Silly Question, but what do you all use for keyrings?

[mmm]

My 1989 Carrera 3.2 has those lighted keys, which have a pretty narrow keyring slot and are also pretty wide/thick. Going through my varous keyrings (you know, that collection of bare rings we all seem to somehow have), I'm having trouble finding one that's thin enough in profile to allow the key to rotate around on the key ring and yet big enough to handle all my other keys (i.e. home, mailbox, office, wheel locks, other car).

Any tricks to finding a decent key ring for the lighted Porsche keys?

[Slant930]

What I did was find a small ring of thinner wire from another keychain and put that around the ring of the crest keyring that I have. The thinner wire fits in the lighted key slot. Looks good to me.

Timothy

[jpnovak]

I don't have any key ring. Just the bare ignition keys. House, bicycle and daily driver keys are on a separate ring in my pocket.

[mmm]

Originally posted by jpnovak
I don't have any key ring. Just the bare ignition keys. House, bicycle and daily driver keys are on a separate ring in my pocket.

I've thought about doing this, but am afraid I'd end up loosing keys this way, plus my 911 is my daily driver so it's handy to have all keys together.

[Grady Clay]

Porsche sells a wonderful key fob.
On the left is the one originally delivered with my first 911 in ’68.
On the right is the one currently available.
It will fit the large lighted keys and additionally your license,
credit cards, insurance certificate, and more.
Nice leather and very durable, I have used up four of
them in 35+ years.





Best,
Grady

[vash]

my 911 key is alone. i just replaced my budwieser bottle opener with my new "walking man" coin/fob/johnnywalker club member ID mediallion. kinda ironic that both key fobs are alcohol related.

[arerrac]

Single lighted key with crest key fob w/o leather back. Uses a SMALL ring on the key to the fob. Not the standard size.
Took out the crappy bulb and replaced w/a white LED and 3 3V duracel flat batteries. It a flame thrower now.
Someone else on this board did the LED converson.
-Wade

[kqw]

Like Grady...I use the Porsche leather key pouch with ONLY the car key, wheel lock and 1 house key.

Too many keys can over time weaken the ignition mechanism.

Also, a pouch prevents holes in your pants pockets.

[porschenut]

I have a separate key ring for each car. Each ring has house, car, mailbox, etc. They hang on hooks next to the garage door and I just grab the one I want on the way out. I also have 2 spares of every key, in safe places. I don't have the lighted key head, but I used to use a loop of thick string instead of key rings. Something like that might work.

[GettinHeadStuds]

Originally posted by arerrac
Single lighted key with crest key fob w/o leather back. Uses a SMALL ring on the key to the fob. Not the standard size.
Took out the crappy bulb and replaced w/a white LED and 3 3V duracel flat batteries. It a flame thrower now.
Someone else on this board did the LED converson.
-Wade

Lol are you serious? An LED conversion for the Porsche crest key? Pretty cool , I'm going to look into that one...

Here's my keychain --yes it is from Tiffany & Co-- don't laugh. It may be "chicky" but my mother got it for me, sooo.

[TMH]

Originally posted by kqw
Too many keys can over time weaken the ignition mechanism.

I recall reading this some time back as well. Also, with a lot swinging around down there it can start making wear marks on the dash and knee pad.

Keep it minimal and light.

Tom

[Porschekid962]

Leather string from a baseball mitt. Comes in black and tan, cheap and wears nicely over time.

[randywebb]

I use a light wt. key ring! -- a short length of nylon with my house key and car key on it. Quite functional.

[Rot 911]

[Craig 930 RS]

I give these away to my frequent customers. Had them made in Canada - land of minimal litigation

[911boost]

I have one from Brookstone that you push on the back qand detach each serperate ring. I have the house/office/mail keys in it, and each one of my numerous car keys on the parts that can be easily added. I get in the car, detach everything but the key needed and away I go. When I get to wherever I am going, I just put the rings back together. Works slick.

I don't work for brookstone or anything, just like the key ring.

http://www.brookstone.com/shop/product.asp?product_code=360545&search_type=search&search_words=Key%20Rings&prodtemp=t1&cm_re=Result*R2C2*T

It is like this but does have the light.

Bill

[kees]

Bad quality pictures, but I love keyrings.



Kees.

[arerrac]

re:the LED for lighted key heads

I took one of the many free LED key ring light that you get a trade shows and opened it up. (Radio Shack is good too)

The LED fits perfectly in the original bulb holder.

You will have to get 4 3v Duracell flat batteries (DL1216). Stack them together and tape around edges to hold in place. (They are smaller than the factory battery, but fit perfectly in the button. The tape keeps everything together)

Now all you have to do is get the power to the LED. The LED legs are specific for + and -. Figure out correct way to power LED.
Have on leg from the LED go to the original copper base contact for negative. Where the bottom of the original bulb contacted. Trim to fit. I soldered it. The bottom of the battery will contact when pressed just like the original.

For the other LED leg, I soldered a short braded copper wire (from an electric R/C car motor brush) to the LED leg (trimmed to fit) and just rest the other end of it on top of the battery. Made a circle for more contact area. When you put it all together, the pressure from the spring keeps everything in place.

Like I said, it's a FLAME THROWER.

I'm a SLR guy so no digital for pics. If you need any help, just ask.
-Wade

[KobaltBlau]

[pwd72s]

Again thinking of buying a digital camera. A pouch like the one on the left in Grady's pic stays in the house. It contains the original keys that came with the car..except for the one I use. It's "fob" is a 1972 Porsche calendar coin, a small split ring through it's drilled hole, which when hooked to a keychain sized split ring, makes the coin ride flat on the kneepad. To keep the coin from scratching the kneepad? Some old shoe tongue leather, black, contact cemented in place. The "heads" image of the 1972 calendar coin? 917-10 Turbo...