Vauxhall Astra door found open in the morning
Variant: Excite 1.4 16v
Model Year: 2011
Categories:
Leaks & Noises
Hi
I woke up this morning to find our week old Astra with the drivers door wide open on our drive. My wife assures me that she double locked the car with the key fob when she got in last night,, thankfully nothing was stolen but someone had opened the glovebox and the compartments for loose change etc.
The car is only a week old and we have both keys in the house.
There is no obvious damage to the door locks etc,
Is it possible for someone to remotely open the vehicle with another device ?
This is a great concern to us, if anyone has any views I would be greatful
Thanks
I woke up this morning to find our week old Astra with the drivers door wide open on our drive. My wife assures me that she double locked the car with the key fob when she got in last night,, thankfully nothing was stolen but someone had opened the glovebox and the compartments for loose change etc.
The car is only a week old and we have both keys in the house.
There is no obvious damage to the door locks etc,
Is it possible for someone to remotely open the vehicle with another device ?
This is a great concern to us, if anyone has any views I would be greatful
Thanks
Posted: Sep 16, 2011 (13 years ago)
unless there is another key coded to vehicle there is no other devises that can open the door. sounds like a simple case of thinking you have locked the doors when you havent. ive done it many of times.
Posted Sep 17, 2011 (13 years ago)
Radio Frequency Code Grabbers.
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Okay, now on to another gadget that high-tech thieves use. Scanners that find specific radio frequencies are often used to gain access into a home via the garage door or car. Hacker Central has devices like the RF (Radio Frequency) Detectors and Code Grabbers as well as providing lists of cars and garage doors/gates they open. The functions are pretty simple. The device itself locks on to the radio frequencies when the victim opens their garage / car door to leave or come home. By activating the code grabber it finds the exact frequency to open the door and duplicates it for future use.
Curious about the latest in gadgets and gizmos thieves are using these day?
Okay, now on to another gadget that high-tech thieves use. Scanners that find specific radio frequencies are often used to gain access into a home via the garage door or car. Hacker Central has devices like the RF (Radio Frequency) Detectors and Code Grabbers as well as providing lists of cars and garage doors/gates they open. The functions are pretty simple. The device itself locks on to the radio frequencies when the victim opens their garage / car door to leave or come home. By activating the code grabber it finds the exact frequency to open the door and duplicates it for future use.
Posted Sep 17, 2011 (13 years ago)
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