Who stole the passenger keyhole?

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psycln

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I have a new SR5 with a non-smart key system (i.e. keyless entry remote). I actually prefer the non-smart key with being active in water activities/sports so I don't have to remove the mech key from the FOB like on my wife's Highlander Limited.
Today, I took my regular mechanical key, stored it in my wetsuit and went for a surf. After a nice afternoon session I get back my truck and go to unluck the passenger side door with the key. No key hole. :redbrick:
My previous 4Runner was a 3rd gen and had it. When did the 4Runner lose the passenger key hole?
 
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I had a Ford Edge with the key hole being only on the driver side.

No big deal, except where I was staying at, I had to park in a very, very small space, so my driver side was right up next to a concrete wall in a parking garage, and there was some large SUV on the other side, so I had to let my wife out, pull in, then she open the back hatch and I climb out, yea, real PITA.

Anyway, one day I found my battery dead, and none of the locks will unlock without there being power, cannot open the hood without getting inside, and my driver door with the key hole is slammed up against the concrete wall.

Luckily, I happen to park that time with a bit of a gap, and my wife weighing in right under 100lbs, was able to crawl on the roof, unlock the door, and squeeze in the small space, sort of Dukes of Hazard style, and get in to unlock the passenger side and release the hood.

So I guess the point of the story is...do not park so close to a wall that you cannot access the interior if the battery finds itself dead, assuming the 4r unlock system is the same as the Edge in it needs batter power.
 
psycln said:
I have a new SR5 with a non-smart key system (i.e. keyless entry remote). I actually prefer the non-smart key with being active in water activities/sports so I don't have to remove the mech key from the FOB like on my wife's Highlander Limited.
Today, I took my regular mechanical key, stored it in my wetsuit and went for a surf. After a nice afternoon session I get back my truck and go to unluck the passenger side door with the key. No key hole. :redbrick:
My previous 4Runner was a 3rd gen and had it. When did the 4Runner lose the passenger key hole?
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They stopped putting keyholes on passenger side for a lot of makes and models in the mid-2000's if I recall. I don't think the 4th gens have them either.

Also, did you have a special key made & programmed for the vehicle? Because all 5th gens have those "All-In-One" Keyfobs, so it'd be the same situation as the smart key; not to mention the smart key has a removable key insert for unlocking the doors.

In any case, they're fairly water resistant; unless you go a few feet deep they tend to survive water decently. I've accidentally washed my keyfob on my 4th gen a couple times over the years. lol
 
Toyota did a study and found that many men were confused by the excess number of holes and therefore they removed it to prevent any unwanted confusion
 
4FL said:
Luckily, I happen to park that time with a bit of a gap, and my wife weighing in right under 100lbs, was able to crawl on the roof, unlock the door, and squeeze in the small space, sort of Dukes of Hazard style, and get in to unlock the passenger side and release the hood.
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Picturing my own wife in this scenario, ah the mental pictures... :beer:
 
I wouldn't mind so much if they'd at least given me two keys w/remotes.

Mostly I'm just thankful to still have a key at all. I would never want a car with keyless ignition.
 
Ray Dunakin said:
I wouldn't mind so much if they'd at least given me two keys w/remotes.

Mostly I'm just thankful to still have a key at all. I would never want a car with keyless ignition.
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Wifey`s venza has smart key and I love it,will never buy a vehicle with regular dumb key anymore.
 
Speaking of keys and remotes, they should print the battery type on the outside of the fob. Then when the battery dies you don't have to open it up to find out what battery to buy, close it back up, go buy a battery, and then open it a second time to replace the battery.
 
Think it took me 5+ years before I noticed no pass. side key on my Equator.

Didn't think I would, but sure like keyless entry/ignition on my LE.
 
this also applies to usb

Ray Dunakin said:
Speaking of keys and remotes, they should print the battery type on the outside of the fob. Then when the battery dies you don't have to open it up to find out what battery to buy, close it back up, go buy a battery, and then open it a second time to replace the battery.
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Imagine how many times you plug in a usb to a port and have to flip it over because it wont go in. Let's say this happens 3-5 times a day and it takes 3 to 4 seconds to figure out the orientation. That's more or less than 14 seconds a day that you will never get back. That's like 84 minutes a year. That equates to roughly 112 hours in your life time. It's almost as bad as reading this dumb post by me. Put it on my tab.
 
The Tesla will drive itself out of a parking spot up to you automatically swing open (not just unlock) and close the door with out touching a thing. I think its only a 20k option.
 
Ray Dunakin said:
Speaking of keys and remotes, they should print the battery type on the outside of the fob. Then when the battery dies you don't have to open it up to find out what battery to buy, close it back up, go buy a battery, and then open it a second time to replace the battery.
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they actually do in the manual. for millennians who has no idea how to use paper book Google also works.
 
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