Whoops - There go our Immobilizers
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Whoops - There go our Immobilizers
Apparently our immobilizers can readily be hacked and a British university was about to publish the code to do it, but has temporarily been stopped.
However, if they can do it, so can others and I suspect that the nut of protection for our cars has now been cracked.
Might be time to buy one of those old fashion "Clubs".
Here is the link...
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/...ling-car-hack/
However, if they can do it, so can others and I suspect that the nut of protection for our cars has now been cracked.
Might be time to buy one of those old fashion "Clubs".
Here is the link...
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/...ling-car-hack/
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I understand that the immobilizers are advanced....
But in '86 I lived on the north edge of Hollywood and for some reason, my '78 VW Rabbit Diesel was wildly attractive to the young Hermanos. They repeatedly went after the radio & car. Had an alarm put it, they cut the wires to the siren. But each time they had such problems starting and moving it I was able to get down to the garage and chase them off....and live to tell about it.
Radio: got a fair aftermarket radio. Attached it to the firewall with a 3/8" cable. They could get it a third of the way out, then it "jammed". Put a smaller line to a pressure switch on the horn, so every time they pulled, it blew the horn.
Car: cut the wire to the fuel solenoid back up in the harness and wired it through a factory fog light toggle switch on the dash. They still got in the car, but could never figure out why it wouldn't start. No one thought to turn on the fog light switch (the car had no fog lights on it) right in front of them.
I think hidden switches to fuel pumps or ignition systems still are some of the best to prevent someone from driving off in your car.
I helped a friend put a reed switch (magnetic operated) in the top of his dash, wired to a relay & his ignition system. He had a religious figure that had a magnet on the bottom. Move it to the center of the dash, no ignition. Move it to the right spot, and the car would run. (Of course, his toddler knocked it off the dash one time in traffic and shut off the engine.)
But in '86 I lived on the north edge of Hollywood and for some reason, my '78 VW Rabbit Diesel was wildly attractive to the young Hermanos. They repeatedly went after the radio & car. Had an alarm put it, they cut the wires to the siren. But each time they had such problems starting and moving it I was able to get down to the garage and chase them off....and live to tell about it.
Radio: got a fair aftermarket radio. Attached it to the firewall with a 3/8" cable. They could get it a third of the way out, then it "jammed". Put a smaller line to a pressure switch on the horn, so every time they pulled, it blew the horn.
Car: cut the wire to the fuel solenoid back up in the harness and wired it through a factory fog light toggle switch on the dash. They still got in the car, but could never figure out why it wouldn't start. No one thought to turn on the fog light switch (the car had no fog lights on it) right in front of them.
I think hidden switches to fuel pumps or ignition systems still are some of the best to prevent someone from driving off in your car.
I helped a friend put a reed switch (magnetic operated) in the top of his dash, wired to a relay & his ignition system. He had a religious figure that had a magnet on the bottom. Move it to the center of the dash, no ignition. Move it to the right spot, and the car would run. (Of course, his toddler knocked it off the dash one time in traffic and shut off the engine.)
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Guy dies and at the pearly gates Peter asks his name. Man tells him but Peter couldn't find his name in the big book. Peter says "are you sure you are for heaven or hell as I can't find your name in the book?" "Heaven" says the man. "Well"ays Pete "tell me something good that you did on earth". Well says the guy "I chased these two HERMANOS who were trying to steal my 996". Peter asks "How long ago did this happen"? Oh about 2 minutes ago says the guy. DUH.