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Your Jeep Could Be the Target of Some Tech-Savvy Thieves

 
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Old 05-05-2015, 07:51 AM
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Your Jeep Could Be the Target of Some Tech-Savvy Thieves



A little black box called a "power amplifier" can unlock your Jeep without setting off the alarm, allowing thieves to get their hands on your valuables.

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Not if you have manual locks.
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Not if you have manual locks.
Well then it's just easy to break the window and open the door since probably no alarm either. Lol.
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This "black box" or whatever they name it, is old news. Thieves use it for a long time.
AFAIK, it works differently than described, it doesn't need the key.
Over here, we have alarms & immobilizers that can only be switched off by clicking a code -- no transmitter can overcome this.
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Duh...that's why I always have these on:

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just take the doors off, problem solved.
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