Honda Anti-carnapping feature

**jazon** · January 31st, 2011 08:31 AM

i tried to duplicate the key of my 07 mitsu outlander... when i tried to start the engine with it... lumabas dun sa dash na invalid key with a big key image.

**jcner21** · February 3rd, 2011 04:28 AM

bkit sakin walang ganyan?my car is a 97model civic vti..

**hondaboot** · February 3rd, 2011 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by shotgun_banjo

Thats strange....All the cars I had always starts with a duplicate key from a locksmith and all of the cars had a Immobilizer on it.... I also tried it on our company van and I had the key duplicated on a local hardware and it worked. The van had a immobilizer on it. Makes me think the immobilizer doesn't work on all of the cars I had. I am worried now as I just went to my garage and tried again a local hardware duplicated key on my murano and it started.....are all of you sure the locksmith in the philippines really copied the key grooves on the original key??? if not......i will be freaking out to find out that something is making the cars start without the chip if what you guys are saying is true.

mag-istart naman talaga yan eh ang problema bigla ka mamatayan sa kalsada

after a few km

**LNopal** · February 3rd, 2011 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by jcner21

bkit sakin walang ganyan?my car is a 97model civic vti..

for all i know, 7th gen civic has it... not familiar with the older ones.

**MCL** · February 3rd, 2011 01:06 PM

guys just got a new city 1.5e. the dealer assured me that the immobilizer is enough protection against car theft. But still requested that they install a car alarm system as well.

are these ok enough or should i still get a steering wheel "club" lock?

thanks in advance for your advices.

**suysuy** · February 3rd, 2011 02:01 PM

yung mga cars namin with immobilizer will not start. it will just crank and crank forever hehe

**LNopal** · February 3rd, 2011 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by MCL

guys just got a new city 1.5e. the dealer assured me that the immobilizer is enough protection against car theft. But still requested that they install a car alarm system as well.

are these ok enough or should i still get a steering wheel "club" lock?

thanks in advance for your advices.

wheel club will not work. putulin lang ang steering wheel mo, tangay na ang sasakyan mo. an alarm system is ok, but it gets annoying when it regularly goes off, hence the people will just discard the alarm altogether. if the alarm system is free, then get it, moreover if it's a viper smartstart.

**CVT** · February 4th, 2011 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by MCL

guys just got a new city 1.5e. the dealer assured me that the immobilizer is enough protection against car theft. But still requested that they install a car alarm system as well.

are these ok enough or should i still get a steering wheel "club" lock?

thanks in advance for your advices.

You can start the car with your main key and your backup key. With the backup key though, you have to manually open the door. I tried that.

I have not tried duplicating the key (from a locksmith), to check if the immobilizer really works.

Bro.,- it depends on your level of comfort zone. If you feel that you need to install an alarm, and then add a third level of security with a steering wheel lock, then go for both. But, I'd still say they're deterrents to carnapping....

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**Eric0422** · February 4th, 2011 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by MCL

guys just got a new city 1.5e. the dealer assured me that the immobilizer is enough protection against car theft. But still requested that they install a car alarm system as well.

are these ok enough or should i still get a steering wheel "club" lock?

thanks in advance for your advices.

I have the same ride, the immobilizer may help prevent the car from leaving but not keeping your valuables safe from a thief breaking your windows. Never leave anything important in the car if you don't plan to get an alarm....

**jedi** · February 4th, 2011 07:44 PM

I am using a GSM alarm for my honda city 1.5, it works like the basic alarm system with shock sensor etc... pero aside from magaalarm lang yung siren,,, my car will send a text message to me everytime may madetect yung sensor. pwede din sya mag silent mode and still magsesend pa din ng text message sakin. a full featured GPS tracker is combined with the GSM alarm.