Interesting Paper on Car Anti-theft Systems

Headsex · 06-10-2005, 09:45 PM

Hi guys and girls,

I found this PDF posted on "another forum", and its rather quite interesting research study on factory fitted car immobiliser systems

http://ncars.on.net/docs/immobiliser_paper.pdf

danny.

Steve D · 07-10-2005, 10:42 AM

Two interesting conclusions:

Watch you keys! With modern immobilisers being so effective, a thief will try to get a key to steal your car. Where is your spare key kept?

Lexcens get stolen less than Commodores Joyriders seem to have a bit of taste

and prefer their Commodores to have lions rather than upturned sombreros on the nose.

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Feathers · 07-10-2005, 10:51 AM

Whenever my car goes anywhere that I have to hand over the keys, I always re-code the keys and purge the system, just in case someone thinks they will be smart and get them their own set of keys for my car.
I also NEVER use my real address when giving my details. (usually give the address of our family's business)

Paranoid probably, but even if they didn't go after my car, you never know, someone might pay the house a visit while I'm not home.

micksta · 07-10-2005, 08:24 PM

re-code the keys ? how do you do that ? sounds like a good deterant.

**Stav** · 07-10-2005, 08:34 PM

I have a 240 volt electric fence booby trap in my car on auto time and remote control!.

it:

Feathers · 07-10-2005, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by micksta

re-code the keys ? how do you do that ? sounds like a good deterant.

It's in my owners manual. I just follow the instructions to purge any other keys from the system, so any keys that someone might have made for my car, won't work.

micksta · 07-10-2005, 08:43 PM

thats pretty good.

my opinion:
i don't think its the type of immobiliser the car has .... its the type of car that they want.

i remember in my early days .. my cousin used to tell me how to steal cars :S .. btw i never done it ...

and i just got word he might be doing some time for a while ... so im happy about that.

other then that ... i believe its the car .. not the immobilizer

micksta · 07-10-2005, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by useless

I have a 240 volt electric fence booby trap in my car on auto time and remote control!.

it:

would be funny if u were serious

Feathers · 07-10-2005, 08:47 PM

I'm looking into getting a 3 point passive arming immobiliser some time next week.
I require it for my insurance.

**Stav** · 07-10-2005, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by micksta

would be funny if u were serious

I confess ..its not 240 volts but 24000 volts from an old points coil