[kaishang]

Originally Posted by JamJay

So how is it the theives can remotely code a blank key to your car's door locks so that the doors open on their fob and they don't have to smash a window?

Seems the modus operandi if they do this is to jam the signal from the genuine fob to the car. Owner thinks they have locked it, but actually they haven't.

But this is quite high-tech, much simpler to chuck a brick through the window, as happened to idnan below.

idnan..... any idea why they didn't nick your car? I notice you are in B'ham. Did you disturb them?

[Cozy]

If that's the case then they'd have to be watching you the whole time? Unless they put some kind of jammer near your car. I always lock my car and then pull on the handle to check.

[shortie]

As already said. Smashed window or signal blocked

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by JamJay

I always lock my car and then pull on the handle to check.

Thats a problem with comfort access, if you pull on the handle it unlocks the car!

You have to listen for the "clunk".

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by idnan

My drivers window was smashed in an attempted theft two weeks ago

Just saw this, bad luck mate, let's hope they cut themselves and bled to death somewhere unpleasant eh?

[idnan]

Originally Posted by kaishang

Seems the modus operandi if they do this is to jam the signal from the genuine fob to the car. Owner thinks they have locked it, but actually they haven't.

But this is quite high-tech, much simpler to chuck a brick through the window, as happened to idnan below.

idnan..... any idea why they didn't nick your car? I notice you are in B'ham. Did you disturb them?

Yep they got disturbed. Happened around 3-4am in the morning and one of my family went to the toilet and turned the hallway light on which lights up the whole of the front of the house so it looks like they left it. Two nights later an Alpine White 1m went missing in a neighbouring area which must've been gutting for the owner.

I have comfort access so I definately locked it but the alarm didn't go off

Originally Posted by doughboy

Just saw this, bad luck mate, let's hope they cut themselves and bled to death somewhere unpleasant eh?

Cheers mate, I've taken a few steps to ensure they won't be able to take it in a hurry if they try again.

[kaishang]

Originally Posted by JamJay

If that's the case then they'd have to be watching you the whole time? Unless they put some kind of jammer near your car. I always lock my car and then pull on the handle to check.

I wouldn't worry about the brick vs key jammer issue. That's 1% of the problem.

99% of the problem is once you get in you can drive off in under 2 mins using a blank key.

[idnan]

11 plate 335d stolen in Essex 2 nights ago:

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=350475

[DMH-01]

Was a story in The Sun yesterday as well...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...MW-nicked.html

Perhaps BMW will know acknowledge that there is a problem.

[Mart1000]

There's a massive problem!

[Laney]

I want to know why BMW charge £164 for a new key when its clearly so easy to reprogram a blank key. Does this affect the entire E9x range?

[mobilejo]

Yesterday the lock button on my fob stopped working when I parked on my drive, so I locked it manually.

Same happened this morning when I got my parking space for work. Locked it manually.

I had read about this before hand so was looking around for someone who may be jamming the lock, then thought "its a 2005 320d, hardly the most valuable BMW to steal".

The point is, this sort of thing just makes everyone paranoid doesn't it.

Coincidentally, a guy on my road had the equipment to reprogram keys about 3 weeks ago - I had my X5 at the time which used old style keys and he said he could only do the new type push button start keys. He bought it cheap and wanted to offer it as a service but sold it a week later (I remember he did have one guy come down in an e90 and he used it on that). This is clearly the exact same type of equipment being used in the thefts and its only just clicked in my head.

He sold it to a guy in Essex I believe, but I will have a word with him later - there is a good chance that the person he got it from and/or the person he sold it to are up to no good and even if not, it might be helpful to the police to know who is buying and selling this stuff.

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by Laney

I want to know why BMW charge £164 for a new key when its clearly so easy to reprogram a blank key. Does this affect the entire E9x range?

Exactly, BMW charge you about 114 for the key and 50 quid to program it.

I'm sure the thieves don't buy their blank keys over the counter from BMW though eh?

I agree, all this jamming stuff is far to messy, just break the window, climb in through the deadlocked door and away you go.

Although the scrote is a bit vulnerable stuck in a deadlocked car if they get spotted by anyone. When his mated have legged it its difficult to climb out quickly with a bat round your head.


AFAIK it affects every push button BM, 1, 3, 5, x5, x6, 7 & all the M's!

[shortie]

Just test my alarm, its no wonder people sleep through it and think their alarm never went off, the siren is pathetic lol