Auto Theft Made Easy
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Auto Theft Made Easy
Something else to worry about.
I saw this on a news broadcast from Milwaukee, via YouTube. One cop said he knew of nineteen cars that were stolen recently. A car thief can drive a car away after about forty seconds. After entering through a smashed sunroof or side window, they connect a device to the OBD2 port. I forget the name of the device, but it begins with "A," and it's used by locksmiths to program keys. Locksmiths have been robbed of those devices at gunpoint.
There is potential protection against this. You can buy a device that locks onto the OBD2 port. Unless a thief is a good lockpicker, he'll move onto another car - after breaking a window to get inside.
Protection:
EDITED: The company is Autel - https://store.autel.com/collections/...E2OnT8cI1xRj6C
I saw this on a news broadcast from Milwaukee, via YouTube. One cop said he knew of nineteen cars that were stolen recently. A car thief can drive a car away after about forty seconds. After entering through a smashed sunroof or side window, they connect a device to the OBD2 port. I forget the name of the device, but it begins with "A," and it's used by locksmiths to program keys. Locksmiths have been robbed of those devices at gunpoint.
There is potential protection against this. You can buy a device that locks onto the OBD2 port. Unless a thief is a good lockpicker, he'll move onto another car - after breaking a window to get inside.
Protection:
EDITED: The company is Autel - https://store.autel.com/collections/...E2OnT8cI1xRj6C
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From: Friendswood, TX
Something else to worry about.
I saw this on a news broadcast from Milwaukee, via YouTube. One cop said he knew of nineteen cars that were stolen recently. A car thief can drive a car away after about forty seconds. After entering through a smashed sunroof or side window, they connect a device to the OBD2 port. I forget the name of the device, but it begins with "A," and it's used by locksmiths to program keys. Locksmiths have been robbed of those devices at gunpoint.
There is potential protection against this. You can buy a device that locks onto the OBD2 port. Unless a thief is a good lockpicker, he'll move onto another car - after breaking a window to get inside.
Protection: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=obd2+lock...f=nb_sb_noss_1
EDITED: The company is Autel - https://store.autel.com/collections/...E2OnT8cI1xRj6C
I saw this on a news broadcast from Milwaukee, via YouTube. One cop said he knew of nineteen cars that were stolen recently. A car thief can drive a car away after about forty seconds. After entering through a smashed sunroof or side window, they connect a device to the OBD2 port. I forget the name of the device, but it begins with "A," and it's used by locksmiths to program keys. Locksmiths have been robbed of those devices at gunpoint.
There is potential protection against this. You can buy a device that locks onto the OBD2 port. Unless a thief is a good lockpicker, he'll move onto another car - after breaking a window to get inside.
Protection: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=obd2+lock...f=nb_sb_noss_1
EDITED: The company is Autel - https://store.autel.com/collections/...E2OnT8cI1xRj6C
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Yes! That's another benefit of owning a Fit. 😁
Aaaand that's why kill switches and GPS trackers with Geofences are a thing. 
Also to add to the fire... There are other scanners that have identical features to help thieves like some produced by Launch (who also supplies Matco's scanners). You'd be shocked how quick I could go up to a locked 2013 or older Fit (or other non one push start cars), unlock it and program it's key at work with the Launch/Matco tool versus the time it takes Honda's dealership tool.
One push start/smart key cars (pre-2022 Civic at least) are even easier since you pretty much need a signal repeater and booster sadly to unlock them then hook up the scanner to do their bidding.
REAL protection would be to relocate your DLC/OBD2 port in a hidden location and plug in a dummy port wired up to short out the scanner upon plug in. Combine that with a RFID blocking case or bag when the key is in storage as extra security on one push start/smart key vehicles..
Also to add to the fire... There are other scanners that have identical features to help thieves like some produced by Launch (who also supplies Matco's scanners). You'd be shocked how quick I could go up to a locked 2013 or older Fit (or other non one push start cars), unlock it and program it's key at work with the Launch/Matco tool versus the time it takes Honda's dealership tool.
One push start/smart key cars (pre-2022 Civic at least) are even easier since you pretty much need a signal repeater and booster sadly to unlock them then hook up the scanner to do their bidding.
REAL protection would be to relocate your DLC/OBD2 port in a hidden location and plug in a dummy port wired up to short out the scanner upon plug in. Combine that with a RFID blocking case or bag when the key is in storage as extra security on one push start/smart key vehicles..
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Aaaand that's why kill switches and GPS trackers with Geofences are a thing.
Also to add to the fire... There are other scanners that have identical features to help thieves like some produced by Launch (who also supplies Matco's scanners). You'd be shocked how quick I could go up to a locked 2013 or older Fit (or other non one push start cars), unlock it and program it's key at work with the Launch/Matco tool versus the time it takes Honda's dealership tool.
One push start/smart key cars (pre-2022 Civic at least) are even easier since you pretty much need a signal repeater and booster sadly to unlock them then hook up the scanner to do their bidding.
REAL protection would be to relocate your DLC/OBD2 port in a hidden location and plug in a dummy port wired up to short out the scanner upon plug in. Combine that with a RFID blocking case or bag when the key is in storage as extra security on one push start/smart key vehicles..
Also to add to the fire... There are other scanners that have identical features to help thieves like some produced by Launch (who also supplies Matco's scanners). You'd be shocked how quick I could go up to a locked 2013 or older Fit (or other non one push start cars), unlock it and program it's key at work with the Launch/Matco tool versus the time it takes Honda's dealership tool.
One push start/smart key cars (pre-2022 Civic at least) are even easier since you pretty much need a signal repeater and booster sadly to unlock them then hook up the scanner to do their bidding.
REAL protection would be to relocate your DLC/OBD2 port in a hidden location and plug in a dummy port wired up to short out the scanner upon plug in. Combine that with a RFID blocking case or bag when the key is in storage as extra security on one push start/smart key vehicles..
"REAL protection would be to relocate your DLC/OBD2 port in a hidden location and plug in a dummy port wired up to short out the scanner upon plug in. Combine that with a RFID blocking case or bag when the key is in storage as extra security on one push start/smart key vehicles."
I like that idea.
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