Mad Mac
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Back in the bad old days,
some vehicles had trunk and glove box keys
separate from the ignition and door keys.
Some vehicles had an ignition key
that unlocked the doors, trunk,
glove compartment and center console.
But those vehicles also had a second key, the valet key,
that only worked in the ignition and doors.
One could thereby keep stuff locked up
when using valet parking or a repair shop.
Maybe I missed it in the 500 page owners manual
but the Gladiator seems to have no way to do that.
So I made a "valet remote" by removing the flip key blade.
That takes care of the internal compartments;
glove box, center console and back seat locks.
To secure the truck bed with a bed cover,
one would have to disconnect
the tailgate remote lock somehow.
I don't have a bed cover,
so someone else will have to volunteer.
To make your remote a "valet remote"
pry open the case the way you would
to replace the battery.
Go ahead and remove the battery now.
It will make everything else much easier.
Take your 1.5 mm hex wrench
(good luck finding one)
and carefully remove the four
itty, bitty, teeny weenie hex screws.
The flip key spring and button
will lift the circuit board and try to escape.
Trap them so they don't fly under the recliner,
remove the key blade and set them aside.
I sealed mine in an envelope labeled accordingly
to save for future use if needed.
With the battery and key blade spring and button removed
the circuit board will be easy to fit in place
and screw down. Pop the battery back in.
Snap the back on, test it on the JT.
Put your key blade on your key ring.
Crack open a beer.
In the picture above the battery is still in. Don't do that.
The battery contact spring will fight you
when you try to screw the hex screws back in.
Take the battery out at the beginning.
There is another way one YouTuber did it.
He drifted the tiny roll pin out of the key blade
without having to take apart the fob.
And then drilled a hole in the key for a key ring.
I like my way better.
some vehicles had trunk and glove box keys
separate from the ignition and door keys.
Some vehicles had an ignition key
that unlocked the doors, trunk,
glove compartment and center console.
But those vehicles also had a second key, the valet key,
that only worked in the ignition and doors.
One could thereby keep stuff locked up
when using valet parking or a repair shop.
Maybe I missed it in the 500 page owners manual
but the Gladiator seems to have no way to do that.
So I made a "valet remote" by removing the flip key blade.
That takes care of the internal compartments;
glove box, center console and back seat locks.
To secure the truck bed with a bed cover,
one would have to disconnect
the tailgate remote lock somehow.
I don't have a bed cover,
so someone else will have to volunteer.
To make your remote a "valet remote"
pry open the case the way you would
to replace the battery.
Go ahead and remove the battery now.
It will make everything else much easier.
Take your 1.5 mm hex wrench
(good luck finding one)
and carefully remove the four
itty, bitty, teeny weenie hex screws.
The flip key spring and button
will lift the circuit board and try to escape.
Trap them so they don't fly under the recliner,
remove the key blade and set them aside.
I sealed mine in an envelope labeled accordingly
to save for future use if needed.
With the battery and key blade spring and button removed
the circuit board will be easy to fit in place
and screw down. Pop the battery back in.
Snap the back on, test it on the JT.
Put your key blade on your key ring.
Crack open a beer.
In the picture above the battery is still in. Don't do that.
The battery contact spring will fight you
when you try to screw the hex screws back in.
Take the battery out at the beginning.
There is another way one YouTuber did it.
He drifted the tiny roll pin out of the key blade
without having to take apart the fob.
And then drilled a hole in the key for a key ring.
I like my way better.
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