So i come out from the mall and there's security and police surrounding my car. I hurry to find out what happened (i thought my car got hit or something). There were these 2 about 19yr old guys sitting on the curb. So i asked the security what happened and they told me these guys were using a shaved key to break into hondas around the parking lot. My car was next, and right before they approached it, security came and caught em.

Is it possible to get in to a car that easy by shaving the key?

well anyways, for the security doing there job.

 

damn, wtf. sorry I can't answer your question.

 

like handcutting the key, like how the locksmiths do. but i dunno how they were doing it.

 

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well i guess yea it can do sumthin about it if the locksmiths use the same thing.. and plus, why would those lil kids use those kind if they kno that its not gonna work ??

 

should of asked the officer politely to borrow his nightstick....beat there @sses

 

curb dem bitches.

props to security.

 

u are one lucky man.. i hate thieves!

 

sounds like they cut their own keys. The procedure involves taking a blank key, inserting and wiggling it inside the keyhole to create scratches, marking where the tumblers are onto the key. the key is then pulled out and cut according to the scratches. BAM! There goes the loser theif with your car.

 

phew glad ur car is ok....and yes about the key..i cant tell u..all i can say is becareful...u know what i mean

 

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geez, that easy? time for more anti-theft

 

thats scary. im suprised security got to them honestly... good thing they did

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i'm going to install every anti-theft thing i can think of. i'll bicycle chain my car to a tree if i have to.

 

wtf, what mall was this?

****** theives make me so goddamn paranoid...

i was outside a pool hall once, and i actually re-parked my teg three times, all according to people whose cars left that were closest to the entrance where i could keep my eyes on it

 

ya there r keys. universal keys 4 total here in philly i know some kids that got them. i hope all theives burn in a car that their tryin to steal

 

Well if you have a alarm or autolock they shouldn't be able to start the car anyway. Not like those are the only or best security anyway.

 

so what happened to the kids? and why didnt you follow them home to murder them in their sleep jp... sorda

 

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Sounds like a lot of work, i locked my keys in my car and this russian guy in my apartment unlocked it with his slim jim for me in about 5 seconds.

 

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Please tell us or IM me what mall this is? Definitely not parking my
shiat bucket there.

 

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not that easy. Just because the wafers make scratches on your blank key, this doesn't tell you how deep to cut each tooth. This is a common misconception, I'm not a lock smith, but I do have some experiance working with both locks and keys, and I've explorered many methods of lock picking, cutting your own key doesn't work, it would take MUCH more time to cut a key based on "scratches" on a blank than it would to just use a rake, or a snake pick with a presure sensative tention wrench, or better yet, a spring loaded center punch on the rear quarter window and reach in and hit the unlock button. When my teg got stolen, I was so stuck on how they did it, I had to find a junk honda and try it. It was my first time and I was able to gain entry to the car, and pop the column and turn the ignition switch to on all within about 2.5 min.

It's VERY easy to use the "intrusive method" to steal a honda, not going to give details, but anyone who knows anything about a car and has taken a steering column apart could figure it out. My best advise is to disable the computer with a hidden "kill switch" and use a club, these things will take much longer to get around and more than likely a would be theif will move along to the next sucker who doesn't have a club.. just remember, if they want it, they'll get it! don't let it leave your sight for too long.

Good luck

 

you need to get other methods to protect your car. I won't say in details how the keys work or how to make them (people on this forum get really mad about that and its understandable). It is NOT unique to Hondas and its been around for generations. I've read about it in autosound and security MAGAZINES when I was a teenager so its not a super secret method of theives. But just keep in mind that your keys and lock do nothing. Design your security system so that you can give the thief YOUR car key and they still won't be able to take it.

 

Glad they were caught. Ask the officer if you can have 20 minutes with them alone in the interrogation room. Make sure you use the heavy end of the bat.

 

dont take ur honda/acura to a mall or any place where u leave ur car in eyes of thieves... buy a beater or get a ride.... malls/movies and other places like this = thief city

 

i work at best buy and there's this alarm system, its called the Viper 160XV sumtin like that, well it has the little remote (keyless entry) and the remote vibrates weneva someone is touching the car as long as ur within 2 miles of the car..........
i think it either vibrates or you can set it so it beeps if anybody touches ur car.

good stuff

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all of a sudden we like the pigs don't we.....but nooooo, they suck they pull me over for my loud exhaust -stop whining- they are here to protect and serve, even though there are some fagget dick head cops out there

------"beat the **** out of security for stoppin the fight, so move bitch, get out the way hoe"-----

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GS-Rdriven &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i work at best buy and there's this alarm system, its called the Viper 160XV sumtin like that, well it has the little remote (keyless entry) and the remote vibrates weneva someone is touching the car as long as ur within 2 miles of the car..........
i think it either vibrates or you can set it so it beeps if anybody touches ur car.

good stuff</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry to bust your condom, but everyone know's that, its the pager style alarms. clifford, audiovox, viper.. has them.. but it depends on where you mount the antenna and whats in your way, it could be 2 miles on open road, but the signal has to travel through walls, glass, people.. blah blah blah

 

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sorry to bust your condom, but everyone know's that, its the pager style alarms. clifford, audiovox, viper.. has them.. but it depends on where you mount the antenna and whats in your way, it could be 2 miles on open road, but the signal has to travel through walls, glass, people.. blah blah blah</TD></TR></TABLE>

o well, am sure not "everyone" knows...but wuteva, just tryan to help

 

I have a pretty good amount of anti-theft, but now I'm gonna hafta invest in more. I wonder what happened to those kids anyways, i hope the worst. I hope they don't come back.