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How long did your key fob battery last?

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Old 02-21-09, 01:02 AM
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Default How long did your key fob battery last?

My car turns 3 years old next month and I recently got the indicator that my key fob battery is low. Pretty darn good battery in the key fob if it could last 3 years!!
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I have a 07 IS250. Battery is still goin strong! (then again... i never use actually press the buttons on it, I use the door handle)
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Does it show the battery is low on the dash?
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Mine is getting low, but yea, about three years!

I already replaced it.
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lol 2 years and still runnning strong

but my '94 LS400 remote key still runs on the same battery from new
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Just recently replaced mine. It's about 3 years for me too.
Yeap. It shows it on the dash.
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Originally Posted by Sexi_Lexi
My car turns 3 years old next month and I recently got the indicator that my key fob battery is low. Pretty darn good battery in the key fob if it could last 3 years!!
i have one i use every day. the battery is still fine.

the spare which i used maybe half a dozen times, batteries just died, after 2.5 years.

odd.
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My initial battery died a premature death at just 2.5 months. Its replacement lasted 2 years and 8 months. My third battery is still going strong at 4 months.
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Originally Posted by Sexi_Lexi
My car turns 3 years old next month and I recently got the indicator that my key fob battery is low. Pretty darn good battery in the key fob if it could last 3 years!!
Ditto for me.
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It last for about 2yrs, I've changed it already.
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just replaced my two days ago and it was going for a year 8 months. I was paranoid it would puke its guts out so I changed it out early.
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Build date of 02/06, got "Low Key Battery" notice last week, so right at 3 years. Had replacements ready in the freezer. Took five minutes and replaced both while watching TV. Should be good to go for another 3 years as I keep my cars a long time.
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The original one lasted about a year and a half. When I went to replace it, no one had that particular battery, so I ended up going to the dealer, and they charged $9 for somw generic battery!!!
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Originally Posted by ecr527
The original one lasted about a year and a half. When I went to replace it, no one had that particular battery, so I ended up going to the dealer, and they charged $9 for somw generic battery!!!
got mine at batterybob.com

i think a pack of 5 cost like $10, free shipping., got it in 3 days or so.

im probably good until 2020.
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Originally Posted by ajmtbm
got mine at batterybob.com

i think a pack of 5 cost like $10, free shipping., got it in 3 days or so.

im probably good until 2020.
Can you tell me what size the battery is and is the install easy? TIA.


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