Video of 392 Theft in Dallas

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Just wow.

I never was really concerned with my TRX being stolen but I am with my 392.
 
That's a reason to not tint your windows so no one can see inside. Would stop a daylight attack like this most likely.
 
Surely the person catching this was on the horn with the cops with a vehicle theft in process instead of just pandering for IG likes? They certainly were able to report the plates of the a**holes driving the drop vehicle? I mean, WTF?
 
Sorry to see that.

It seemed one of them broke the rear window, climbed in with a device (laptop?) that his friend handed to him. He started the Jeep and drove away.

Is there a device (e.g. laptop) in the black market that allows them to start the Jeep?
 
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Phil921 said:
Surely the person catching this was on the horn with the cops with a vehicle theft in process instead of just pandering for IG likes? They certainly were able to report the plates of the a**holes driving the drop vehicle? I mean, WTF?
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One would hope but I doubt it. Seems there are more and more people who would rather catch crimes on video to post online then actually do something about it, like report crimes to the police. Either way it's a bummer about the stolen 392.
 
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Sorry to see that.

It seemed one of them broke the rear window, climbed in with a device (laptop?) that his friend handed to him. He started the Jeep and drove away.

Is there a device (e.g. laptop) in the black market that allows them to start the Jeep?
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Looked like a basic key programmer, bypassed sgw and deleted/made s new fob. After you bypass the sgw it takes about 45 seconds to do. IGLA would block that as well as it starting up.
 
Amazing that after spending so much on a 392 people forgo a basic alarm system. A Ravelco, a kill switch, a blaring alarm, anything.

This almost looks staged.
 
Air’d outSRT said:
Looked like a basic key programmer, bypassed sgw and deleted/made s new fob. After you bypass the sgw it takes about 45 seconds to do. IGLA would block that as well as it starting up.
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I sent IGLA a message on their website to see if there is a local installer and never heard a peep back.
 
Air’d outSRT said:
Looked like a basic key programmer, bypassed sgw and deleted/made s new fob. After you bypass the sgw it takes about 45 seconds to do. IGLA would block that as well as it starting up.
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Thanks for the info.

Does this kind of key programmers need to intercept the signal of the Jeep owner's key fob, when he was locking his Jeep using his key?

If I lock my 392 using the button on the exterior driver door handle, would it prevent people from scanning my key fob signal? Just curious.
 
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If I lock my 392 using the button on the exterior driver door handle, would it prevent people from scanning my key fob signal? Just curious.
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From all that I have read, the Jeep fobs, like apparently most fobs out there, are constantly transmitting their RF signal, regardless. I guess a few car makers have made fobs that notice if your vehicle is turned off for 3 minutes and then these fobs quit transmitting. But not our Jeeps' fobs.

I'm amazed all fobs don't come with a simple on-off switch on them to kill its RF signal. Wouldn't be costly. Then we wouldn't need Faraday pouches. I wonder if any of those decorative after-factory fobs that I read about here have an on/off switch to disconnect the battery inside the fob?

I may be Captain Obvious here, but my thinking is that there is a constant communication between the fob and the behind-the-dash transceiver (aka "the dash"), a communication that is always waiting for a single switch closure to enable an operation. What operation is performed depends on where the switch closure occurs:

1) With Passive Entry System enabled**, your hand is sensed behind the door handle as the switch closure needed between the fob and the dash, allowing the door to unlock. Remove the fob from the equation, the door does not unlock.
2) With Passive Entry System enabled**, the button on the driver's door handle is the switch closure needed between the fob and the dash, allowing the door to lock. Remove the fob from the equation, the door does not lock.
3) The fob's lock and unlock buttons are each the switch closure needed between the fob and the dash to lock and unlock the doors. Remove the fob from the equation, the door does not lock or unlock.
4) The Push-To-Start button is the switch closure needed between the fob and the dash to start the engine. Remove the fob from the equation, the engine does not start.

The fob is always needed. I'm believing the fob is always transmitting, regardless of proximity to the vehicle. Everything I read supports this.

So, how you lock your door should not interrupt the constant signal from your fob. Thieves have been described as creepily following people who walk away from their parked cars in parking garages in order to capture on their devices the constant RF emanating from the fob in the pocket of the unsuspecting driver walking towards a store to shop. If the thief successfully captures the signal, he also knows which car the victim walked away from, so now he has all that he needs in order to steal that vehicle while the owner is shopping. Always use a Faraday pouch when outside of your vehicle, including when laying your fob down on the counter at home.

IMO.


** On my 392, I turned off the Passive Entry System which disabled my exterior driver door handle button from operating to lock the door.
 
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Do you all think the McGuard Door Hinge lock bolts are a waste of money?

Seems like thrives use a computer to get in the Jeep or break a window to get in.

Do they take a door off the hinge to get in?
 
I have the IGLA and CompuStar on my TRX and will get at least IGLA on the 392 when it comes. The city of Houston looks like they are not going to prosecute car thieves and the potential next DA is a class A POS dirtbag that will have crime run rampant. So I am not taking any chances. Especially since this will be my wife's 392.
 
Thieves are using multiple avenues. Sadly, I believe most of them are just getting their hands on dealer hardware/software that is allowing them to just connect to vehicle and in a very short amount of time emulate a new key.

Ive seen some posts where they are using fancy RF gear and custom software on a laptop that will basically sniff out a signal, guess and replay its next signal, then use this information and store it to a profile to re-emit the presence of a key. They can do this parked behind the jeep or near it.
 
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