Can anyone shed any light on how easy it is to open a locked E30 bonnet whilst car is locked and Toad alarm is on. Then clip the wires and steal my battery.
There was no forced entry and I never heard the alarm go off?
Please tell me this has happened to someone else out there?
8attery stolen from alarmed car!!
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shedrool83
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Easy to open the bonnet if you know how.
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BMWE30325
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yeah the bonnet is very easy to open it takes 3 seconds and a flat screw driver 
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kam-325i
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Oh dear, looks like whoever fitted your alarm forgot a trigger switch !!
Its quite easy to open an E30 bonnet....
Its quite easy to open an E30 bonnet....
Pete don't care about colour, He would shag a rainbow if he could find the end of it....
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maxfield
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I don't see why someone would want to steal a battery?
If they got under the bonnet and stopped the siren going off, they obviously know a bit about breaking into cars
If they got under the bonnet and stopped the siren going off, they obviously know a bit about breaking into cars
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DanThe
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Never seen trainspotting?diable wrote:Because it's worth more then the car..........maxfield wrote:I don't see why someone would want to steal a battery?
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Brianmoooore
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Very, very easy to do all of the above. The only thing that would stop me driving off any E30, except the M5x engined ones with properly fitted EWS, without damaging anything is the steering lock.
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Thanks for your replies everyone! Still amazed why they stole the battery, I paid £25 for it as a temp measure and it was on its way out anyway! 
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HAHAHAHA
of all the things to steal a battery, thieves these days.
of all the things to steal a battery, thieves these days.
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The Toad alarm should have a battery back up if the battery is disconnected?
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..
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magpie
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no battery clamp in use then
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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Alarm wont go off if the fitter (of the alarm) forgot to fit the bonnet switch.......leeparkes wrote:
The Toad alarm should have a battery back up if the battery is disconnected?
Pete don't care about colour, He would shag a rainbow if he could find the end of it....
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bhaza
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Be careful mate never know they may of taken battery to disable car and come back later. Also to open bonnet is very easy, I would go back to alarm fitter and make sure they have installed a bonnet trigger so when bonnet is open alarm makes noise also make sure battery back up as well and something I normally do is have air horns fitted.
Clamp battery down.
Clamp battery down.