My car (with keyless entry system) was broken into last night

[Racing roadkill]

[QUOTE 4962765, member: 259"]Back in the day, some of my old mates from school were able to open and drive away most cars with a metal coathanger. I don't think transmitters had been invented.[/QUOTE]
The invention of immobilisers put an end to that. My car's not that old.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

[QUOTE 4962765, member: 259"]Back in the day, some of my old mates from school were able to open and drive away most cars with a metal coathanger. I don't think transmitters had been invented.[/QUOTE]

Yes, I remember that. Place I worked at had a fleet of vans and the Service Manager kept a bent coat hanger in his desk drawer for when one of the engineers locked himself out of his van.

 

[Drago]

McDonalds straw was all that was needed on most cars.

 

[byegad]

Our keyless Toyota Yaris Automatic has an handbrake lock fitted. Yes I know that too can be unlocked fairly quickly, but who's gonna bother for a Yaris, when there are better cars on the estate without an handbrake lock?

 

[Drago]

Our keyless Toyota Yaris Automatic has an handbrake lock fitted. Yes I know that too can be unlocked fairly quickly, but who's gonna bother for a Yaris?

Some light fingered sort who is mindful of excellent fuel economy and decent resale values?

 

[smokeysmoo]

August, not July then?

My bad, edited now

 

[Alan Frame]

Disklok for me too, plus a hidden kill switch on the battery.

Okay. so the clock is never right and the radio has to be re-tuned on the odd occasion I want sound, but this is a 1990 car and a prime target to get nicked, even if only to get back home from the pub.

Anyway, kind of going back to topic, I use a Disklok on the car I actually own, and the OBD port has been relocated elsewhere and a dummy one left in its place with the live supply on the wroing pins so it'll fry their equipment. Not bothered about the Kia as that's a lease (I'd rather it wasn't nicked, but I'm not spending my own money protecting someone else's car)

I also have permineter alams on my land so Johnny Lightfinger and Saddam the Burglar can't even get within 10 feet of my car without me knowing.

Does anyone else take any steps to protect their vehicles, or to they reply on the factory kit?

 

[KnackeredBike]

Disklok for me too, plus a hidden kill switch on the battery.

Okay. so the clock is never right and the radio has to be re-tuned on the odd occasion I want sound, but this is a 1990 car and a prime target to get nicked, even if only to get back home from the pub.

You're alright, car thieves today wouldnt have a clue how to nick a 90s car. They'd just be standing outside with a laptop wondering why the keyless entry isn't working.

 

[Racing roadkill]

You're alright, car thieves today wouldnt have a clue how to nick a 90s car. They'd just be standing outside with a laptop wondering why the keyless entry isn't working.

Many a true word spoken in jest.

 

[tyred]

You're alright, car thieves today wouldnt have a clue how to nick a 90s car. They'd just be standing outside with a laptop wondering why the keyless entry isn't working.

When someone broke into my 205, they did attempt to steal it as the broke the cover from the ignition and pulled off and stripped all the wires. Joy riders looking for an easy target was my guess. Obviously I must have targeted by the doziest car thieves around as I was able to hotwire it myself and drive it home.

My uncle loves to tell the tale of the sales rep who used to call at the pub where worked at the time. The rep had somehow locked the keys inside a MKIII Escort estate which was only a few months old at the time and was in a panic about what to do about it when a passer-by just grabbed the top of the drivers door and bent the top out, reached in and unlocked the door, opened it and held his knee up against the door to support it while he bent it back into place, pulled the keys out of the ignition and handed them to the sales rep, told him to be more careful in future and walked on

 

[KnackeredBike]

My uncle loves to tell the tale of the sales rep who used to call at the pub where worked at the time. The rep had somehow locked the keys inside a MKIII Escort estate which was only a few months old at the time and was in a panic about what to do about it when a passer-by just grabbed the top of the drivers door and bent the top out, reached in and unlocked the door, opened it and held his knee up against the door to support it while he bent it back into place, pulled the keys out of the ignition and handed them to the sales rep, told him to be more careful in future and walked on

That is not old, I've done it a couple of times on my own cars, works great unless it has been deadlocked or you have a modern car without a manual door lock. Not a problem with Mrs KB (2004) or my (1997) cars though - both of us prefer stupid power-to-weight ratios over keyless entry.

Does always feel like the door window is a second away from smashing though.

 

[screenman]

You're alright, car thieves today wouldnt have a clue how to nick a 90s car. They'd just be standing outside with a laptop wondering why the keyless entry isn't working.

Unless of course they have been nicking cars since back then.

 

[screenman]

When someone broke into my 205, they did attempt to steal it as the broke the cover from the ignition and pulled off and stripped all the wires. Joy riders looking for an easy target was my guess. Obviously I must have targeted by the doziest car thieves around as I was able to hotwire it myself and drive it home.

My uncle loves to tell the tale of the sales rep who used to call at the pub where worked at the time. The rep had somehow locked the keys inside a MKIII Escort estate which was only a few months old at the time and was in a panic about what to do about it when a passer-by just grabbed the top of the drivers door and bent the top out, reached in and unlocked the door, opened it and held his knee up against the door to support it while he bent it back into place, pulled the keys out of the ignition and handed them to the sales rep, told him to be more careful in future and walked on

Wonder how he did that as the door glass would have to bend, as even when fully up it goes down into the door quite a bit.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Wonder how he did that as the door glass would have to bend, as even when fully up it goes down into the door quite a bit.

The bending the window frame was and still is a way in, very rare the glass breaks.
Tho it was more for popping the button.
Cars dont have the button now, so not really any point.

I used to be able to get a door open in seconds with a bent welding rod, coat hanger etc.
Bend into a hook shape and slide it down the glass and twist and lift the door lock button.
Ridiculously easy back then

 

[mustang1]

Hey Simon, did you say your car actually unlocks as you APPROACH it? So in other words, you don't actually touch the door handle before it opens? And when leaving the car, does it lock as you walk away or do you have to touch the door handle to lock it? Tia.