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

[midlife]

I parked my L reg Ford Escort at Hampton Court, pushed down the button on the door and slammed the door shut holding the handle up....locked . Keys in the ignition !!

Asked a few Ford owners to see if their key opened my door.....only had to ask 3 ford owners before one worked Lol.

 

[Profpointy]

I locked myself out of my old cortina - a mark II as it happens. I asked the next passing stranger if I could borrow his key which opened it just fine. Ditto, my girlfriend's yale front door key on another occasion. A good few years later a salesman at our work had locked himself out of his car, a flash Astra GTi pf the day. "let me help" I said picking up a plastic ruler of someone's desk. We walked out together and I' oppened his car in the time it took him to catch up with my two pace head start. My "modern " (20 year old Saab )took the recovery guy a good hour to open and was very tricky indeed

 

[Jason]

Something like this

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5288786?CMPID=BPLA01&_$ja=tsid:72553|cid:91868585|agid:1198467712068296|tid:kwd-4578503857153432|prd:5288786|crid:74904237484444|nw:search|dvc:c|st:Stearing locks|mt:be&cmpid=BPLA01&utm_source=bin

that is just plain ugly and doesn't match the wood paneling

 

[raleighnut]

I locked myself out of my old cortina - a mark II as it happens. I asked the next passing stranger if I could borrow his key which opened it just fine. Ditto, my girlfriend's yale front door key on another occasion. A good few years later a salesman at our work had locked himself out of his car, a flash Astra GTi pf the day. "let me help" I said picking up a plastic ruler of someone's desk. We walked out together and I' oppened his car in the time it took him to catch up with my two pace head start. My "modern " (20 year old Saab )took the recovery guy a good hour to open and was very tricky indeed

It's a good job it wasn't the old 99 and you'd lost the keys, changing the ignition lock was a 4hr job requiring both front seats out and the entire gearchange assembly stripping down (I've done a couple)

 

[Drago]

that is just plain ugly and doesn't match the wood paneling

Perhaps they should make a burr walnut version for discerning Corsa owners.

 

[raleighnut]

Perhaps they should make a burr walnut version for discerning Corsa owners.

Like Austin did with the All-agro VDP.

 

[Drago]

My first car was an Allegro 1750HL. That was hideous enough, but a Vanden Plas went beyond the event horizon of taste.

 

[raleighnut]

My first car was an Allegro 1750HL. That was hideous enough, but a Vanden Plas went beyond the event horizon of taste.

My uncle had the 1750 VDP, quite 'quick' for the time.

 

[gavroche]

I wonder if the problem your car has only affects cars where the drivers approaches or walks away from the car without having to touch it. I know of some cars that will only unlock once you've touched the handle.

Just wondering out loud in case anyone knows?

On my car, I only have to touch a button on the handle to unlock it, but it locks itself automatically when I move away from it without touching anything. It tells me by flashing the lights twice and a clunky sound.

 

[screenman]

My uncle had the 1750 VDP, quite 'quick' for the time.

80bhp and 94 top speed.

 

[Profpointy]

It's a good job it wasn't the old 99 and you'd lost the keys, changing the ignition lock was a 4hr job requiring both front seats out and the entire gearchange assembly stripping down (I've done a couple)

Different model but thankfully the keys were in the boot so I didn't have the replace locks mega job which would doubtless been as you describe

 

[raleighnut]

Different model but thankfully the keys were in the boot so I didn't have the replace locks mega job which would doubtless been as you describe

I left the garage shortly after the 900 was launched although I used to get 'roped in' by my mate who was the Service Manager when he set up on his own (Generally on 96's though cos they're pigs to work on although they're my favourite model)

 

[Salar]

Yale keys opened old Escorts. They weren't worth the bother of locking.

I had a 525i many years ago. It was broken into a couple of times. On the second occasion they managed to start it and drive it a few yards off the drive before the steering lock forced them to abandon the car.

Anyway I took it to the BMW dealers to have it repaired where the mechanic, proper mechanics in them days, not technicians, showed me how to start it with a matchstick.

 

[Drago]

New cars regardless of keyless entry all have a weak link in their security around the OBD port. (The diagnostics port)

This is how many "top end" cars are now stolen. Criminal accesses car (sometimes by simply breaking the glass) then they plug The device into the port. It is preprogrammed to provide the required coding to get the car to think the real key is there and allows the car to start and later produce a copy key.

I bought myself a nice new car this year and it has and OBD Portector installed which effectively stops the criminals from being able to code the car. It is the only Thatcham approved device so gives some nice piece of mind.

Worst case will be a broken window and a bit of cosmetic damage.

Regardless, no matter what we do, some scrote will always try and relieve you of your ownership!

Plug a device into my OBD port and they'll get 12V shoved up the communication pins on their equipment. With luck they'll fry their gear.

The real OBD port has been relocated and concealed elsewhere in the car.

 

[Jason]

"Plug a device into my OBD port and they'll get 12V shoved up the communication pins on their equipment. With luck they'll fry their gear"

did M or Q authorise that?