Can't you see the keyhole?

[Michael_in_Baja]

Like playing a Gretsch Falcon on a dark stage, there are some things you will never see. You just need to practice until the muscle memory kicks in.

Exactly.

 

[Jiman01]

Narrow slots in dark spaces have been my thing since 1982. Nifty gadget though.

Wait, what were we talking about again

 

[Cheshire cat]

This subject definitely illicit’s the most schoolboy humour by a long way.
Slots, slits, fingers, key shafts, holes, dark. Difficult not to snigger at some point.

 

[Tazzieman]

This subject definitely illicit’s the most schoolboy humour by a long way.
Slots, slits, fingers, key shafts, holes, dark. Difficult not to snigger at some point.

Illicit has elbowed Elicit out of the room
You have naughty things on your mind!
I glued a copper crush washer around my keyhole.
See, a copper has entered the room

 

[WJG-GMT II]

I do wonder how we managed to get ignition in the 1970s. But somehow we did!

Seem to recall that Suburu had a little light built into their key.

 

[Tazzieman]

Seem to recall that Suburu had a little light built into their key.

In the 70s?
Porsches and Benzes just had a key.
Maybe the dealer threw in some Jap tech as a sweetener?

 

[vtgrenadier]

In the 70s?
Porsches and Benzes just had a key.
Maybe the dealer threw in some Jap tech as a sweetener?

Air-cooled 911s (in the early-to-mid 90s, at least) had a light on the key head.

 

[Bruce B]

Saab used to use a luminous ring around the ignition cylinder of the early 900s for exactly this reason. Of course, anyone who was not familiar with the vehicle couldn’t find the ignition anyway as it was between the two front seats!

 

[Tazzieman]

Air-cooled 911s (in the early-to-mid 90s, at least) had a light on the key head.

Mine's a 1978 model and as with my '81 928 has a plain Jane key.
Early 90s Porsches collaborated with Toyota , and maybe that's when things got fancy!

 

[Max]

Touch the concave, pull your finger back and slide in the key

 

[parb]

i do the touch the concave area with my finger but i found it surprisingly hard to find the hole and align the key to get in at first try. i fumble for a second or two.
Maybe i'm getting old but i think i would have liked a little light there. Maybe i'll put one on the keychain.