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Along with a 2016 Focus ST, this car was taken last night in the Dublin 15 area. Im no relation to the victim but this video has been going around.
https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.sh...2869436339595/
Disgusting how easy it seems.
Insurance companies are forcing use to buy newer cars yet newer cars are easier to steal by the evidence shown.
I'll stick to my 21 year old E36 thank you very much
How did they get the window open?
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Ive heard he uses a slingshot and ball bearing. You can see him holding the slingshot.
The keys for the Focus were fished through the letterbox. (Seen on FB earlier)
How are the cars being started? And the window opened? What's the best prevention for this situation
Not even cctv works by the look of it
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There is talk on FB that the board the second chap has is picking up a key frequency. I dont know how true it is.
Simple key coder is also being talked about.
Best prevention is a better alarm with more sensors. You could also install manual kill-switches, disabling fuel pumps, hidden in place difficult to locate in the 2/3 minutes of an attempted robbery. Also have a tracker installed. For the sake a few hundred quid is another piece on your side of the court. Also could have an anti-theft poll installed in front of the car.
Disgraceful that you have to go to this measures to keep your property safe.
That is ridiculously easy.
This looks to be a great solutionQuote:
Originally Posted by claudio
http://www.kabzy.com/gps-vehicle-tra...-private-cars/
I wouldn't class cctv as a deterrent at all a dog would be far more usefull depending on location and distance between car and house
My cousin fits trackers.
If anyone is interested.
DK Car Systems
0877795666
My oul lad put a tracker in his motor home. Insurance company said they wouldn't pay out if it didn't work.
Fuckin knackers.
Definitely worthwhile piece of kit though!
No key coder needed there, id say the slingshot was plan b, he has a home made frequencey amplifier, hes moving it around to try find the key signal, then because of comfort access and keyless entry he can just get in and start it, the car will stay driving once no key is recognised. Just wont start again once knockedd off, its too easy for them!
So what the best prevention for this , it's quite worrying
What happens these cars once parked up are they stripped and sold for parts
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id imagine its shipped off to another country. Stolen to order.
Hardly broken for parts.
Store your keys in the microwave. Seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by claudio
Just dont turn it on :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kdevitt
Move obd port, live one of the negative pins in the original obd port to fry there key coder lol. code off comfort access,
They didn't need OBD access there though did they?Quote:
Originally Posted by alan b
Way to easy for them to steal cars nowadays
i see on stolen recovered Irelands fb page that the st was recovered
no, put with comfort access off they would have had needed to !Quote:
Originally Posted by Plainview
relocate OBD port or cut off main of the wires ,they not gonna get in car and search for it
The board is fishing for the keys signal,from within the house.
If the car had comforts acces then they just need to press the sensor on the handle to open the door.
If it just has the standard keyless go (like most F10's) then they need to break window first to physically get in.
Stores your keys in a lead lined box or in one of those boxes that the contactless cards can't be accessed through either!
Or go with Kens option, the microwave :)
Don't go giving credit for my idea to Len - whoever he is! :D
A faraday cage should disrupt the signal from the key - which is essentially what the microwave is. Not entirely sure how effective it is - some physical security like a security post as well won't hurt.
Its the standard practice with sailing to keep the satphone in the microwave/oven in a storm due to lightning strikes :D Same principle in a way. I'd be more inclined to code out comfort access, have a loud dog and keep on the smart end of a shotgun ;)
The thing about coding out comfort access, you can only do it with cars that have it. Every F10 has keyless go, as there's no ignition, so you cannot get rid of that. The comfort access is a different option that's on very few F10's.
So is there still a need to move the obd port with the f10 like there is with the e60. They really should have limited the range of the keyless start to 1m or something.
With the Keyless go in the F10 (and most modern yokes like the Ford Focus)Mitch is getting Gen easier to steal the cars now.
Yes the F10 is likely to be vulnerable to an OBF hack as with any BMW post 2007, but keyless go just makes it even less Tech to steal it. A simple signal repeater solution amplifying the communications between the car outside and the key in side the house mess the car can be started without even needing to clone a key. Cars with keyless go plus the comfort acces feature (rare option in Ireland as we are all tight asses when it comes to spacing cars!) makes that job even easier.
Scary stuff.
Keep your key fob in the microwave overnight so that the radio signal can be blocked.
Would it not make more sense for bmw to just go back to the security system used in the e46/e39 this new electronic wizardry is obviously useless more of a gimmick then anything else and you may as well be leaving your keys in the ignition in terms of security
Lexus post 2006 I think all have keyless access. I never heard of them being robbed. Is it because they are allowed to encrypt their keys or just not sought after car?
No wants a lexus hahaha
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news...-34681875.html
Article about this theft, interview with the owner of the car.
Ever wonder how EBay sellers in Lithuania end up with so many Right Hand Drive parts for sale, hmmm I often wonder if there is a link http://bit.ly/1Nla4je