Alarm Going Off
10-23-2008 | 04:34 PM
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Two of my friends have had their BMWs stolen from their driveways -a 2006 535 and a 2007 X5. In both cases no alarm was heard - family in the home. Is it possible to turn off the theft alarm? Do sophistocated thieves have some electronic way to first turn off the alarm then steal the car? Can anyone explain this?
10-23-2008 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='701671' date='Oct 23 2008, 07:34 PM
Two of my friends have had their BMWs stolen from their driveways -a 2006 535 and a 2007 X5. In both cases no alarm was heard - family in the home. Is it possible to turn off the theft alarm? Do sophistocated thieves have some electronic way to first turn off the alarm then steal the car? Can anyone explain this?
10-23-2008 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='701675' date='Oct 23 2008, 05:45 PM
Drill a hole in the quarter panel and through the casing of the battery...the battery drains. Alarm disabled.
10-23-2008 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='701675' date='Oct 23 2008, 05:45 PM
Drill a hole in the quarter panel and through the casing of the battery...the battery drains. Alarm disabled.
10-23-2008 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by advancedlogic' post='701718' date='Oct 23 2008, 09:52 PM
Wow. No comment on this except to say an aftermarket alarm with voltage drop detection, remote paging alert, and battery backup might not be a bad thing to install. Bastards pull this shit, I get alerted, grab the glock, and my car stays put.
You live in Encino ... you meant to say 2 glocks
10-23-2008 | 06:24 PM
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My '89 E30's anti-theft system had a battery backup that allowed it to go off even if the battery was dead. I'm not sure about the E60 -- does anyone know for sure? 
10-23-2008 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='701757' date='Oct 23 2008, 09:24 PM
My '89 E30's anti-theft system had a battery backup that allowed it to go off even if the battery was dead. I'm not sure about the E60 -- does anyone know for sure?
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10-23-2008 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='701675' date='Oct 23 2008, 08:45 PM
Drill a hole in the quarter panel and through the casing of the battery...the battery drains. Alarm disabled.
10-23-2008 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='701771' date='Oct 23 2008, 10:34 PM
Yeah sure guy. Nice try there, McGyver!
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