Z4 e89 broken into silently!

[WayOfTheGinja]

Came out of the house this morning to find my windows an inch down on my Z and the doors unlocked, the cubby holes had been opened and rifled through. Nothing gone as nothing of value (roll of duct tape, some tyre weld, high vis jacket and an iPod cable…)

Anyone know how this was done? External OBD access? RF cloning?

Time to buy some security cameras…

[Marcoose]

That blows. Sorry about that.

Last week on the telly, there were talking about thieves intercepting the signal between the car and the remote during locking/unlocking. Then they programme a new fob, and Bob’s your uncle. I don’t know how car manufacturers would retrofit the system to avoid that. They said to avoid using the remote in public spaces, car parks, etc.

[therealmc]

I believe that keeping your remote(s) in a metal box (faraday cage) prevents the signal being intercepted, or is that an old wives tale?

[pvr]

I believe that keeping your remote(s) in a metal box (faraday cage) prevents the signal being intercepted, or is that an old wives tale?

That is to prevent thee collection of signal for comfort access equiped cars

[B21]

Came out of the house this morning to find my windows an inch down on my Z and the doors unlocked, the cubby holes had been opened and rifled through. Nothing gone as nothing of value (roll of duct tape, some tyre weld, high vis jacket and an iPod cable…)

Anyone know how this was done? External OBD access? RF cloning?

Time to buy some security cameras…

Many possible reasons..

Are you sure you locked it?

Are you in a built up area where someone could have seen you lock your car ?

As you lock the car a thief can ‘grab’ the unlock code using an RF receiver..

On E89s it’s relatively difficult to start the car without the key, easier to break in.

[WayOfTheGinja]

I suppose I can’t be 100% sure I locked it… but I am usually very careful to check.

Very reassuring to hear that it is harder to start than enter. I will continue to keep nothing but valueless trinkets and early 2000s technology in there (thankfully my iPod classic was in the house!!)

[pvr]

But if you had not locked it, why would the window be down a bit?

[WayOfTheGinja]

But if you had not locked it, why would the window be down a bit?

I did think that - but wondered if maybe the doors weren’t 100% closed (maybe they shut them quietly and didn’t click all the way), as they pop down that much when you open them anyway.

[pvr]

Does the interior light go off after a while? Otherwise you would have had a flat battery I would have thought.

[B21]

Does the interior light go off after a while? Otherwise you would have had a flat battery I would have thought.

Yes..

[javis20]

Lots of ways to get in with duct tape. do a google search.. here is one way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GujikX9ZNtw

[Busterboo]

1 This happened to me twice in different cars.
2 I told my next door neighbour, who's a prison officer.
3 He said his inmates tell him why: 'Lots of people don't lock their cars and a couple of hours late-night handle-trying always pays enough to be worth it.'

[pvr]

The door trying thing I see regularly, but with them looking like they just came from one of the boats nobody gets involved.

[flybobbie]

Did you accidentally press buttons.
I'm sure someone can say but does the double press drop window an inch before it drops for ease of access. Never used the feature.
Otherwise how do you know you activated that feature before door opening.

[Smartbear]

Did you accidentally press buttons.
I'm sure someone can say but does the double press drop window an inch before it drops for ease of access. Never used the feature.

That drops the windows much more than an inch from memory
Rob