LeeM
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I'd pull a couple of the wires out of the back of the obd port if I had a brand new Beemer 
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_Allan_
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Originally posted by gavin18787
can you not do it with a spark plug or simular?
Yes or an auto centre punch.
I mentioned it awhile back and also hinted in a few other threads. People aren't arsed until it affects them or someone they know. Same with almost 99% of people on here that have UPVC front, rear or patio doors and have them secured with a 25p cylinders made in the far east. or bikes secured with piss poor chains cut in about 8 seconds with rusty scissors. Most people don't give a feck about security in general and if they do, don't research it enough. Having been on car and bike forums for over 16 years, you pick up a fair amount of info 
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VegasPhil
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
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Originally posted by gavin18787
can you not do it with a spark plug or simular?
Yes or an auto centre punch.
I mentioned it awhile back and also hinted in a few other threads. People aren't arsed until it affects them or someone they know. Same with almost 99% of people on here that have UPVC front, rear or patio doors and have them secured with a 25p cylinders made in the far east. or bikes secured with piss poor chains cut in about 8 seconds with rusty scissors. Most people don't give a feck about security in general and if they do, don't research it enough. Having been on car and bike forums for over 16 years, you pick up a fair amount of info
Yes. Someone that is finally willing to listen about shit front door locks. 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Baskey
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I don't bother with decent locks, just decent insurance
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3CorsaMeal
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Tbh if your driving around in a black mans car, one day they will come take it back.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
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Originally posted by Robin
I don't understand how you can smash a small section of tempered glass?
can you not do it with a spark plug or simular?
I understand how you can break it, tempered glass has a habit (by design) of granulating though, so the whole window would go.
What I mean is how do you break it ONLY in a small area?
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baza31
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For some reason I think it's a load of shite. You need security code for car and there is no access to ecu . You can get keys fully programmed from BMW. All as it takes is one dodgy lad on sales counter and he could order keys to walk up and do it. These cartridge keys are shite
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LeeM
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quote:
Originally posted by baza31
For some reason I think it's a load of shite. You need security code for car and there is no access to ecu . You can get keys fully programmed from BMW. All as it takes is one dodgy lad on sales counter and he could order keys to walk up and do it. These cartridge keys are shite
These aren't Mercedes named after women we're talking about here 
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baza31
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
quote:
Originally posted by baza31
For some reason I think it's a load of shite. You need security code for car and there is no access to ecu . You can get keys fully programmed from BMW. All as it takes is one dodgy lad on sales counter and he could order keys to walk up and do it. These cartridge keys are shite
These aren't Mercedes named after women we're talking about here
Elaborate
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Corsa_Sport21
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Took more than 60s to steal aswell.
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baza31
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I got that bit but what's that to do with my comment? More chance of that than this so called super programmer that they are trying to sell for £1500 , it will be for marketing purposes
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Fro
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So the hundreds going missing in a similar fashion are a marketing ploy?
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baza31
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quote:
Originally posted by Fro
So the hundreds going missing in a similar fashion are a marketing ploy?
Cars get stolen all time . Bmws get stolen as even aftermarket bits are a fortune. I am sure BMW would have done a software update by now if this was case
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andys sxi
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just seen this on another forum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHo-GYG25Q
April 08 feature car
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by baza31
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Originally posted by Fro
So the hundreds going missing in a similar fashion are a marketing ploy?
Cars get stolen all time . Bmws get stolen as even aftermarket bits are a fortune. I am sure BMW would have done a software update by now if this was case
Why is all this so hard to believe? 
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XE Col
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Originally posted by andys sxi
just seen this on another forum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHo-GYG25Q
if you had clicked the link in the 1st post you would have seen it from this forum
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andys sxi
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didnt take much notice of this really
not was a different car forum but the same video
April 08 feature car
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