10-22-2011, 01:34 AM | #67 |
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Inside job...college kid working at the local stealership could easily code and uncode a spare key.
I would sell yur house as well ...ok that was a joke.
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10-22-2011, 01:42 AM | #68 |
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...u and yur wifey on good terms?? Sorry, others were thinking it, so I had to ask....no guy of hers messing with u??
If so, set up camera and 50 cal. on top of the house...when shooting don't hit yur car.
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10-22-2011, 01:52 AM | #69 |
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who cares you have insurance... just hope they never recover it
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It is super easy to add another key, and highly unlikely your car was stolen without a coded key. Sort-of hard to do without working for BMW/dealer group, or having one of the two master keys that came w/the car. It sounds like somebody added a CA key, and there you have it. Sorry to hear your loss regardless!!
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Of course the OP has stopped posting???
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10-27-2011, 04:13 PM | #74 |
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I guess it is possible with a wireless encoder. I know this from Germany where a lot of cars get stolen and transferred to the eastern European states.
What they do is they will sit in a car mor or less of 40-50. ft away. When you are using your remote to unlock or lock they an catch this signal and can save it on a laptop. Now because this signal was send out from the original key no one notice. The will send out the same signal just a duplicate from the laptop. Maybe this is a possibility. Get your keys re-coded! |
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10-28-2011, 11:35 AM | #76 |
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Hey All - I just joined here to post on this topic. I had an Escalade stolen w/o the key. Police found it about 30 days later with new locks, new plate, new rims and a fake vin in a couple spots. Clearly a professional job. If those plates had been called in they would read some bogus message that would make the vehicle check appear ok. The only reason they knew it was mine was b/c of a small dent/mark in the rear that I had described. This was in MD and the officer who recovered my car was with a stolen vehicle task force. He explained that someone had likely spotted my car and looked through the windshield (driver side) to see the vin#. From there, as others have mentioned, one can find a dishonest person anywhere in the country who works for an auto dealer to make a key. The officer suggested that I get an index card and color it black with permanent marker and use this to block my windshield vin#. It is illegal to do so but he said most law enforcement would understand and not ticket.
Hope this info might help some others out. It is an awful feeling to wake up and see your car GONE |
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I would recommend if your car is stolen to use the BMW assist because, correct me if I'm wrong, you can get the exact gps location. Also I have LoJack early warning protection system, so if my car is moved... I get a phone call, text, an email saying that my car was moved. Also if you get your car stolen you can call LoJack, report it a a stolen car and cops will assist you in finding the car and get live gps tracking of your car.
I would mostly invest In Motion sensor lights, cameras (also post the sign that says house is under surveillance), take all valuables out your car and park that in the garage. A car expensive like an x5 should be in the garage, not out in the driveway showing off you got money IMO. Also not many people pay attention to this, but when your driving, pay attention to the car behind you. If they are following you, don't go home. Use alternative routes or go somewhere else, sooner or later they will stop the chase. And, if all else fails, have a stakeout like the guys above stated and find out who is messing with you. |
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OP, is there any chance you keep your comfort access keys close enough to your parked vehicle that even though you lock the X5 it is within range and when a thief approaches the vehicle and tries the door - it opens! They push the start button and it starts so they drive off but can not start the car again because they have no key? Just a hunch.
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How Much Is This Actually Happening?!?!?!?
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I am a new user to this site so bear with me!!! Just reading through and I am astonished and utterly disgusted at the amount of people that have been subjected to losing their cars! In June 2011, my fiance surprised me with a E350 cdi cabriolet. Fully loaded, upgraded 19" AMGS, REVERSING CAMERA, HARMON KARDON, In fact, you name it, the car had it. I blissfully drove my pride and joy for 4 whole weeks before some thieving animal piece of c*** scum saw fit to put a sledgehammer through the back of the house (while I was here with my son) and take the keys and the car. Never to be seen again. The insurance eventually coughed up (not the full £50k but near enough) and we had bought a 330d BMW convertible in the meantime as the insurance was taking so long Not a patch on the Merc but still a nice car. NYE, we travelled from Hampshire to Birmingham to see friends. We all went shopping and parked at a train station with cctv in the middle of the day, caught a 10 minute train into the main shopping centre and retuned 2 hours later. On NYE, once again with my young son with me, we were met with no car and broken glass everywhere. The car was recovered the following day thankfully (the merc was never seen again). I am however totally miffed as to how these animals managed to take my car in broad daylight, in a carpark with cctv (the whole thing was caught on camera but too far away too see what they did). Not to mention the fact that the spare key was in a safe at home and the other keys were in my handbag. According to the police, there were 4 stolen (all 330d) in the same way, the same day in that area... but HOW? BMW are so unhelpful. Pompus pigs said it was not their problem!! I cannot lose another car and now live in fear that it is going to happen again! I have had 2 cars stolen in 5 months in 2 totally different ways... when does this stop? Can anyone shed any light on how they are doing this or better still, how i can stop mine going again? My biggest regret is not insisting on a tracker for the Merc. The BMW does not have one, however it is not the value of the other car, nor do I plan on keeping it long... just a little longer than the thieves thought I was... BA****DS!!! |
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http://www.leftlanenews.com/gone-in-...teal-cars.html There are other methods, as well. Basically, any car that uses a key with a transponder can be stolen without the key.
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Ok here's one for you: 2 days ago I went out to car and all 4 windows were rolled down as if it had been done with key like on our mini S. Key was in my office and not in pocket so not subject to bumps and no one had access to key. Any thoughts?
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I've read many posts on this and it's scary..
it seems like either the owner is still nearby and the remote (via comfort access) can still transmit and allow access to these vehicles or someone is sitting and watching nearby and recording and playing back these signals to easily unlock, press start and take off... do you think adding an autolock (break lock) device to this mix will discourage him from going through the extra trouble? or something else? (pit bull, flame thrower, etc..)
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