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My E60 M5 was stolen overnight from a friends house in East London/Essex borders. No glass anywhere so I assume there is a way of getting into keyless cars without breaking any glass.
It's pretty distinctive in that it is Moonstone in colour, probably one of less than a handful in the UK I'd guess.
Please keep your eyes peeled and anyone who's got a keyless car, be warned if you didn't already know of the risks.
It's pretty distinctive in that it is Moonstone in colour, probably one of less than a handful in the UK I'd guess.
Please keep your eyes peeled and anyone who's got a keyless car, be warned if you didn't already know of the risks.
Here are some pictures from the original owner.
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-tou...
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-tou...
Sorry to hear that. Not common to hear of these going missing.
Maybe it was lifted? Taken for the running gear so any damage by picking it up wouldn't be an issue.
Also quite common for thieves to park them up nearby for a few days to see if they have trackers. Maybe worth a drive around?
Maybe it was lifted? Taken for the running gear so any damage by picking it up wouldn't be an issue.
Also quite common for thieves to park them up nearby for a few days to see if they have trackers. Maybe worth a drive around?
Very sad to hear and quite worrying as well.
Was it parked on a driveway? They are not exactly quiet on cold startup.
Must be vary rare In that colour and with the tighter port security we have at the moment, hopefully it will get picked up before it escapes.
Hope the f
kers stub their toe on a claymore.
Was it parked on a driveway? They are not exactly quiet on cold startup.
Must be vary rare In that colour and with the tighter port security we have at the moment, hopefully it will get picked up before it escapes.
Hope the f
kers stub their toe on a claymore.
Terrible news, I'm really sorry for you.
I utterly detest these thieving bastsrds and wish them a slow, painful death.
It's hard to come to terms with things like this, but I would suggest two things: hope and pray that this car is not recovered and move on to an F10.
Do not be put off by this.
I wish you well.
I utterly detest these thieving bastsrds and wish them a slow, painful death.
It's hard to come to terms with things like this, but I would suggest two things: hope and pray that this car is not recovered and move on to an F10.
Do not be put off by this.
I wish you well.
Thanks all. Yes it had comfort access.
I'm hearing that the scumbags have something they can insert into the door lock which sends a signal to open the door (presumably without the alarm going off)? I guess they then code a new key from the OBD. I always thought they would have to force entry into the car, which would involve some noise and maybe the car alarm going off - evidently not.
I'm hearing that the scumbags have something they can insert into the door lock which sends a signal to open the door (presumably without the alarm going off)? I guess they then code a new key from the OBD. I always thought they would have to force entry into the car, which would involve some noise and maybe the car alarm going off - evidently not.
Alpinestars said:
Thanks all. Yes it had comfort access.
I'm hearing that the scumbags have something they can insert into the door lock which sends a signal to open the door (presumably without the alarm going off)? I guess they then code a new key from the OBD. I always thought they would have to force entry into the car, which would involve some noise and maybe the car alarm going off - evidently not.
I believe a mode of entry is to force the lock cylinder to rotate and hold it thereby lowering the windows. Then the tea leaf can lean in and access the OBD port. The interior motion sensor is not triggered. Once the OBD port is accessed an additional key can be cloned and then it's time to say good bye to your car. The proverbial gone is 60 seconds.I'm hearing that the scumbags have something they can insert into the door lock which sends a signal to open the door (presumably without the alarm going off)? I guess they then code a new key from the OBD. I always thought they would have to force entry into the car, which would involve some noise and maybe the car alarm going off - evidently not.
BMW did issue a software update that prevents the rotated key from lowering the windows - hence my question if you knew what the state of play was on your car.
Alpinestars said:
They left this behind. Is this off the OBD port or something they left behind?
That's the port cover. They have pulled it off when accessing the OBD port. I replaced mine with a dummy which I ordered from BMW and it had this cover on it (I hid the real OBD port under the steering column).Gassing Station | M Power | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff