Attempting to extend the range of the key fob remote

[BrokeYota]

I was super stoked to find out that my 2025 SR Model has a remote start, but the range is PATHETIC. I found the antenna module behind the plastics behind the driver-rear seat and soldered a wire onto the antenna. I ran the wire up the rear pillar and all the way across the top of the rear window. I've seen other people make similar modifications with very impressive results. I got two or three times the range out of it, but IMO, it's still barely acceptable. I'm going to continue to try to find other ways to improve it and I'll post here if I come up with anything.

This is the antenna module. It's behind the rear seat on the driver side. The plastics just pull away and the only tools you need is a 10mm socket to remove the module. You need to remove the corner and the back one on the driver's side.

Here's a close-up of the module removed.

This is what it looks like under the cover. The silver thing shaped like a messed up rectangle is the antenna.

I drilled a hole in the cover for the wire to go through. I drilled mine too high at first

I soldered a thin (20ga maybe) wire to the antenna. The wire ended up being about 7' long.

Put the cover back on and reinstall the module.

I ran the wire up the rear pillar, under the plastic and then under the ceiling panel across the rear window to the passenger side. I taped the end of the wire just to make sure it doesn't ground on the body, but I don't know if that was necessary at all.

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