Matty F wrote:
On Aug 30, 10:20 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

So whoever it was had a means of opening the car without any signs
being left.

Google for "bump key". All tumbler type locks can be opened without a
trace.

AAMOI have you actually tried one? Do they work as well as is said?


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sep 1, 5:43 am, "The Medway Handyman" davidl...@no-spam-
blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
Matty F wrote:
On Aug 30, 10:20 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

So whoever it was had a means of opening the car without any signs
being left.

Google for "bump key". All tumbler type locks can be opened without a
trace.

AAMOI have you actually tried one? Do they work as well as is said?

I have not tried one. But I think I will make one to open a lock that
I don't have a key for. Once it's open I will be able to take the lock
apart.

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Matty F wrote:
On Aug 30, 10:20 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

So whoever it was had a means of opening the car without any signs
being left.

Google for "bump key". All tumbler type locks can be opened without a
trace.

AAMOI have you actually tried one? Do they work as well as is said?

Even if it did, it would still have set off the alarm in my case. Just to
be sure I tried this again yesterday - if you unlock the car with the key
(which operates the central locking) after locking it with the remote, the
alarm sounds as soon as a door is opened.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
: In article ,
: The Medway Handyman
wrote:
: Matty F wrote:
: On Aug 30, 10:20 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"

: wrote:
:
: So whoever it was had a means of opening the car without
any signs
: being left.
:
: Google for "bump key". All tumbler type locks can be opened
without a
: trace.
:
: AAMOI have you actually tried one? Do they work as well as
is said?
:
: Even if it did, it would still have set off the alarm in my
case. Just to
: be sure I tried this again yesterday - if you unlock the car
with the key
: (which operates the central locking) after locking it with the
remote, the
: alarm sounds as soon as a door is opened.
:

Hmm, do BMWs use some form of 'emergency' method of code entry
were the remote has stopped working, I know that some
manufactures use(d) the number, direction and order of turns of
the door key in the barrel IYSWIM, if so could this have become
compromised - does the dealer have a record of their customers
codes for example?
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Regards, Jerry.

On 01/09/2010 10:40, Jerry wrote:
"Dave Plowman wrote in message
...
: In ,
: The Medway
wrote:
: Matty F wrote:
: On Aug 30, 10:20 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"

: wrote:
:
: So whoever it was had a means of opening the car without
any signs
: being left.
:
: Google for "bump key". All tumbler type locks can be opened
without a
: trace.
:
: AAMOI have you actually tried one? Do they work as well as
is said?
:
: Even if it did, it would still have set off the alarm in my
case. Just to
: be sure I tried this again yesterday - if you unlock the car
with the key
: (which operates the central locking) after locking it with the
remote, the
: alarm sounds as soon as a door is opened.
:

Hmm, do BMWs use some form of 'emergency' method of code entry
were the remote has stopped working, I know that some
manufactures use(d) the number, direction and order of turns of
the door key in the barrel IYSWIM, if so could this have become
compromised - does the dealer have a record of their customers
codes for example?

The key unlock code is usually provided when the car is new and the
dealer/agent is unlikely to keep a record of it. The code is stored in
the car's computer and can be downloaded in a few seconds, if you have
access to the makers computer software.

Dave

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

On other occasions, I couldn't be 100% certain I'd locked the car. This
time I was.

About once a blue moon I find my E46 unlocked when I could swear blind
it was locked and have seen mention of similar occurances on BM forums.
I can only think that some ECU glitches in its sleep and triggers the
central locking.

--
Scott

Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?