the longer that any metal is exposed to moisture, the more it corrodes. Soapy water is typically more conductive than tap water (unless you already have very salty water), and corrosion is an electrical process. So washing machine worse than dropping it in a puddle.

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