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How car thieves operate and how to combat them

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Unfortunately, car thieves now operate with ease following a simple script: they break one of the rear windows - which must be more fragile to allow an escape route in case of an accident or to allow for rescue - and then with a small computer, they clone the key through the OBDII port: time required for this operation: less than two minutes.

So paradoxically, the best method to counter thefts is a mechanical anti-theft device: the one recommended by the youtuber - and which can be noted - is made of reinforced steel to be placed on the OBD, and certainly it is not impossible to remove it, but it requires time, equipment, makes noise, all things that are not recommended for a quick theft.

A second anti-theft device is a kind of metal cage to be inserted on the ECU, which requires the disassembly of half of the engine to be removed.


Posted on 13 April 2025 by ScegliAuto


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