My jeep doesnt open gated communitys
03-01-2011, 01:46 AM
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My jeep doesnt open gated communitys
I live in an apartment and when I leave in the morning for work they don't open. The gate is opened by a weight sensor. I guess my rig is to light to open it lol
03-01-2011, 02:43 AM
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I have the same issue at drive thru's. I wait and wait and wait and they never know I'm there. The McD's by my house says Jeeps never trip their sensor. I think theirs is a proximity switch becuase my '72 VW (1,800 lbs) has no trouble with it.
03-01-2011, 03:32 AM
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Are you sure it's a weight sensor and not a magnetic field sensor? I know stoplight trigger sensors use a magnetic relay under the pavement. Since our Jeeps are usually lifted, they won't trigger magnetic sensors. What you do is get a large magnet and stick it on the frame, bumper, or a skid. It should trip the relay.
03-01-2011, 03:33 AM
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These sensors have nothing to do with weight. They use an inductance loop that is often saw cut into the road surface (that's what those rectangular cuts in the road are at intersections and automatic gates). If the inductance loop is too short, you Jeep may be too high for the metal of the frame to trigger the loop sensor and open the gate. Careful since they often used the same type of sensor directly under the gate so the gate controller knows when there is a vehicle in the way and doesn't close the gate.
03-01-2011, 03:41 AM
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i believe the gates and drive thru's work off magnetif fields.. in other words there is magnetic strips in the ground, which being the jeep is metal pick it up..
now u lift your jeep which moves it farther away from the ground and u dont get picked up...
an old trick which i havent tried, but know works, is to attach a simple magnet onto maybe the front crossmember inside it.(bashbar), or on the frame and that should help alot.
magnet from a auto trans with hole in the center works good...
now u lift your jeep which moves it farther away from the ground and u dont get picked up...
an old trick which i havent tried, but know works, is to attach a simple magnet onto maybe the front crossmember inside it.(bashbar), or on the frame and that should help alot.
magnet from a auto trans with hole in the center works good...
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03-01-2011, 04:32 AM
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Get a few large washers, tie them onto a rope, open your door, lower the washers, and... tada - open gate.
na, just messing around. I'm lifted around 3" and only had this problem once at a red light. After sitting there for about 10 minutes I just ran the dang thing. Wife was freaked, but it was all good.
na, just messing around. I'm lifted around 3" and only had this problem once at a red light. After sitting there for about 10 minutes I just ran the dang thing. Wife was freaked, but it was all good.
03-01-2011, 06:08 AM
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I had an issue on one that was triggered by a laser (like a garage door opener). I found that I just had to get REALLY close to the gate so that my tire would trigger it.