will2k

Hey guys, what would you rate the factory alarm on our e60's. Sometimes I park my car in the drive way and as of late when I go to bed I cant get good rest because im always thinking someone is tampering with the car. Maybe I am just paranoid, lol. but my mother-in-law down the street got her car stolen a couple of days ago, so that could be the reason why..... so my next questions are:

does alarm go off if someone trys and jack up the car? or is it one of those alarms that will only go off if the door opens?

and is it hard to steal a e60, with the reverse key form and chip in the key. I would think they couldnt hot wire the vehicle but you never, if someone wants what you got they will go through extreme measures to get it.

and last but not least... if we have any california law enforcement on our boards this is directed to you or anyone that can answer that, mainly californians because our gun laws are very strict here inlike Texas where they have the castle law doctrine that protects law abiding citizens... If I find someone trying to steal my car or steal my rims! am I allowed to shoot him! lol sorry bare with me guys, I dont live in such a good area but its also not that bad..

thanks for the responses

vern

Yes the alarm will go off if someone trys to jack it up or pull it up on a flat bed with brakes on and in park. If you RTM it will tell you not to press the logo on you key fob twice because to will disable this part of the alarm system Don't lose any sleep over it,its only a car and you have insurance.If it makes you feel any better get a set of wheel locks
Good luck
cheers
vern

JLinardi

Mate these cars are pretty much unstealable. Apart from either getting hold of the key or towing it away, theres not much they can do. Did you know that once you lock the car with the fob from the outside, you CANNOT open the door from the inside at all. At least you cant on my E39, so if they smash a window and try to pull the inside door handle, they'll find the handle is just all floppy and useless.

Krozi

I forgot to unlock my car alarm and it went off when I jacked up my car to take the wheels off. I read an article the other day that BMW are the most difficult cars to steal. And the easiest being Cadillac. Some people try to drill a hole in the panel before the battery so it will drain but if this happens the alarm also goes off.

However E60's have been stolen before on this forum. As far as I know twice.

lawguy

+1.

Greenberg

Interesting read, found out some stuff I didnt know about my E60!
I guess as the saying goes "RTFM!"

Ricracing

Hey will2k,

Ask 530ISPORT.

His car was stolen and not yet found, in NY.

porsche911targa

Sorry to burst the bubble, but any car can be stolen and I mean ANY. Our alarms will certainly deter the amateurs and joyriders, but the real pros will probably drive away with our cars in less than 45 seconds. I wouldn't fret over it. That's why we pay a fortune to buy insurance. To those people who mod their cars, they should always contact the insurance everytime they buy expensive mods and make sure that they add the items to the policy.

lawguy

Have we ever heard anything more after that saga, like what he replaced it with? Or if the insurance figured it out?

craigm1841

i have also heard these cars are very hard to steal. that being said, why would you shoot someone who is trying to steal your rims? you have insurance, why find out how strict your state laws are when you are sitting in jail for 30 years? Most states allow a HOMEOWNER to shoot someone trespassing IN THEIR HOMES, a lot of states you cant even shoot someone on your property. most states also only allow you to shoot someone if there is an IMINENT threat to your own life and in some cases other peoples lives.

this being said, you ARE NOT justified in shooting someone for taking your wheels or attempting to steal your car. EVEN IF you could shoot someone, i can promise your deductible for your insurance will be significantly less then court costs and lost wages.