New BMW alarm issue (1M stolen in less than 3 minutes)

[o0craig0o]

So it looks like new BMWs have a slight alarm issue :evil:

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/new-bmws-at-risk-of-theft


[video=youtube;Jty8_7tm46s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jty8_7tm46s[/video]


"Steve had CCTV cameras pointed on his BMW and they recorded the thieves smashing the BMW's window and accessing the car's 'OBD port' in the footwell to reprogramme a spare key. A void on the alarm meant the thieves could smash the glass and put their arm into the car without it going off."

 

[Loxy]

It's exactly the same procedure to make off with an M3. I only found this out last week.

Bit crap to be honest, OBDC port being in a place where you can access it without the alarm going off.

Rossy has posted about the key coder before, video on YouTube about it.

[video=youtube;kVmPfCFFkqQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVmPfCFFkqQ[/video]

 

[Bonz-R]

You wouldn't believe how often this is happening, it's rife

 

[Harfi]

That's insane, you would of thought Ze Germans would of thought abit harder about the security of a 40k car lol

 

[Riflez]

Easily accessible for an engineer..easily accesible for a thief lol.

Know where mine is too it really is easy to get to.

 

[rossy t]

riflez it's for keyless start on 07+ or newer models. i smell a recall in a few months time now the media have got the story.

 

[o0craig0o]

It's exactly the same procedure to make off with an M3. I only found this out last week.

Bit crap to be honest, OBDC port being in a place where you can access it without the alarm going off.

Rossy has posted about the key coder before, video on YouTube about it.

[video=youtube;kVmPfCFFkqQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVmPfCFFkqQ[/video]

In all honestly, I thought that was Rossy putting on an accent for sh!ts and giggles :lol::lol::lol:
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