Member Since: 03 Sep 2017
Location: essex
Posts: 18
Attempted theft!
Hi all,
I woke up this morning to find the door of my disco 4 (2012) wide open and the panel below the steering wheel removed. The police reckoned they may have been looking for a tracker. I couldn't see any obvious damage but wondered if there was something behind that panel that they've taken or would want to tamper with. Any help would be great. Cheers
13th May 2018 9:37 am
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4156
Is yours keyless?
13th May 2018 9:48 am
shamo75
Member Since: 03 Sep 2017
Location: essex
Posts: 18
Not keyless entry but obviously keyless start. Can't work out. What they were after behind that panel?.
13th May 2018 10:10 am
Asa
Member Since: 03 Jul 2016
Location: Essex
Posts: 172
Access to the OBD plug?
That's where it is on the D3, might be low IQ thieves, did you leave the vehicle unlocked?
My have been opportunist, happened to my father in London.
13th May 2018 10:32 am
Farmer Chalk
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Can you still lock and unlock on the key?
13th May 2018 10:37 am
Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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Defiantly barley obd port
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13th May 2018 10:41 am
JonM
Member Since: 24 May 2012
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Maybe they were ADDING something that will help them steal it later (e.g. a tracker or new key).....or they tried to take it but couldn't and were looking for an additional security device that might be thwarting them.MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
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13th May 2018 1:28 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
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Check all the doors are actually locking It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
1. they were disturbed … but I think someone would have let you know, so discount that.
2. they couldn't use the key programmer on your ODB port and assumed it was a dummy so opened panel to see if real one was accessible.
So … unless you do have a protected/moved port, I suspect yours isn't working. In any case, you need to get someone with iid tool or similar to get the ODB port working and make sure only the keys you have are programmed to the car.
14th May 2018 7:52 am
dgardel
Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
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14th May 2018 7:57 am
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
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so first question is how did they get the door open, wasnt the car dealocked? With the door shut is much harder even if they get in through a broken window to get the lower panel off.
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14th May 2018 9:41 am
FISHBOY
Member Since: 06 Sep 2010
Location: Kent
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I would also suggest putting a stop lock on it!
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15th May 2018 3:49 pm
Pedros
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 454
It's a little worrying that this has happened. It's a little worrying that you don't know exactly what they were doing. But fear not. The vast majority of thieves are only slightly more intelligent than jelly fish. And they don't have a brain. So, in all likelihood they probably only had the thinnest of grasps themselves on what they were doing.
Hopefully their abortive effort ill mean they go looking elsewhere.
18th May 2018 4:18 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
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Move OBD docket and connect a fake OBD socket up to 240v and leave the car unlocked, no need for an alarm you’ll hear them It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
18th May 2018 4:43 pm
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
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Pedros wrote:
It's a little worrying that this has happened. It's a little worrying that you don't know exactly what they were doing. But fear not. The vast majority of thieves are only slightly more intelligent than jelly fish. And they don't have a brain. So, in all likelihood they probably only had the thinnest of grasps themselves on what they were doing.
Hopefully their abortive effort ill mean they go looking elsewhere.
I beg to differ....Unfortunately the thieves in Essex are quite proficient! Proper organised crime ... I can’t tell you the number of Transits and Sprinters i’m losing in that part of the world...all with no keys.. all 17and 18 plates....
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