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Billyray911
278 posts
73 months
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Fitting an aftermarket immobiliser won't invalidate your warranty.I have had a Blackjax fitted for over two years and have had warranty work completed at two dealerships without issue.
Also ,on some occassions,owners have been "double pressing" their key fobs in the mistaken belief that this deadlocks the car.
The second press on the fob disables the interior sensors.Therefore,the smashing of glass won't trigger the alarm.
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The Black Duke
1,636 posts
62 months
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Cheers for that mate. I am really looking forward to getting the new car. (First BMW since my E30)
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TheEnd
12,116 posts
57 months
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Billyray911 said: Fitting an aftermarket immobiliser won't invalidate your warranty. Yep, remember people, it's YOUR car, YOUR responsibility. It's no good bleating about how they are a premium brand and a lot of money when you won't pay £200-300 quid on another immobiliser.
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Mr Bimmer
257 posts
33 months
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TheEnd said: Yep, remember people, it's YOUR car, YOUR responsibility.
It's no good bleating about how they are a premium brand and a lot of money when you won't pay £200-300 quid on another immobiliser. Absolutely spot on
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JimmyTheHand
464 posts
11 months
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Mr Bimmer said: TheEnd said: Yep, remember people, it's YOUR car, YOUR responsibility.
It's no good bleating about how they are a premium brand and a lot of money when you won't pay £200-300 quid on another immobiliser. Absolutely spot on having put down the deposit on a new BMW recently (which I wouldn't have if I had seen this first), you seem to be saying I should accept they are less secure than the 5 year old BMW is replacing or the 2004 Citroen that replaced (which when someone tried smashing in the side window they failed.)
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MercScot
396 posts
20 months
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Apparently, all you need to do is to put your fingers into the left kidney grill! I would elaborate, but I don't want another poorly worded, grammatically incorrect e-mail from the PH moderators telling me off for re-posting info in the public domain. If you would like to know more, google MB UK forums and dig a bit.
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TheEnd
12,116 posts
57 months
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JimmyTheHand said: Mr Bimmer said: TheEnd said: Yep, remember people, it's YOUR car, YOUR responsibility.
It's no good bleating about how they are a premium brand and a lot of money when you won't pay £200-300 quid on another immobiliser. Absolutely spot on having put down the deposit on a new BMW recently (which I wouldn't have if I had seen this first), you seem to be saying I should accept they are less secure than the 5 year old BMW is replacing or the 2004 Citroen that replaced (which when someone tried smashing in the side window they failed.) Maybe see if you can scratch together a few hundred quid, and then it'll be unstealable.
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TheEnd
12,116 posts
57 months
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MercScot said: Apparently, all you need to do is to put your fingers into the left kidney grill! I would elaborate, but I don't want another poorly worded, grammatically incorrect e-mail from the PH moderators telling me off for re-posting info in the public domain. If you would like to know more, google MB UK forums and dig a bit. That information is wrong, based on some mistruths and not understanding airbags.
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imuir
345 posts
153 months
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I'm looking at buying a 2008 335d is this car effected the blank key problem ?.
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JimmyTheHand
464 posts
11 months
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TheEnd said: Maybe see if you can scratch together a few hundred quid, and then it'll be unstealable. So what else would you be happy to buy after market alternatives for new car if BMW are incapable of providing something fit for purpose? -Wheels? Seats? Engines?
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sinizter
3,346 posts
55 months
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imuir said: I'm looking at buying a 2008 335d is this car effected the blank key problem ?. Yes. That year E92s are affected.
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don'tbesilly
365 posts
32 months
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Mr Bimmer said: TheEnd said: Yep, remember people, it's YOUR car, YOUR responsibility.
It's no good bleating about how they are a premium brand and a lot of money when you won't pay £200-300 quid on another immobiliser. Absolutely spot on So you spend 40k+ on a BMW and you're routinely expected to then pay out an extra £200-£300 quid to ensure it can't be stolen because the factory fitted security systems are flawed? How many people would spend that amount of cash on a car were they aware prior to the purchase of the above? Unbelievable!
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Pferdestarke
4,166 posts
56 months
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Can anyone tell me if this 7 that I'm thinking of buying is affected? 
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Fatboy
7,282 posts
141 months
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Pferdestarke said: Can anyone tell me if this 7 that I'm thinking of buying is affected? Unlikely, it's simply too cool to concern itself with keys. Want.
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Cheib
6,232 posts
44 months
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MercScot said: Apparently, all you need to do is to put your fingers into the left kidney grill! I would elaborate, but I don't want another poorly worded, grammatically incorrect e-mail from the PH moderators telling me off for re-posting info in the public domain. If you would like to know more, google MB UK forums and dig a bit. I wish they'd do that to me.....it's a same they can't spend that energy on doing something positive for all the people that make Pistonheads viable as a business (i.e. the people the advertisers pay to get access to) and cover this issue with an editorial. MASSIVE black mark in my book  A mod will probably now run off and tell 
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Mr Bimmer
257 posts
33 months
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don'tbesilly said: Mr Bimmer said: TheEnd said: Yep, remember people, it's YOUR car, YOUR responsibility.
It's no good bleating about how they are a premium brand and a lot of money when you won't pay £200-300 quid on another immobiliser. Absolutely spot on So you spend 40k+ on a BMW and you're routinely expected to then pay out an extra £200-£300 quid to ensure it can't be stolen because the factory fitted security systems are flawed? How many people would spend that amount of cash on a car were they aware prior to the purchase of the above? Unbelievable! Urm... yes. Most people will buy a Tracker or Trackstar device on a new BMW for around £600. That's been the case for many Years now. Another £200 or so for a security device is hardly going to break the bank is it. A local garage can fit a hidden kill switch for £100 if you aren't too flush after paying £40k for the car. Mine has the latest software, Tracker, kill switch and another device. I also park it in a locked garage. I call it 'doing my bit'.
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va1o
11,566 posts
76 months
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Pferdestarke said: Can anyone tell me if this 7 that I'm thinking of buying is affected? 
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Billyray911
278 posts
73 months
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Mr Bimmer said: Urm... yes. Most people will buy a Tracker or Trackstar device on a new BMW for around £600. That's been the case for many Years now. Another £200 or so for a security device is hardly going to break the bank is it. A local garage can fit a hidden kill switch for £100 if you aren't too flush after paying £40k for the car.
Mine has the latest software, Tracker, kill switch and another device. I also park it in a locked garage.
I call it 'doing my bit'. Makes perfect sense to me.I want to be the person enjoying my car!
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Sticks.
3,116 posts
120 months
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JimmyTheHand said: So what else would you be happy to buy after market alternatives for new car if BMW are incapable of providing something fit for purpose? -Wheels? Seats? Engines?
Tyres 
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Mr-B
493 posts
63 months
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Mr Bimmer said: Urm... yes. Most people will buy a Tracker or Trackstar device on a new BMW for around £600. That's been the case for many Years now. Another £200 or so for a security device is hardly going to break the bank is it. A local garage can fit a hidden kill switch for £100 if you aren't too flush after paying £40k for the car.
Mine has the latest software, Tracker, kill switch and another device. I also park it in a locked garage.
I call it 'doing my bit'. Maybe anyone in the market for a used BM from a dealer should ask for a kill switch to be fitted as a condition of the sale? Win/win for both parties, they get a sale that may fall through without it and the owner gets peace of mind.
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