Garage remote may have been cloned, now what?

ali820 · 03-01-2018, 11:28 PM

I suspect one of my garage door remotes may have been cloned.

I followed the manufacturer's instructions to reset and relearn, but am wondering if that's pointless (because that's the same as the clone) and should just throw away the remote that's been compromised and buy a new one instead.

I arrived at this conclusion after seeing the home link remotes in my car, which are essentially clones themselves, start working immediately after I paired the old garage remote back to the door. Doesn't that mean it's the same old code and reset did nothing?

P1 · 03-02-2018, 12:08 AM

I don't think you are resetting properly...

eluded · 03-02-2018, 02:18 AM

Unplug your garage door opener.

RickFLM4 · 03-02-2018, 06:50 AM

Why do you think it has been cloned?

Maynard · 03-02-2018, 08:04 AM

This would put me in the store (or online) today finding one that was not clonable (hoping such a thing exists). And you can unplug or turn them off manually while you are home. I bet s/b also makes a Bluetooth activator you could use on the secondary latch, if you want to be really sure. Also curious what tipped you to think you'd been cloned?

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ali820 Second Lieutenant 275 Rep 290 Posts Drives: '15 335i MPE 6sp Suzuka Grey Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	Garage remote may have been cloned, now what? I suspect one of my garage door remotes may have been cloned. I followed the manufacturer's instructions to reset and relearn, but am wondering if that's pointless (because that's the same as the clone) and should just throw away the remote that's been compromised and buy a new one instead. I arrived at this conclusion after seeing the home link remotes in my car, which are essentially clones themselves, start working immediately after I paired the old garage remote back to the door. Doesn't that mean it's the same old code and reset did nothing?
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P1 Lieutenant General 11735 Rep 11,191 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	I don't think you are resetting properly...
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eluded 2JZ-GTE 3170 Rep 4,145 Posts Drives: 340 6MT, 50e, others Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sofia iTrader: (0)	Unplug your garage door opener. __________________ A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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RickFLM4 Brigadier General 11858 Rep 4,873 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: PB County, FL iTrader: (0)	Why do you think it has been cloned? __________________ Current: 2018 SO/SS F83 ZCP Gone: 2015 SO/SO F82
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03-02-2018, 08:04 AM	#5
Maynard Colonel 4225 Rep 2,969 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	This would put me in the store (or online) today finding one that was not clonable (hoping such a thing exists). And you can unplug or turn them off manually while you are home. I bet s/b also makes a Bluetooth activator you could use on the secondary latch, if you want to be really sure. Also curious what tipped you to think you'd been cloned?
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