Car security!

[Petrolhead95]

Has anyone seen Transporter 2? That sort of thing he has in his Audi where you have to enter a code the be able to start the engine, wondering if anything like that exists?

[Defcon5]

I think Clifford do something similar, Blackjax or something

[Bacon Is Proof]

Factory fit in some cars, been about for years.

[rash_decision]

Petrolhead95 said:

Has anyone seen Transporter 2? That sort of thing he has in his Audi where you have to enter a code the be able to start the engine, wondering if anything like that exists?

Peugeot had that for years! My Sister's old 306, an "N" Reg, had a numeric keypad that required a 4 digit code to be entered before it would start. BMW also had the option, on cars with the trip computer, to enter a 4 digit code when leaving the car, and you had to re-enter it upon returning and trying to start the car. The first BMW I seen that on was an '85 5 Series. It's not new technology, but I'm not too sure if it can be fitted "aftermarket"??

[Paulm4]

My mate had it in his 306 gti-6 in 1998!

[Petrolhead95]

So you possibly couldn't fit it to a car that hasn't got one already?

[littleandy0410]

Why would you want to? Old tech.

[Petrolhead95]

Anybody got any links? Can't find anything online

[D1bram]

littleandy0410 said:

Why would you want to? Old tech.

Correct, the original Citroen Saxo had it. I had a 98 facelift SX model which got a transponder immobiliser but had courtesy cars with the old system, it was a PITA. If you happen to stall you have to enter the code then too!

[sebhaque]

My old Impreza had a code entry thing that would let you fiddle with the alarm settings. I'm sure I heard of someone reprogramming it to control the immobiliser.

[Petrolhead95]

I struggle to see how a Saxo would have a tv screen for security on it..

[sebhaque]

Petrolhead95 said:

I struggle to see how a Saxo would have a tv screen for security on it..

Hasn't got to be a tv screen - here's the one on the Impreza:

[Meoricin]

Petrolhead95 said:

I struggle to see how a Saxo would have a tv screen for security on it..

All it would need is buttons and a clock-type display... Wouldn't really need the display, either.

[Petrolhead95]

I'm after one pretty much like the one of the film

[Liquid Knight]

Pager alarm and a twelve gague.

[wildoliver]

Much deadlier than the 20 gague!

[DanielC4GP]

As others have already said PSA cars had these in the mid and late 90s. The Xantia used to have one too, good thing about it was that if you stalled it you didn't have to re-enter the code. You only had to enter it if the engine had been off for more than 30 seconds or something.

Always did wonder why they stopped fitting them, especially now that most cars are stolen when the keys are stolen. Stealing the keys would be pretty pointless if you didn't know the code.

Does anyone know for definate why they stopped fitting them?

[KingNothing]

As said before, my girlfriends R reg Saxo has a keypad to enter a code on before the ignition will work.

[Cyberprog]

DanielC4GP said:

As others have already said PSA cars had these in the mid and late 90s. The Xantia used to have one too, good thing about it was that if you stalled it you didn't have to re-enter the code. You only had to enter it if the engine had been off for more than 30 seconds or something.

Always did wonder why they stopped fitting them, especially now that most cars are stolen when the keys are stolen. Stealing the keys would be pretty pointless if you didn't know the code.

Does anyone know for definate why they stopped fitting them?

Generally because if they've stolen the keys, there's a far higher risk of them going back and beating you for the code also. Far better that they just drive it away. Property can be replaced after all.