Can't get a replacement due to an unresolved issue with the V5. And no, they don't fit Adam's van. Is there such a thing as a key finding device that can help track them down - obviously it's not possible to attach a transmitting tile to them before locating them. I'm hoping there might be something that can detect the RFID chip in the key. It's for a Vauxhall.
cheers NT
In short, I would have thought "not a chance". The range of RIFD chip reading is low, so unless your key was within range of a reader AND you knew the code of the chip AND that the chip code was registered with some sort of key finding service, you're never gonna track a key that way.
Tim
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There ought to be a way of pinging it and tracing the reply signal, I'd have thought. Have you searched on YT? There's always someone that's had any given problem before.
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I'd say unlikely given how that chip is powered and the very limited range it requires.
Yes there is a means of doing that, a non linear junction detector. But if you have to ask about the price you cannot afford one.
If you can't negotiate / bluff your way through the 'highly secure' dealer key / transponder supply chain then It might be easier to buy a matched set of ECU/immobiliser/ignition key from a breakers.
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Unless you are an eastern European car thief possibly? Brian
It doesn't matter what code a scanner returns, just that something is returned on the right frequency. Anyone know what the range of these things is? It's not a remote unlocker, it just oks the ignition. It takes a coin cell.
They key situation got sorted, so I'll get an rf trackable tile for future times.
NT
Coin cells are usually for the remote unlocking (or a torch). The RFID is an unpowered passive device.
You wouldn't want an immobiliser dependant on a device that could go flat.
Tim
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snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com presented the following explanation :
The RF ID chip is a grain of rice size and derives it power from the device which interogates it, a coil around the ignition lock. Rang is just a few inches. The coin cell is only for the remote un/locking system.
snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com explained on 16/12/2018 :
The only solution will be with the V5 and a trip to a Vauxhall dealership..
Having just fitted a new case to one of mine, it doesn't. The battery only powers the remote control side. That chip isn't connected to any power source. Bit like a credit card.
why would anyone specialise in stealing Eastern European cars?
tim
Well there was an advert in a hairdressers near me for an Eastern European hairdresser.
In Shepherds Bush Road there used to be a "Ladies Colonial Hairdresser".
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