MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: scotta on September 18, 2012, 09:17:58 pm
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Watched the watchdog report on this last week.
What I want to know if why the alarm didn't go off when they broke the windows?
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The thieves know a weak point in the alarm. Breaking the glass at a certain point does not trigger the alarm. Once the window is broken, hook it up to the obd port, code a new key in. You've just got a BMW.
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http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=1196290&nmt=RE%3A+BMW+puts+the+OBD+fix+in#topicTop
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technology leaps ahead, nasty crims catch up.
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But why does the alarm not go off still, is there not a volumetric sensor?
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But why does the alarm not go off still, is there not a volumetric sensor?
It doesn't go off within about 6" of the door for some reason. One remedy is to move the obd further into the car and a few have had this done.
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Anyone seen this before?
Going from the comments, appears BMW rolled out a fix to stop the ODB port being used in this way....
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Anyone seen this before?
Going from the comments, appears BMW rolled out a fix to stop the ODB port being used in this way....
If that's real then that's shocking how that key codeing happened so quick and easy!!
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How do the thieves get the key cut to suit the car there going to steal?
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It's a proximity key system. No actual key.
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Blank keys are bought & then coded.
The code is read from the immobiliser system & then forced onto the key, so that when the key is inserted into the slot, the key is recognised by immobiliser & allowd to start.
Rumour has it that the Man behind cracking the system phoned BMW in Munich & asked them if they would like them to go & create the software to stop this :signLOL:
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A flaw in the canbus design... The whole can system is live with the ignition off, which allow for key coding