DBX attempted theft
Discussion
skyebear said:
I'm in two minds about this. Yes taking precautions is wise but if determined, and potentially violent, thieves really want a car is it better they just take it rather than breaking in or robbing you?
I'm not sure that a group with a relay scanner who want to steal a car by stealth would necessarily then want to break in to confront you - different if you went out and confronted them.There must be many times when they try cars and the key is out of range of their relay scanner - I think they rely on the key being near the front door - and I would have thought they'd just move on to the next high-end SUV. So I don't think using a Faraday device is likely to induce a confrontation. And, if it did, you hand them the key then immediately call the immobiliser company and the police so they can shut the car down when it next stops and then track it to there.
c3rba said:
Can keyless entry be disabled on the 550 DBX they gained entry via booster device but car wouldn’t start due to the imobliser tag not being present
I was curious about your question after my rather offhand "Use a Faraday device" reply, so I did a little bit of light internet research and the answer appears to be, yes, you can. And it will (should?) automatically turn itself off if the key hasn't been moved for a period of time, according to the 21MY UK DBX Owner's guide - see pictureWas it your car that the miscreants gained access to? Or are we seeing another internet myth being promulgated? I ask as you don't list a DBX in your profile (although not everyone keeps these up to date, so apologies if you do actually have one).
Again (according to the 21MY DBX Owner's Guide) lack of an immobiliser tag would not prevent the car being started and driven away - it would just alert the tracking centre, who would call the owner - see below.
Reading more of the Guide the implication is that, even if the local intelligentsia opened the door with a relay scanner, they wouldn't be able to start the car as it apparently looks for a key being physically in the car before it'll allow it to crank/start. So it would be the absence of a key, not the immobiliser card, that would prevent it starting. I don't know if it could tell the difference between a physical key and a relay scanner inside the car communicating with a key in the house - and I'll bet nobody would officially tell you.
The only thing a cursory Google search for "Aston Martin DBX stolen" turned up, apart from car-jackings that clearly don't apply, was this YouTube advertorial for a security company who, to nobody's surprise, claimed it was their system, and that alone, that prevented the theft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPaYkniRhl8
Disclaimer and, before m'learned friends become involved, it may well have been, M'lud
c3rba said:
Which appears to be the exact same footage used by Global Telemetrics in the video advertorial I linked to shortly after you postedLTP said:
c3rba said:
Which appears to be the exact same footage used by Global Telemetrics in the video advertorial I linked to shortly after you postedLTP said:
skyebear said:
I'm in two minds about this. Yes taking precautions is wise but if determined, and potentially violent, thieves really want a car is it better they just take it rather than breaking in or robbing you?
I'm not sure that a group with a relay scanner who want to steal a car by stealth would necessarily then want to break in to confront you - different if you went out and confronted them.There must be many times when they try cars and the key is out of range of their relay scanner - I think they rely on the key being near the front door - and I would have thought they'd just move on to the next high-end SUV. So I don't think using a Faraday device is likely to induce a confrontation. And, if it did, you hand them the key then immediately call the immobiliser company and the police so they can shut the car down when it next stops and then track it to there.
Maybe the Trunk Monkey needs to become a thing:
https://youtu.be/AidAXgq9dWc?si=MBI353eBmCjuMo9c
c3rba said:
Impressive stuff, you went to all that effort with ominous music and a big red graphic fail at the end. LTP said:
In fact, the blue car to the right of the muppet with the kite string doesn't even look like a DBX to me
Note straight belt-line by D-pillar. Plus the rear light shape. And now a DBX
You sure that was your Ring camera, c3rba? Or is it just the angle?
Read the comments on the insta post by global telematics Note straight belt-line by D-pillar. Plus the rear light shape. And now a DBX
You sure that was your Ring camera, c3rba? Or is it just the angle?
c3rba said:
If you all read the comments in the instgram post my DBX is out of shot and it’s the aftermarket imobliser fitted by global telemectrics that stopped the car being stolen GT asked for the footage and created this post for their page
Post a picture of your DBX.Also, as the DBX can disable the keyless entry which means they wouldn't even be able to open the door, never mind start the car with a relay scanner, why did you go to the trouble (and expense) of having a 3rd party security system fitted?
After a failed attempted theft, I would be taking serious extra precautions.
The Global Telemetrics system won't be of any use, if the thieves are determined.
The villain's boss might have an outstanding order for your particular model and colour. If so, because relatively few UK spec. DBXs have been produced, the thieves would probably have difficulty finding another one.
Tell your Chinese wireless door bell camera, to watch out for a low loader carrying a fork lift truck.
They usually leave the fork lifts behind, so you should still have transport available.
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