vishnus11

Actually it's my uncle's 3.2TT Roadster that I've been using for a while. It was parked overnight, and when I went to it this morning, I found that the lock on the driver's side had been tampered with to where you could insert a flathead screwdriver, or a key-shaped object in the keyhole, and turn the lock to open the door. However, what I don't understand is why the heck the alarm isn't going off when I do this.

I armed the alarm, placed the transmitter 50ft away from the car, and I could still disarm the alarm, and open the doors, by just inserting a flathead screwdriver into the keyhole and turning the lock to unlock the doors.

Shouldn't the car have an immobilizer/alarm that prevents this? I'm really frustrated and would appreciate all advice and insight on what to do. Thanks.

P.S. Pics to come

CGTSX2004

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Factory alarms are often linked to the lock cylinders so if they got the lock cylinder to turn, they might have turned off the alarm in the process. Now, had they just smashed the window and pulled up the lock, then it would have triggered the alarm.

And the immobilizer wouldn't do shit unless they were trying to drive the car off.

Crazy Bimmer

Alarms are lame. IMO

I mean i always hear them go off in parking lots yet no one cares or notices. Why bother having it then.

NSXNEXT

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https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/7-cars-broken-into-my-office-parking-lot-307650/

vishnus11

I thought that the whole point of newer alarms was that you couldn't just duplicate the key - the car electronically verifies if that's the right key as well. Am I correct?

vishnus11

CGTSX2004

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Nope...not factory alarms. That functionality only applies to the electronic circuits such as the ignition system.

The door locks are a purely mechanical setup and I do not know of any factory alarm system that can verify the transponder when it is inserted into the door lock cylinder.

SakiGT

My factory alarm didnt do shit for the theif who nailed the PT.

Aftermarket, or why bother. There have been attempts since then, but non successful