FOB failure - Dodge Diesel

sluggo42 · 03-25-2012, 10:04 PM

Out of the blue my one and only FOB quit working, changed the batteries and still no work. Bought a new one and had to take it to the ******* to get it programmed
Out of the blue it quit.
Point is that they can just fail. The new one works great. Just some FOB info for general knowledge is all....

blackimpala · 03-26-2012, 09:09 AM

FOB, don't know what it stands for? "Found on base" "frequently omitted bras" "funny other brother".

Floyd

infidel · 03-26-2012, 10:23 AM

Fob isn't an abbreviation but rather the name of a clasp used on pocket watch chains back in the 1800s that made it easier to pull the watch out of your pocket. You grabbed hold of the fob rather than the chain.
Since then the word fob has morphed into a term for any object used to make manual access easier.

Lary Ellis (Top) · 03-26-2012, 10:58 AM

My guess is he means the Key Fob for unlocking the doors and such

9812vram · 03-26-2012, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infidel

Fob isn't an abbreviation but rather the name of a clasp used on pocket watch chains back in the 1800s that made it easier to pull the watch out of your pocket. You grabbed hold of the fob rather than the chain.
Since then the word fob has morphed into a term for any object used to make manual access easier.

You've been around THAT long???

LOL J/K

sluggo42 · 03-26-2012, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infidel

Fob isn't an abbreviation but rather the name of a clasp used on pocket watch chains back in the 1800s that made it easier to pull the watch out of your pocket. You grabbed hold of the fob rather than the chain.
Since then the word fob has morphed into a term for any object used to make manual access easier.

Rough crowd...

SIXSLUG · 03-27-2012, 11:19 AM

They will wear out like a lot of stuff on our trucks.

I bought a replacement set on ebay and had them coded for my truck so I would have an extra set on hand before they got rare and spendy.

Of course, I am so cheap I am still using the original first one since I bought the truck. Its polished and worn down to the point where I should just break out a new one but I probably won't!

03-26-2012, 09:09 AM	#2
blackimpala Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 610 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	FOB, don't know what it stands for? "Found on base" "frequently omitted bras" "funny other brother". Floyd __________________ 96 4X4 Auto, Gauges, Full time power windows, headlight relays, By-pass filter, KDP Done, Lukes Link, GM Wheel cylinders, removed fuel heater, Banks triple disc TC, Transgo Diesel shift kit, Homemade freespin manual lockout hubs w/old school bearings. I need no stinking chips. For those who fought for it Freedom has a taste the protected will never know.

03-26-2012, 10:23 AM	#3
infidel Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Montana Posts: 14,434 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	Fob isn't an abbreviation but rather the name of a clasp used on pocket watch chains back in the 1800s that made it easier to pull the watch out of your pocket. You grabbed hold of the fob rather than the chain. Since then the word fob has morphed into a term for any object used to make manual access easier. __________________ Bill '95 2500 4x4 auto '95 3500 5 speed flatbed hauler stock for one day

03-26-2012, 10:58 AM	#4
Lary Ellis (Top) DTR Online Store/Admin Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13,765 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	My guess is he means the Key Fob for unlocking the doors and such __________________ C.O.O. Diesel Truck Resource LLC To start a local chapter of DTR in your area email chapters@dieseltruckresource.com lellis@dieseltruckresource.com DTR Performance Shop Toll Free USA 1-877-375-1956 "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop

03-27-2012, 11:19 AM	#7
SIXSLUG Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pacific NW, B'ham, Kalispell MT Posts: 3,495 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	They will wear out like a lot of stuff on our trucks. I bought a replacement set on ebay and had them coded for my truck so I would have an extra set on hand before they got rare and spendy. Of course, I am so cheap I am still using the original first one since I bought the truck. Its polished and worn down to the point where I should just break out a new one but I probably won't! __________________ Kurt 2001.5 2500 QC LB 4WD H.O. 6-SPD SLT Plus 3.54's, Camper/Tow/Plow, A.R.E. Canopy w/ SS Vanguard rack, Southbend clutch and hyd.,TIMBO APPS, BHAF/Heatshield, MBRP 4" TBE, FP Gauge, Femco E-Z Drainplug, DSS, Thuren Trac Bar, 2" leveling kit, P/H Tow Mirrors, PBR, 128K miles. FASS LP "When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not." Mark Twain Support Our Troops! NRA, MSBL, BYO, GSP, BOLTS, Southpaw, CDC* *Cracked Dash Club

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