Factory immobilizers

When you buy a new car, you will find anti-theft devices in it. The most common are factory immobilizers and fuel cutoffs.

They are usually technologically advanced but ineffective against a thief.

Today, almost every car in the factory is equipped with electronic anti-theft devices. However, this factory standard is characterized by the fact that the electronic anti-theft system for connections is the same in all vehicles.

Factory scheme

You know how the cables run, where they run, and where the lock controls are located in the car. As practice shows, such a lock can be bypassed very quickly and very easily, for example, with a paper clip.

So it is enough for a hijacker to “hack” the factory protection of a single copy, and all cars of this model are open to him.

Child Game

Security clearance specialists believe that when you know where the anti-theft controller is hidden in the car and do not have to look for anything, then defeating the guards becomes child's play.

Therefore, when buying a car, it is worth equipping it with individual protection, different from the factory one. Maybe then he will cause more trouble to the thief and a paper clip will not be enough for him.