Darren-mk8 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 What actions have people taken to protect their car from OBD port thieves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliotReid Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I've stuck a bit of Aluminium angle bar over it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG97 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Car Insurance 😜 In all seriousness, there’s a guy on YouTube who’s done a fairly comprehensive video on a MK8 ST OBD port security. Can’t remember the channel but you should be able to find it fairly easily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliotReid Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 As the old adage goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Or in my case £1.99 for the aluminium. I know it would never stop a determined thief but the opportunist with an obd reader that can convince the car the keys there smashing the front quarter light to reach in to the obd is going to find an obstacle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-mk8 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 5:31 PM, DG97 said: Car Insurance 😜 In all seriousness, there’s a guy on YouTube who’s done a fairly comprehensive video on a MK8 ST OBD port security. Can’t remember the channel but you should be able to find it fairly easily. I've seen that video. Thats what got me thinking i need to do something. Was curious if anybody had tried the fuse removal option? Couldn't see how that would not have the same effect as removing the OBD port completely? On 7/5/2019 at 5:07 PM, ElliotReid said: I've stuck a bit of Aluminium angle bar over it. This is going to be my plan. Thick piece of steel. Holes either side and use studs/bolts to hold it in front of the port. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliotReid Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 15 minutes ago, Darren-mk8 said: I've seen that video. Thats what got me thinking i need to do something. Was curious if anybody had tried the fuse removal option? Couldn't see how that would not have the same effect as removing the OBD port completely? This is going to be my plan. Thick piece of steel. Holes either side and use studs/bolts to hold it in front of the port. 👍 This was my orignial test piece of iron I bought before I got the car. I didn't realise, at first, where the OBD bolt hoses would be. I change to aluminium for the final part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_thebaldie Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 5:07 PM, ElliotReid said: I've stuck a bit of Aluminium angle bar over it. I’ve recently done this on my ST. Works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-mk8 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 18 hours ago, ElliotReid said: This was my orignial test piece of iron I bought before I got the car. I didn't realise, at first, where the OBD bolt hoses would be. I change to aluminium for the final part. This was my plan too. See how i get on today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-mk8 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Fitted mine this afternoon. Here is the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliotReid Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, Darren-mk8 said: Fitted mine this afternoon. Here is the result. I'm thinking of getting a different sized bar so I can have the cover on the obd as well. Though it's not an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-mk8 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 16 hours ago, ElliotReid said: I'm thinking of getting a different sized bar so I can have the cover on the obd as well. Though it's not an issue. This size would have done that. I drilled the holes central. If i'd have drilled the holes further back i could have put the cover on. Lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCF Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I know it's an old thread but if somebody picks this up then great. Have any of you made any further modifications to the metal plate so as to deny access to the screws holding it in place but being able to access them yourself when necessary by key or other means. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo100001 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 We had ours moved , they would have to dismantle half the car to get to it we had our car stolen , and when we got it back , we moved obd , added additional mobilisation, and use a disk lok and tracker can’t really do anymore than that , if they really want a car , they will get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCF Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Jo100001 Can I ask what mode and MK l you have ? Looking at getting a 2023 FiestaTitanium but only thing putting me off is the OBD due to the keyless start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavroz Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Even insurers know about the Fiesta OBD ports. Both the Mrs and I moved over from Fiestas to Pumas earlier this year. Mine is an ST, hers an StLx. Insurance on mine stayed the same and a couple of months or so later hers arrived, her insurance decreased. She asked the guy at Churchill why this was and his reply was that Fiestas were far more easily nickable than the Puma, something to do with the software port being inaccessible without a code or password was his answer... I guess when accessing the OBD port on a Puma, you need a code or password from ford to gain access through it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCF Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Never knew that. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 The OBD port on a Ford Puma is the same as the OBD port on any other Ford, and indeed the same as other makes/models. They all have to conform to the same standard, and operate in the same way. There is no password, or code. The Ford Puma is no more difficult to steal than the Fiesta, but since there are fewer of them on the road compared to the Fiesta, it stands to reason that fewer of them will be stolen. A great many of the Fiesta's stolen and not recovered are stripped down for parts and sold on to a huge secondhand used spares market. Over the coming years as the numbers of Fiesta's decrease and the number of Puma's increase then we can expect to see an increase in the thefts of the Puma's. This very subject of Passwords/Codes was raised in February this year on the FORScan forum. https://forscan.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23489 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavroz Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 12:48 PM, unofix said: The OBD port on a Ford Puma is the same as the OBD port on any other Ford, and indeed the same as other makes/models. They all have to conform to the same standard, and operate in the same way. There is no password, or code. The Ford Puma is no more difficult to steal than the Fiesta, but since there are fewer of them on the road compared to the Fiesta, it stands to reason that fewer of them will be stolen. A great many of the Fiesta's stolen and not recovered are stripped down for parts and sold on to a huge secondhand used spares market. Over the coming years as the numbers of Fiesta's decrease and the number of Puma's increase then we can expect to see an increase in the thefts of the Puma's. This very subject of Passwords/Codes was raised in February this year on the FORScan forum. https://forscan.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23489 As long as the insurer believes this (they told us, we didn't know) and tells us they are harder to steal then that is good enough for me.... cheaper insurance. 😄👍🏻 The link mentions someone with a truck with a couple of garbled replies. Will enquire next time I speak to my local friendly salesman. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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