Safe in the Console
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From: Ann Arbor MI
Are we talking about the same location? On the left side of the main cup holders (in original posters pic it would be the side where his wallet is pictured) pull up and out the cup holder insert, then the rubber liner under that and there is a neat little cut out specially made for your key to fit. You're welcome 😀
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From: Western New York
Hate to bring up the ultimate responsibility rules but NY is safe now because a firearm owner who does not adequately secure his firearms is deemed partially responsible for any crime committed with a stolen weapon. A citizen was just charged with a felony because his pistol fell out of his pocket on a trail and another person found it and turned it in. Leaving a firearm unsecured in a vehicle, even a locked vehicle does not preclude the individual from being charged in the same manner. This is why it is so safe to live in NY. Thanks Mario for protecting me. But this is also why I put a Console Safe in several years ago. There are so many places now banning the carrying of firearms with stiff resulting stiff penalties it is not worth the risk of carrying on their property and the chances of a simple break in so possible it is necessary to take reasonable precautions. Having been broken into 7 times while working at or visiting jobsites in the city (Rochester) I take every precaution possible to not ever lose a firearm. Just my policy, not Mario's.
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Yes...Just saw it in another post. It is a special slot used to re-program any additional keys....let me go back and reference the post. Read the post about the Double Horn Blow when engine running....EightySecond has a post about it and might know more...I don't have my truck yet. It's been mentioned a few times that it's not just a hidden key holder....
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From: Ann Arbor MI
Cool would love to see the info! I will be keeping my spare key there
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Hate to bring up the ultimate responsibility rules but NY is safe now because a firearm owner who does not adequately secure his firearms is deemed partially responsible for any crime committed with a stolen weapon. A citizen was just charged with a felony because his pistol fell out of his pocket on a trail and another person found it and turned it in. Leaving a firearm unsecured in a vehicle, even a locked vehicle does not preclude the individual from being charged in the same manner. This is why it is so safe to live in NY. Thanks Mario for protecting me. But this is also why I put a Console Safe in several years ago. There are so many places now banning the carrying of firearms with stiff resulting stiff penalties it is not worth the risk of carrying on their property and the chances of a simple break in so possible it is necessary to take reasonable precautions. Having been broken into 7 times while working at or visiting jobsites in the city (Rochester) I take every precaution possible to not ever lose a firearm. Just my policy, not Mario's.
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Man I wish I wouldn't of gotten the safe after seeing that! Thanks for the info but that's depressing, not what I was wanting/expecting at all. Will be on the phone with the dealer tomorrow trying to delete that mistake. Build date of 10/10 so we'll see. If it comes to delaying the build or getting the console vault/safe I'm keeping it I guess.
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From: Western New York
Good post Rasalas...but in my case...and the reason for my post is because i'm not a gun owner, and don't carry on me or in my truck...but was worried about the safe making it look like I was.....see my point. I got the safe thinking I'd put my Escort Solo in there...or any other small items that aren't convenient to carry if I HAVE to have them with me on a trip or any other reason. I hid my radar detector on the door for 15 years and they never got it. Reason is...when they open the door...they look straight to the console for goodies. That detector went through 3 break-ins in two trucks but was just out of eyes vision to not get taken.
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Wow....$4800...what...did they take the door???..lol. I hear ya though. I bought my 2013 Ford Focus JUST for that reason...so I have a vehicle to take to the movies and I can relax knowing my door won't have a hole punched in it when I come out. My Patrick Swayze Road House car. One negative for me.....I live in South Texas....not far from Mexico...so crew cab Fords are THE hottest trucks around to be stolen in our area. So they are not just after contents...but after the whole truck 50% of the time I imagine. I would be jaded like you with almost a $10,000 hit in one day.
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From: Western New York
Wow....$4800...what...did they take the door???..lol. I hear ya though. I bought my 2013 Ford Focus JUST for that reason...so I have a vehicle to take to the movies and I can relax knowing my door won't have a hole punched in it when I come out. My Patrick Swayze Road House car. One negative for me.....I live in South Texas....not far from Mexico...so crew cab Fords are THE hottest trucks around to be stolen in our area. So they are not just after contents...but after the whole truck 50% of the time I imagine. I would be jaded like you with almost a $10,000 hit in one day.
(I might add this happened 20 feet from an open garage door of the shop I was managing with 7 guys working on the floor on a beautiful sunny day.)
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That is not a place to store a spare key. What it is for is if the battery in your key fob dies you place the fob in that place and the truck will read the RFID in the fob and the truck will start. The RFID works without a battery which is why Ford designed it that way.
Also you should get a message when the battery in the fob is starting to get low.
Also you should get a message when the battery in the fob is starting to get low.
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Yeah...hopefully these '17s will be harder to steal. On that note, and I didn't notice on the truck at the dealer...Is there still a keyhole(as a backup way to start) on the '17s or is it just the Push to Start button??
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Nope only the push button