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To: BenLurkin

Yet another reason to NOT buy a new car. At least with a physical key, the thief was slowed down a bit. Electronic keys are too easily spoofed if you have access to the OBD port.


4 posted on 12/05/2021 9:38:23 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Don W
I had NO idea that thieves could use the OBD Port to clone a key until I read this article. The article mentions ODB Port locks, so I searched for that and, bingo, found a bunch of them.

Here's one:

It clamps around the OBD port making it very difficult for anyone to access the OBD port. It will take a lot of time to be able to break this off or drill it out. The main body is full aluminum but the top plate is made of hardened steel to make it harder to drill out. It also has an anodized coating to weatherproof it.

Just don't lose your OBD Port lock key.
9 posted on 12/05/2021 10:19:13 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
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