Smart kill switch? Hmmm... I had a thought for unused overhead accessory switches. Arrange them in the correct order, else the power to fuel pump dies exactly 180 seconds after engine start. That would give me enough time to escape from a carjacking... Am I the only person who is concerned about a highly desired vehicle with doors off easy access getting targeted for a carjacking ?
Looks like you're in Nevada. I think in NV it's easy to get a concealed carry permit. If you're that worried about car jacking I'd get handgun and know how to access it quickly and use it. Or you could just use the Bronco to run them over. Just make sure you go back and forth a few times to get the job done. Or you could install this system but with the doors off you might get some blowback.
I am not as concerned with car jacking as I am about theft from a parking lot or my driveway. I actually have a "Restricted" gun license but there is no "carry" in Canada. I cannot be Dirty Harry. You are correct... I would run over them if I could. I am practicing using Faraday pouches for my keys but any theft protection cannot disable the remote start for day to day use.Looks like you're in Nevada. I think in NV it's easy to get a concealed carry permit. If you're that worried about car jacking I'd get handgun and know how to access it quickly and use it. Or you could just use the Bronco to run them over. Just make sure you go back and forth a few times to get the job done. Or you could install this system but with the doors off you might get some blowback.
I would have thought the same thing until two weeks ago. One of my coworkers had his manual transmission Hyundai stolen. Found it a couple of days later but it was a total loss. Took the cats, wheels, battery and some other interior stuff. He got the apartment to pull up the video surveillance and early in the morning a guy was checking out the car but didn't take it. Then an hour later another guy showed up and took it. Apparently they had to get someone who could drive a manual. Only good news was he had gutted out the cats years earlier when they got clogged so they didn't get anything of value there.
I don't think you are the only one, could it happen sure, am I worried about it no. I've got 8-10 reasons on my hip that say otherwise. ABC #FAFO
I’m not sure I understand what you are saying.
An OBD is the on board diagnostic unit that allows your mechanic to access all the info on your vehicle. They have other names but anyhow they can also program a blank key among other things. So the thief uses a scanner (from Amazon) which can read the info on your remote start key in your house and sends/takes the info to your car sitting in your driveway on your upscale street in your city/town. He uses that to open and start your Bronco. He attaches a OBD reader (from Amazon) to your unit and programs two new keys (from Amazon) for your beloved Bronco. Since they are there they do this to a number of high value machines that belong to your neighbours and then drive off quietly into the early morning mist. A few hours later they are in Montreal, loaded into a shipping container (with 2 working keys) and shipped off to Africa or the Middle East. Soooooo...... Firstly you must park in your garage, secondly you must keep your keys in a Faraday box or pouch which prevents them being read, thirdly you can buy an apparatus which locks onto your OBD and really slows them down or stops them. I have discovered, with the help of the tech guy at my dealership, that the Bronco OBD unit does not lend itself to these blockers because of its shape. Actually, firstly is to block your VIN on the dash so it cannot be seen. Plan B then becomes a problem, especially if you wish to use your remote start and I do. I remotely open my garage doors (from my phone) in the morning, start my Edge, put my boots and coat on and wade into the great white abyss we call the Canadian winter. We, the tech guy and I, are thinking of a few things to run through one of the AUX switches that will prevent the Bronco/F-150 from driving off. The problem is the remote start. After a number of F-150s that were stolen from my dealership a year or so ago they have been installing kill switches on their desirable vehicles but these entail raising the hood etc. Not desirable for me, re- read white frozen abyss above. I realize this is a non technical explanation but I did my best. Questions???
