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08-20-2018, 04:51 PM
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Hi...so a little after 1:30am this morning a guy managed to disable my door locks and alarm to get into my car. I caught it all on camera but sadly the cops can't do anything because he was clever enough to avoid his face in the camera. I have seen a thread about this before and it's so frustrating because people spend so much time to make ways to steal other people's stuff verses getting their own! Anyway, why doesn't Acura have a feature that can prevent fob or whatever signal from being copied!?! I think I have a way to rig a battery operated alarm that's stand alone from the car but it's BEYOND irking that I have to do this to protect my stuff!!
I welcome comments from my Acura family!
I welcome comments from my Acura family!
08-20-2018, 07:01 PM
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Well for starters... these cars were considered largely unstealable when they came out. Unfortunately, thiefs have gotten smarter while your car has stayed the same. If somebody wants to get in bad enough, they will, regardless of what Acura does to a car.
Really, the only thing you can do is be vigilant with where you park, and what conditions yout leave your car unattended.
Really, the only thing you can do is be vigilant with where you park, and what conditions yout leave your car unattended.
08-31-2018, 12:33 PM
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It may sound crazy, but put your FOB's in a metal / tin can at night. The metal helps to block the signal from anyone trying to steal it..
You can also try one of these..
You can also try one of these..
08-31-2018, 12:57 PM
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It may sound crazy, but put your FOB's in a metal / tin can at night. The metal helps to block the signal from anyone trying to steal it..
You can also try one of these..
https://www.amazon.com/s/?ref=nb_sb_...FOB+protectors
You can also try one of these..
https://www.amazon.com/s/?ref=nb_sb_...FOB+protectors
FWIW, my understanding is all someone needs to do is to hang around your car within range of you unlocking it via the fob a few times and track the unlock sequence. The more sequences they capture, the easier it is to either break the sequence or to get luck and reuse one recently sent (this is a simplistic description, but you get the idea).
08-31-2018, 01:04 PM
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That's a novel spin in things. I don't believe I've ever heard of anybody stealing the encryption sequence for a car from an inactive fob. How does that work?
FWIW, my understanding is all someone needs to do is to hang around your car within range of you unlocking it via the fob a few times and track the unlock sequence. The more sequences they capture, the easier it is to either break the sequence or to get luck and reuse one recently sent (this is a simplistic description, but you get the idea).
FWIW, my understanding is all someone needs to do is to hang around your car within range of you unlocking it via the fob a few times and track the unlock sequence. The more sequences they capture, the easier it is to either break the sequence or to get luck and reuse one recently sent (this is a simplistic description, but you get the idea).
as I understand it; you can defeat this by using your physical key to lock and unlock the door, instead of using a remote fob.
and it's not limited to Acura vehicles. any vehicle that uses the radio waves to lock and unlock is in play here
08-31-2018, 01:10 PM
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That's a novel spin in things. I don't believe I've ever heard of anybody stealing the encryption sequence for a car from an inactive fob. How does that work?
FWIW, my understanding is all someone needs to do is to hang around your car within range of you unlocking it via the fob a few times and track the unlock sequence. The more sequences they capture, the easier it is to either break the sequence or to get luck and reuse one recently sent (this is a simplistic description, but you get the idea).
FWIW, my understanding is all someone needs to do is to hang around your car within range of you unlocking it via the fob a few times and track the unlock sequence. The more sequences they capture, the easier it is to either break the sequence or to get luck and reuse one recently sent (this is a simplistic description, but you get the idea).
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/w...ar-127056.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/s...c-thieves.html
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...ss-entry-codes
08-31-2018, 01:29 PM
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Can't read the NYT article, however, the AutoEvolution and Car & Driver articles contradict each other. My understanding is the C&D article has it correct, the AutoEvolution article is highly suspect.
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08-31-2018, 01:41 PM
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Agree, a lot of conflicting info.. But to be safe, since my wife's Q7 usually stays in the driveway at night I leave the FOB (actually all of them) in a small decorative tin can she bought on the counter.
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