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Nov 30th, 2022, 12:44 | #31 |
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Car thefts in France are not nearly as common as in UK. Plus I live in an apartment building - our cars are 5 storeys below, in an underground garage- so I never used a faraday block. But I've seen here on the forum someone posted a motion-sensitive add-on (inserts below the battery..) which disables the key when not moving- quite an elegant trick.
KeithR56: I sold my last Volvo at 4 yrs old with the activity key still working - so the battery ain't that bad actually- but yeah, once it dies - you either replace it or you splice it open and replace the cell.
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Nov 30th, 2022, 13:46 | #32 |
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Nov 30th, 2022, 18:35 | #34 |
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I could never work out where you're supposed to keep the activity key if you're skinny dipping.
On the subject of Faraday boxes: My Niece had been keeping her Mercedes key in a box overnight. The thieves, who were prevented from using a relay to steal her car, broke in through her front door instead and ransacked her house looking for the key whilst she was asleep upstairs in bed. A bonus for the thieves because they not only got her car, but helped themselves to her handbag, cards and laptop too. I'd much rather have my car stolen from outside my house than having my house broken into. If you're using a Faraday box, maybe you'll get lucky and they'll move on to your neighbour's house. But what happens when everyone in your street has a Faraday box? They're not going to hang up their boots and call it a day.
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Nov 30th, 2022, 18:42 | #35 |
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Yeah thieves have balls!! My friend had his A6 stolen in Birmingham, broke in, stole keys, cards etc.
Utter scum!!
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Dec 1st, 2022, 17:22 | #36 |
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I find the little cubby is perfect for my sunglasses, lenses fit in nicely with the arms just hanging over the edge. Problem is the car's new to me and I can never remember where I put them!!!
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The only good news is that in figures recently released by the DVLA, no Volvos are in the top 15 most stolen cars in the UK. That either means Volvo security is very good, or the thieves aren’t targeting them.
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