Drilling a hole on a Cobra tracker fob

[Jemacd]

Hey all - just picked up my 11 (WOW!!!!) and I hadn't realised I've gotta carry the separate Cobra fob around with me (rather than leave it in the car for obvious reasons).... does anyone know whether you can drill a hole in it and put it on your keychain and if so, whereabouts on the fob?

[divetheworld]

split it open as if you're ging for the battery and you should see if there is any safe place to pop a hole.

[Jemacd]

Will try

[james-witton]

Of course that means if someone manages to get hold of your key they have the tracker fob too.

[Jemacd]

Good point. How do you manage that risk personally?

[james-witton]

Keep them separate.
And I keep forgetting my fob and find myself going back into the house, swearing, to pick it up.

[Jemacd]

So arguably it would be less hassle to manage the risk of someone nicking your keychain?

[james-witton]

I guess

But the frequency (and perhaps low inconvenience) of having to go back into the house has to be compared to the high monetary cost of having the insurance not been paid out on a car theft due to the the fob being attached to the keys.

Risk = probability x consequence

[Jemacd]

I buy that.

[V8V Pete]

Keep the tracker fob on your house/work keys and keep your car key separately?

[Jemacd]

That's a good point...

[DocW]

I keep mine in a pocket on the front of my phone case. I never leave home without the phone so it’s separate from the key but with me.

[Minglar]

Hi Jemacd

If you search the forum, this issue has been discussed before, but this is a possible solution which avoids mutilating the fob.

http://cobracartech.co.uk/en/cobra-replacement-key...

Hope this helps!

Fantastic car by the way....well done!

Best Regards

Minglar

[Jemacd]

Thanks guys - great guidance

[Jemacd]

Minglar said:

Hi Jemacd

If you search the forum, this issue has been discussed before, but this is a possible solution which avoids mutilating the fob.

http://cobracartech.co.uk/en/cobra-replacement-key...

Hope this helps!

Fantastic car by the way....well done!

Best Regards

Minglar

Fob holder ordered. Strategy is to keep key ring separate from car key (which I do anyway). All sorted. Ticket closed :-)

[Big E 118]

I've stuck a bit of heavy duty velcro on the back of my phone (the soft side/loop of the velcro on the phone) then when I use the car I stick the fob on. The phone still fits in it's mount and there is no way the fob will come detached....it takes some considerable effort to take off when I'm done with it!

When not using it you're just left with a soft square of velcro on the back of the phone.

[NDA]

V8V Pete said:

Keep the tracker fob on your house/work keys and keep your car key separately?

This is what I did when I had a tracker.

I doubt there's anywhere to drill through - you could try gluing a ring on to it.

[Jemacd]

I've bought the cobra fob pouch ... That goes on the house keys which I don't leave home without.

[Herbs]

I thought the modern Astons had the option of turning your phone into a tracker so you didn't need to carry the actual fob?

[Minglar]

Herbs said:

I thought the modern Astons had the option of turning your phone into a tracker so you didn't need to carry the actual fob?

Herbs

Unfortunately that function only works with the old style Eurowatch tracker. It really was useful, but sadly the new Vodafone/Cobra system doesn't permit it. The newer fobs are a lot smaller and lighter though, so every little helps!

Best Regards

Minglar