How to protect your car from being stolen if you have keyless entry. 

I just caught up on his interesting video. I keep my keys in the house in a tin I bought from a local "Cook Shop", it looks to be made from thicker metal and has a similar bottom panel. It prevents the unlocking of the car from immediately outside & starting the car when inside. I think tins work provided they are not cheap retail packaging.

Best to test any metal tins you'll be using. Mine works (Man Tin), But I keep my key in a Faraday pouch AND a metal tin. Call me paranoid if you wish.

My new A class has keyless entry, had it for 2 months and I only found out the other day that when you put the key down it goes to sleep after 3 seconds and will not work until the key detects movement. Not sure about other manufacturers but its worth trying.

Opps i think i need to get the twin pack for both keys, nice work and thanks again.

Useful video. Thanks

Interesting thanks for a real test 👍

using a tin inside another tin works perfectly, I have the pouches too but for handyness at night I use the 2 tins.

DIY key fob Faraday cage. Tuna can as the container, large tuna can as the lid. Wrapped in aluminum foil because tin cans typically have a coating that prevents good electrical connection between the container and the lid.

You can just disable keyless entry, on the touchscreen just go to settings, comfort and convenience, then disable keyless entry. I have a leaf too but my parents also use my car and I can’t guarantee they won’t just leave the key out of the bag next to the front door so that’s a very easy way to stop it. :)

Steering wheel lock and that pouch is a safe bet. Immobiliser’s are quite expensive but the best choice.

great video

Be careful, the Faraday cages stop working after a month or two - with movement the wires inside the pouch break and signals leak out/in so try them regularly and replace when they stop working.

Wrapped my spare key in tinfoil then the same a small food container for my bunch, both work a treat.

Thanks Rob. Those pouches look neat, defeating the design of the fob. There is a non conducive coating on the metal can surfaces, to stop it rusting. This allows the lid and can to form two possible aerials, or even two parts of one aerial. The fob works at 443 MHz which has a wavelength of about 70 cm. A quarter wavelength radiator is resonant, as is any odd multiple, such as 3/4 wavelength, etc, and even if folded over, that can be an effective means of propagating RF energy, rather than absorbing it. So if part of the can is close to about 17 cm wide, and insulated from adjacent metal, it will be almost useless as a Faraday cage. The size of the can itself is roughly resonant with the fob, if you regard it as a folded piece of conductor. Measure the distance from the top to the base, for example, or measure from the top, across the base and back up to the top on the opposite side, trying different diagonals, and at least some of it will be resonant at ¼ or ¾ wavelengths. Remember too, that physically holding the can means that your body also becomes part of an aerial. A demonstration of the body being an antenna can be seen by standing just outside the normal range of the fob, and then touching the fob to the side of your head. Your head and arm become resonant with the RF signal, and that can double the fob's range.

Hi my Nissan leaf plus was stolen out of my Garage. Any ideas for a kill switch or something. I will at least get the Club XL for the Steering wheel and possibly a boot for the tire there’s several options but I just wanted something easier keep them from taking it right out of my garage

Nice video ! I have the same car as you, I thought there was an option in the security menu to switch off keyless entry. I've not tried it yet.

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Hello, sorry this is a side question; as a wrist watch enthusiast i wanted to know what watch you were wearing? Thanks

If you take the battery out the fob can they still scan it????

Keep my keys in a Faraday box but fortunately my Kia allows to disable keyless by holding down two buttons on the key fob

If they break the window, they can enter the car and program a blank key, with the obd port. right?

One question , after you enter the car and start the engine if you put back the key in the pouch is it ok ? or the car will stop again?

My Fiesta ST was stolen whilst I was at work. Key was in the pouch yet still managed to take it. I’d advise people to get a disklok, Halfords sell them.

what about placing the key fob in a kitchen foil ?

Ok please explain the benefit of using a faraway pouch, when out shopping. When If I need the key outside the pouch when I return to car ???? ???

Would be interested in seeing if the pouches work with the external door button.. That's essentially the attack they relay the cars signal to the key and open the door. If the punches work with that then it's a good defence. Tin probably isn't tuned to block the RF of the fob.. That is around 443mhz

Try a coke can or beer can it does work even with the lid cut off and left off

Everything is great but paying for keyless system and paying for case that kills the idea of keyless is stupid. It is better to invest in Keyless Protector and still have the access to keyless system.

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So this video proves the car cannot read the keys in pouches ??

That won’t work against “gameboy” attack, as they don’t need your key to still your car

I’ve a puter box but I never brought it out to test it, assumed it worked in the house like tin foil, you never tried tin foil would have been a few seconds longer video

I still feel that manufacturers should be made to have an off toggle switch on the key to prevent scanning or any transmission of rf, Bluetooth , and wifi. Signal would be best

These pouches don’t work lol

the noise at the begging of the video is very annoying

People in general are getting so lazy door that close by it self contactless cards keyless cars wtf this is so lame old way is much much better

God help us the youth are getting so lazy omg wtf is going on kids who are in their so called prime drinking red bull wtf wen I was young we never ever had red bull but we hade plenty of energy that's right u kids are so weak u Need energy drinks carry on

I steal cars for a living. Every time you try new technology, I find a way around. Started hot wiring cars, trucks, 18 wheelers, motorcycles, airplanes, just about anything. I learned hot wiring techniques in 77’ and have graduated to keyless entry system. You can’t stop me, I’ll get you my pretty.