Keys tapping on dash

[FriscoTX_SSR]

Brand new SSR. Driving home from the dealer... what's that tapping/clicking noise everytime I push the clutch? It's the remote, hanging from the key, tapping the dash. Right on the bright crome strip...

What do other SSR fanatics do about their dangling keys/remotes, etc and our ignition that is so close to the dash?

[FUZZY]

Mine doesn't tap the dash. I only have the small single ring on the key fob and it doesn't move far enough to touch the dash or trim.

[Ricochet]

If it bothers you find the contact point and affix some of the fuzzy side of Velcro, or sticky back felt in the area, that will help silence the issue.

[STORMCAT]

Mine does not hit. Try smaller key ring? Less keys?

[mikepowell]

I use a longer attachment and place the remote on top of the column

[Focks]

Originally Posted by FriscoTX_SSR

Brand new SSR. Driving home from the dealer... what's that tapping/clicking noise everytime I push the clutch?

What do other SSR fanatics do about their dangling keys/remotes, etc and our ignition that is so close to the dash?

I put the top down and then turn the radio up all the way, and sing my azz off. After awhile the only thing you notice are the people staring at you

[hdflstf]

I have a larger ring on mine. Guess it hangs lower. Either that or the radio is just too loud.
Maybe I'll turn it down to listen for the keys tomorrow.

Nope don't think I'll do that.

[sheldon young]

I had a metal-to-metal noise driving me crazy all summer in the interior. When I just picked up my '04 from dealer service, I noticed the passenger seatbelt locked in position and asked the service righter why... he said that's how to keep the seatbelt buckle from banging against the top side of the door!

Sometimes we're too close to the forest to see the trees... put a quick disconnect on your ring and keep the bulked-up keys in the glovebox or console.

[FriscoTX_SSR]

Thanks for the suggestions. Interesting to see that this is not a common problem. Especially because I do NOT have anything special or unusual about the key... in fact, at the moment, it is just the ignition key, one metal ring style keyring, and the remote; nothing else.

When I did a test drive, I recalled hearing a click/thump that I thought was associated with the clutch in the test vehicle. Now I realize that it was the identical key setup.... key/ring/remote.

So, I'll play around with changing the keys, somehow... or padding the dash.

[wildcat66]

Danal, I think you should slow down, the faster you drive the more it hits
I have a the key, the Fob and a clip on Key ring (yellow flip flops) the only time it hits is when I try to do that spin to back up on the car carrier

[houtex]

I just let it keep hitting - keeps me awake during those short naps

[Olde Pharte]

key hit the dash in both of mine, I do 1 of 2 things:
1) key only
2) pedal to the metal keeps the key ring angling away from the dash

[RodNut]

My key & remote configuraion is the same as yours. Mine hits too. So far, the others haven't offered very good solutions -- well, maybe one or two.

I tried pedal to the metal but eventually I had to shift -- clunk.

I separated the key from the remote. Only problem is I have to have my wife reach deeply into my pocket to find the key! That's whem the alarm goes off...

[ssr71]

Originally Posted by Focks

I put the top down and then turn the radio up all the way, and sing my azz off. After awhile the only thing you notice are the people staring at you

So that's what I was hearing today?

[KySSR]

I guess the answer to the key problem is answered buy a question..............How are they hangin'?

[41chevcoe]

Originally Posted by KySSR

I guess the answer to the key problem is answered buy a question..............How are they hangin'?

Mine hang lo, and make no noise when they swing to and fro

[SA13355]

When I put the Ground Force springs on my SSR and lowered it, it more or less took the rack out of the ride and now it sets level. Keys don't lean towards the dash.

Try it, you'll like it.

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