Bobr Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Could I ask members to keep an eye open for a stolen Race Red Fiesta FL 17 HXZ. Stolen this morning. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Is it yours, Bob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Yes Tom. Police reckon they used a device to 'read' the key. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavroz Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Sorry to hear that Bob, hopefully it will be recovered in near same condition as you last left it in. I know you are a proud fiesta owner mate and am devastated for you. When you say they read the key, is your car keyless entry, I cannot remember if you said previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomshepp Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Hope it comes back home, Bob.keyless is not difficult to disable, disconnecting the aerials beneath the centre console is sufficient to prevent it from working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 47 minutes ago, Mavroz said: Sorry to hear that Bob, hopefully it will be recovered in near same condition as you last left it in. I know you are a proud fiesta owner mate and am devastated for you. When you say they read the key, is your car keyless entry, I cannot remember if you said previously. Yes mate, it is keyless entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, tomshepp said: Hope it comes back home, Bob.keyless is not difficult to disable, disconnecting the aerials beneath the centre console is sufficient to prevent it from working. If it comes back I'll have a look at that Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomshepp Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Modem equipped cars could conceivably be switched off remotely with a password but for the rest, I use a £20 gps tracker, wired in to the car on a Giffgaff sim card which returns the Google map location to my phone I haven' t yet hacked the tracker in order to switch the car off and deadlock the doors but it does alert to movement so in all probability could easily be adapted to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Lanc Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Anything makes it stand out from the rest ? I live in Mansfield Woodhouse so local. Sons mate had a Fiesta ecoboost, blue one with a lovely interior & bodykit, his car was found on a lane near Newark, the whole interior & bodykit had been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Bobr said: Yes Tom. Police reckon they used a device to 'read' the key. Sorry to hear that. I doubt it'll come this far south but I'll keep any eye out! If the fob is kept near the front door, it's fairly easy to relay the keyless signal across to the car. You can keep the fob in a Faraday pouch or metal tin to stop any signal getting through. Alternatively, you can switch off the keyless entry function altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Very sorry to hear that Bob. Fingers crossed for a good outturn for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Ian Lanc said: Anything makes it stand out from the rest ? I live in Mansfield Woodhouse so local. Sons mate had a Fiesta ecoboost, blue one with a lovely interior & bodykit, his car was found on a lane near Newark, the whole interior & bodykit had been removed. No Ian, it's bog standard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Eric Bloodaxe said: Very sorry to hear that Bob. Fingers crossed for a good outturn for you. Thanks Roger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveostit14 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Sorry to hear your bad news, will keep a look out in loughborough area, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamonk Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Ah sorry Bob. 😞 That really sucks. I hope you get er back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Fortunately I have both fully comp and gap insurance. Insurance claim is in and the insurers don't think it will be coming back. I am thinking of replacing it with a new 2020.75 Titanium X 1.0T Ecoboost 125PS 7 Speed DCT Auto. Incidentally, this car comes with a key that detects movement and if it doesn't detect movement for a certain amount of time it switches itself off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomshepp Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Stilll hackable though Bob. See if the Keyfree entry can be programmed out at delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Heaton Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Hacking and deadlocking the car would be awesome but probably illegal in our nanny state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomshepp Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Not quite sure what you mean, Guy. The motion sensing key can still be hacked by thieves. My car has to have an adaptor fitted in order to use the OBD. If you don't, the rearranged wiring tends to destroy the port of the device connected to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiexen Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 hours ago, tomshepp said: Stilll hackable though Bob. See if the Keyfree entry can be programmed out at delivery. New Fiestas don't have keyholes (that you can easily access) and the keys have the "key" hidden inside the fob as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 If or when the replacement car comes it will be having two devices when left overnight. The first is a device that locks the brake pedal to the steering wheel so that the car can't be started and the second is the device that locks onto the steering wheel so that it can't be turned. Further to that, I've bought a box from amazon that acts as a Faraday Cage and all of our car keys will be residing in that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtulip8 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Sensible precautions, nothing’s safe from the scum these days. Sorry to hear about your loss and will keep eyes peeled around Leicester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Just heard from the police with the crime number. I'm sad to say that they don't think I'll get the car back and have already closed the case. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Anyone got any experience of Thatchem trackers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiexen Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, Bobr said: Anyone got any experience of Thatchem trackers? my only thought would be by the time you get to use it you car is already gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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