Reply to post: Re: Auxiliary, Home-Built "Immobiliser"

Cops swoop after crooks use wireless keyfob hack to steal cars

MachDiamond Silver badge

Re: Auxiliary, Home-Built "Immobiliser"

""Security through obscurity", true, but how much patience (and time) does the average car-thief have?"

You don't even need to hide the switch. Most cars have spaces for switches that aren't used for anything. Just get the switch for that unused option and it can sit there bold as brass. A multi-position switch adds another layer of obscurity. You have to put it in the correct position rather than just 'on'. There's the added benefit that if it fails for some reason, you just have to twist the wires together to make the car work. An electronic mobilizer going rotten might be far more difficult to bypass.

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