Lost Key Story

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Frodo

Don't know how universal this is amongst Porsche dealerships, but I got my red clip (at Cascade Porsche/Audi in NE Ohio) for about $3.

That's about right.

get the carrera GT key head. I think it looks very slick, and its about 100 bucks IIRC.

[bigb]

Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

That's about right.

Price varies. I picked up the red clip a couple of weeks ago from Stevens Creek Porsche (San Jose) for almost $8 (buying online + shipping would've saved me a buck or two...)

[drburton]

Key Found!!! My wife found the key in her make-up case I'm happy we have it so we don't have to invest in a new one but a bit bitter that I drove for 9 hours with the key on us the whole time.

In retrospect I guess I'm happy we didn't get into the car without the key. I assume the alarm would have sounded if we opened the door and the key wasn't in the trunk. Does anyone know if the alarm 'times out' or would it just drain the battery all the way down?

[markab986]

Thanks for the info about the clip...my dealer parts dept didn't act like they knew wth I was talking about I will try to google the part #

I wasn't going to say this until after you found your key...that it is probably in the bottom of her purse/bag somewhere (I had a similar misfortune)

I'm glad it was found, more info on keys generated...since you started this post

[szentej]

The primary purpose of the "Red Clip" is to deactivate the top control mechanism when the car has "Speedster Humps" installed. It prevents major damage to the top, its machanism and the clamshell.

[kdub]

Originally Posted by markab986

Thanks for the info about the clip...my dealer parts dept didn't act like they knew wth I was talking about I will try to google the part #

[OldBlevins]

Originally Posted by drburton

Key Found!!! My wife found the key in her make-up case I'm happy we have it so we don't have to invest in a new one but a bit bitter that I drove for 9 hours with the key on us the whole time.

In retrospect I guess I'm happy we didn't get into the car without the key. I assume the alarm would have sounded if we opened the door and the key wasn't in the trunk. Does anyone know if the alarm 'times out' or would it just drain the battery all the way down?

I'm working from memory here (which, with me, is highly suspect) but I seem to recall that the manual for my 986 says the alarm sounds for about 3 minutes.

[meerzee]

What a story...man, you are really kind... "beautiful wife" and "she just misplaced it in her makeup bag" ----- HAHA....I would have had to say "I hope you got your walking boots on now missy, cause you are going to get to use em...." ----

Seriously, thanks for sharing....and for not losing your cool. Can't say I would have been so understanding at the time....but then again, I can only imagine that Duluth is slightly more comfortable than say the deep humid south!

All the best,
M

Originally Posted by drburton

Key Found!!! My wife found the key in her make-up case I'm happy we have it so we don't have to invest in a new one but a bit bitter that I drove for 9 hours with the key on us the whole time.

In retrospect I guess I'm happy we didn't get into the car without the key. I assume the alarm would have sounded if we opened the door and the key wasn't in the trunk. Does anyone know if the alarm 'times out' or would it just drain the battery all the way down?