Keyless Car Theft: 3 EFFECTIVE Methods of Car Anti Theft

there's no doubt at all that keyless entry and keyless go where you just have to have the key in your possession to enter the car and to start it is really convenient but it also opens the door for the modern day sophisticated car thief did you know there are 50 000 cars stolen every year in the uk in the usa there are 900 000 stolen vehicles it seems car theft is here to stay now i'm going to show you three car anti-theft methods that will stop your car from being stolen plus proof that they work first it's important to understand how the car thieves are doing it you see your car and your keys are always talking to each other and that's how the keyless go system works and most people drop their keys in a drawer near the front door or near an outside wall of their house car thieves know this and they can use a device called a keyless go repeater to intercept this signal they then have a literal partner in crime waiting to relay the signal to the car hence this is often referred to as a relay attack or a relay theft and in this way they can steal a car in just minutes okay let's get to how you prevent vehicle theft number one put your keyless entry key fob into a tin box we've all heard this works but does it here i'm approaching the locked car with the key in a tin box as you can see the car doesn't unlock the tin box works because it effectively acts as a faraday cage and blocks the signals we can double check that the box was working because if we remove the key from the box and approach the car we can see that it unlocks the door so that's one good theft prevention option for you now on to number two use a faraday pouch and keep your keyless go key fob in it here i'm testing it the same as before and yes these can also work and prevent auto theft by relay attack faraday pouches work because they have a metal mesh liner that blocks the signals number three most keyless entry and keyless go cars will have a method of disabling the key fob temporarily although originally designed to prevent the battery from running down on your spare key fob it's also a good anti-theft method on this mercedes for example to disable the key fob you click the lock button quickly twice the indicators on the car will flash four times in acknowledgment as you can see when you approach the car it doesn't unlock and this will prevent car thieves from using a relay attack to steal a car personally i don't just use one of these methods i use them all better safe than sorry right here's how i do it so i have two faraday pouches they're often sold in pairs anyway one for the spare and one for the key that i use every day since i don't use the spare very often i go down to the car and i double click it to disable the keyless go then i put it in a pouch put it in a box and store it in a drawer upstairs when using my everyday key i always disable keyless entry whenever i leave the car and i always keep it in the faraday pouch yes that does mean i always have to click to unlock the car but i'm used to that from my previous car anyway and i just sleep better on a night knowing i won't get my car stolen by car thieves by relay attack don't worry it was only me under the hoodie but make sure you don't tell the guys at gas monkey garage what i'm doing with their merchandise so do you plan to introduce any of these anti-theft methods or is there something else that you do that's effective if so please let me know in the comments below i hope you liked the video and if you did you know what to do and finally if you found the video helpful please don't forget to subscribe and i'll catch you in the next video thanks for watching and bye for now

Channel: Revive My Ride

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Length: 3min 43sec (223 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 12 2022