will do, gonna try different things to see what works best

 

Having kids like I do this is why I love the keypad entry on my truck and SUV. I always know I can get it unless the batteries dead. But that being said I'd never want one on a Mustang because it is so visible. Even if they do it like it was on my Taurus where it's hidden on the b pillar till you touch it.

 

I did the same thing. I have it on my '10 GT inside the filler door. never have to worry about getting locked out or running inside to get the keys when you need to get in the car real quick.

 

from what I understand you can put those key pads anywhere. They dont have to be on the door. Put it under the front lip of the hood or on the under side of the spoiler.

 

You also might have accidentally pushed the lock button just before inserting the key into the ignition. When you started the car it was already locked.

 

Home Depot did make me a cpoy of the SVT key. It's good for driver door, but without a chip, it will not start the Shelby.

Now, where to put it so it can be handy if needed. My back has been on ice for the last 2 hours since twisting head & shoulders under the sides & back of the Shelby looking for a NON-PLASTIC place to attach a magnetic hide-a-key. No luck.

I cannot put it in my wallet. I keep my wallet in my right rear pocket & it must be kept thin because tight car seats give me painful sciatica! I could take it out before sitting, but not after having lost a wallet that way!

I will now try to find a place to hide just the key (sealed inside a tiny zip-lock bag), but will use my creeper to scour under the drivers side for a handy but secure spot. No twisting!

 

Sound like while hopping into the car and starting it with the drivers door open... You could have accidentally requested the car to lock via the key fob (while starting the car) or hit the toggle on the door which locked the passenger door but nothing happened on the drivers door till the latch signaled the system the car was closed.

the driveaway feature will not kick in till the wheel speed is greater than 6mph -- so i dont think its the auto locks going haywire.

Reminds me of the time I had a very good customer that lived really close to the dealer, come in to have his oil level checked -- while under the hood i saw this little silver toggle switch mounted on the strut tower. i kinda ignored it, but you know what happens with human nature -- so right before i closed the hood i flipped the switch; all four doors lock instantly. I looked at him, he looked at me; i looked into the car-- keys are in the ignition.

the early 7Series cars are extremely hard to slim jim since there is a support beam that runs along the same area where the latch is. Long story short -- customer drove away in a rental, i have to call a locksmith to recut at key from the key code -- and that switch was named after me -- the "idiot switch" --

I alway roll a window down when i get into any car.... its habit

 

Since I cannot get the lock-out to repeat, Shifterboy and others have suggested all possible scenarios for my cold food incident! Until my back feels better from trying to find a non-plastic place to stick the magnetic hide-a-key, the door-only key from Home Depot will stay loose in my pocket.

I usually leave my windows down during the day anyway so I can hear that amazing exhaust note of my new '13 GT500. With non-chip key temporarily in my pocket, I won't worry about locking mistakes or malfunctions when showing off the Shelby!

Thanks to all!

 

instead of the magnetic key holder try a piece of double sided tape?

 

bad idea, the heat generated underneath will make it fall off

 

Glenn, Devious has a valid point! Spare key hiding with double sided tape doesn't make me feel it is a long term solution without replacing the tape often, even put in a cool place like under front bumper.

Glenn, have you had experience using tape? If the tape was dependably sticky, would the key be reasonably removable & repeatably used to re-stick key? Removing old tape which will lose stickiness could be tricky if tape is quality.

 

Find somewhere underneath that has a hole or some type of line and attach the key with a zip tie/wire tie (unless you don't carry a pocketknife, you'll probably need one to cut the tie if you ever need it.)

 

if you are looking for durability consider using velcro...

you'd have to sand and clean a small non-metallic area (concealed)
you will get the hook and fabric pieces together -- cut the center out of one or the other -- the size of the key. affix the cut out piece on the NM surface -- place the key in the cut out area and cover it with the other part of the velcro -- all you will need to do is strip back the velcro to access the key.

something like this you have to place in an area that is high enough off the ground as not to catch on obstructions and road debris.

just a thought based on multiple uses -- and velcro is good for that.

 

Thanks Rather B. Blown, but Shifterboy45 has a good idea using Velcro. The only improvement that comes to mind is to make the Velcro cutout large enough to have ones spare door key sealed in a key-size plastic zip-lock bag to keep key from rusting.

Can anyone top that useful & potentially money making idea? Heck, remove the magnet & Velcro a sealed hide-a-key in some cool, accessible place!

 

11ShelbyGT500: I would like to pick your brain on how to shut off an idling GT500 motor from under the hood.

In the old days one would carefully pull the distributor wire that feeds the coil!

 

Possibly just unplugging the MAF sensor might shut it off. Worth trying. Should also be a fuse panel under the hood. ECM main fuse should be there. Just pull fuses.

 

pulling the fuel pump relay may be more effective -- it will take a few seconds but the car will shut off -- plus you retain the drive data in the PCM.

its in the fuse box under the hood // passenger side.

 

Had a friend of mine try the tie-the-key-to-a-line idea with a zip tie. He used two of them for assurance. I asked him how he was going to get the zip ties undone, because he doesn't carry a pocket knife. He tells me he'll use a pair of wire cutters he has that are perfect for the job. Where did he keep the wire cutters?

In the glove box.

Does it surprise you that he graduated from UT Austin? Stupid longhorns.