Try to help owners secure their cars and a MOD deletes it
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I did NOT publicise a website .... I suspect PH was probably the original source of the information. I just advised owners to beware and disable it .
If you had looked on the TUSCAN forum , I got a thread deleted earlier which highlighted the problem.
If you had looked on the TUSCAN forum , I got a thread deleted earlier which highlighted the problem.
Edited by glow worm on Sunday 20th July 20:57
What about those owners who might actually want to keep it so it is available in a genuine emergency or those who don't have a garage and so need reassurance that if the battery goes flat, they at least have a potential solution.
It's the publicising of it that is the issue, not the fact that it exists.
Although now that it is online (has been for ages though!) then I'm not sure of the best solution.
It's the publicising of it that is the issue, not the fact that it exists.
Although now that it is online (has been for ages though!) then I'm not sure of the best solution.
glow worm said:
I did NOT publicise a website .... I suspect PH was probably the original source of the information. I just advised owners to beware and disable it .
If you had looked on the TUSCAN forum , I got a thread deleted earlier which highlighted the problem.
Relax...If you had looked on the TUSCAN forum , I got a thread deleted earlier which highlighted the problem.
Edited by glow worm on Sunday 20th July 20:57
Seriously have you actually tried the "secret" entry trick? I can tell you now that I have and although it gets you in a)Its not easy b)it tests levels of human flexibility, endurance and circulation as your head goes upside down a lot c)if like me you lock your keys in the dam thing the noise of the alarm siren is so severe you can actually feel the skin of your ear drum vibrating ... oh and d)it takes a fair amount of time to actually get in this way.
I'm not really that fussed if someone publishes the secret "trick".. unless you live in a state of paranoia the reality is that there's far easier things to steal... and get injured less in the process
I have tried the "secret" entry and I think it was pure luck I got in within 5 minutes. I think some are just too paranoid about this info being in the public domain but that is exactly where I found it, not by asking on here or in the club forum.
I also think that the BMW/Mercedes/Land Rover thieves will stick to those makes as it is usually quite easy (for them) to steal the keys and the second hand parts market for TVRs is so small they would likely be caught in 5 minutes.
I also think that the BMW/Mercedes/Land Rover thieves will stick to those makes as it is usually quite easy (for them) to steal the keys and the second hand parts market for TVRs is so small they would likely be caught in 5 minutes.
m4tti said:
Relax...
Seriously have you actually tried the "secret" entry trick? I can tell you now that I have and although it gets you in a)Its not easy b)it tests levels of human flexibility, endurance and circulation as your head goes upside down a lot c)if like me you lock your keys in the dam thing the noise of the alarm siren is so severe you can actually feel the skin of your ear drum vibrating ... oh and d)it takes a fair amount of time to actually get in this way.
I'm not really that fussed if someone publishes the secret "trick".. unless you live in a state of paranoia the reality is that there's far easier things to steal... and get injured less in the process
+1 Seriously have you actually tried the "secret" entry trick? I can tell you now that I have and although it gets you in a)Its not easy b)it tests levels of human flexibility, endurance and circulation as your head goes upside down a lot c)if like me you lock your keys in the dam thing the noise of the alarm siren is so severe you can actually feel the skin of your ear drum vibrating ... oh and d)it takes a fair amount of time to actually get in this way.
I'm not really that fussed if someone publishes the secret "trick".. unless you live in a state of paranoia the reality is that there's far easier things to steal... and get injured less in the process
Having actually needed the method at Le Mans once to get into my car (a story for another time) and using it with someone who had tried it before, it still took us a good half an hour, lying in dust, swearing profusely with 30 degree heat before we actually completed the job.
As others have said, it's only useful to gain access when the battery is flat, the doors won't open and you don't want to put a brick through the window. It doesn't do anything to bypass the ignition or immobiliser systems.
V8 GRF said:
No need to even slash the roof...... 
On a Sagaris,T350,Tuscan or a Cerbera ?and it takes me 30 seconds
. Maybe I missed my vocation .And if you leave your roof off .... where do you leave your valuables ?
And if no one is bothered about everyone on the Internet knowing how to get into their cars ...Then Why did a MOD delete the thread ?
Edited by glow worm on Monday 21st July 19:43
B17NNS said:
I needed to use the secret method a few months back, dead battery. Went to the secret place and the secret thing wasn't there.
My car currently winds down the drivers window and pops the door of it's own accord a couple of nights a week though so not really an issue for me.
Of course there is a much easier way to access the car, well Cerberas anyway (don't know about the rest of you), if you have a flat or dead battery but I cannot possibly post this on a public forum as my similar post was deleted on the Club forum.My car currently winds down the drivers window and pops the door of it's own accord a couple of nights a week though so not really an issue for me.
I like the idea of slashing hoods though....
glow worm said:
And if no one is bothered about everyone on the Internet knowing how to get into their cars ...Then Why did a MOD delete the thread ?
The point is that many people are bothered about the details being available on the forums.Every time someone posts the details there are many complaints and requests for it to be removed.
The moderators have always removed this information (and will likely continue to do so); that is why you won't (or shouldn't) find details here on PH.
N7GTX said:
Of course there is a much easier way to access the car, well Cerberas anyway (don't know about the rest of you), if you have a flat or dead battery but I cannot possibly post this on a public forum as my similar post was deleted on the Club forum.
Could you PM me? Secret entry method is useless to me as I seem to be missing a certain secret component.To be honest I would rather the "secret" entry wasn't in the public domain, it can be PM'd very swiftly on here to those is genuine need.
However, having little scotty kids with the knowledge of how to very swiftly access your boot with your valuables in is not something that I would promote.
However, having little scotty kids with the knowledge of how to very swiftly access your boot with your valuables in is not something that I would promote.
R11ysf said:
To be honest I would rather the "secret" entry wasn't in the public domain, it can be PM'd very swiftly on here to those is genuine need.
However, having little scotty kids with the knowledge of how to very swiftly access your boot with your valuables in is not something that I would promote.
My point precisely However, having little scotty kids with the knowledge of how to very swiftly access your boot with your valuables in is not something that I would promote.
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