Unlock our car with a cell phone...

335i-SG · 05-11-2007, 02:26 PM

Saw this the other day. Anyone try it yet?

"This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
>Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"

toughluck · 05-11-2007, 02:29 PM

Welcome to 2006

txusa03 · 05-11-2007, 02:31 PM

I heard there is a flaw to this, it only works one time so better use it wisely. I guess that is why no one test it out yet fearing they will not be able to use it again in an emergency.

tjnptel1 · 05-11-2007, 02:32 PM

wait, does this work for cars with dipsticks or for cars that don't come with a dipstick?

HyperM3 · 05-11-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tjnptel1

wait, does this work for cars with dipsticks or for cars that don't come with a dipstick?

Only the ones with WOT.

txusa03 · 05-11-2007, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjnptel1

wait, does this work for cars with dipsticks or for cars that don't come with a dipstick?

I heard your car dont come with dipstick so could you try it before filing lemoncy?

esquire · 05-11-2007, 02:34 PM

comfort access elminates the need for this since it makes it impossible to lock your key inside your car.

tjnptel1 · 05-11-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by esquire

comfort access elminates the need for this since it makes it impossible to lock your key inside your car.

really? leave your keys near the idrive and then lock your doors. see what happens.

txusa03 · 05-11-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by esquire

comfort access elminates the need for this since it makes it impossible to lock your key inside your car.

wrong. If you have CA and you dont know where you left your key, you can still use your phone to open the door. Just rub on your phone antena

tjnptel1 · 05-11-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

I heard your car dont come with dipstick so could you try it before filing lemoncy?

i have a feeling i am SOL on this trick because the fucking CA forgot to put a dipstick in my car.

ChadE · 05-11-2007, 02:43 PM

It didnt work on mine

I must be missing something, can somebody please post a step by step to the DIY section.

Brunotheboxer · 05-11-2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335i-SG

Saw this the other day. Anyone try it yet?

"This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
>Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"

this only works if you have a fob up your ass as well.

jonerik26 · 05-11-2007, 02:45 PM

interesting, something i may not buy in the near future though, just have to rely on the fact that i can't lose my keys or i'm walking home....

beemah · 05-11-2007, 02:55 PM

does this really work?

whats THE GENEral procedure for lockouts

apart from the spare key?

Brunotheboxer · 05-11-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by beemah

does this really work?

whats THE GENEral procedure for lockouts

apart from the spare key?

a crowbar.

tjnptel1 · 05-11-2007, 02:56 PM

BMW Assistance!

Zeroday · 05-11-2007, 02:59 PM

i use this method alot; the other day this guy parked too close to my car so i opened his door with my cell phone, took it out of gear, and pushed it out of the spot. true story.

JackMac · 05-11-2007, 02:59 PM

Oh man, not this again.

Hey - did you know that if you hold an egg in the palm of your hand and sqeeze as hard as you can that it can't break? Give it a try!

FJc335 · 05-11-2007, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335i-SG

Saw this the other day. Anyone try it yet?

"This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
>Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp

Brunotheboxer · 05-11-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeroday

i use this method alot; the other day this guy parked too close to my car so i opened his door with my cell phone, took it out of gear, and pushed it out of the spot. true story.

i believe you. i heard that you can also open garage doors with cell phones.

RiXst3r · 05-11-2007, 03:03 PM

This could very well be one of the major causes of fuel pump failure...

JLausch · 05-11-2007, 03:11 PM

On a serious note I tried it with my Jeep a while back (kinda thought of it randomly one day when i was bored) and it didn't work. Wouldn't think a cell phone would transmit frequencies in that range.

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Zeroday Colonel 46 Rep 2,350 Posts Drives: Plymouth Volare Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: your nerves iTrader: (0)	i use this method alot; the other day this guy parked too close to my car so i opened his door with my cell phone, took it out of gear, and pushed it out of the spot. true story.
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JLausch Private First Class 10 Rep 108 Posts Drives: '07 e92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PA iTrader: (1)	On a serious note I tried it with my Jeep a while back (kinda thought of it randomly one day when i was bored) and it didn't work. Wouldn't think a cell phone would transmit frequencies in that range.
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