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How secure is your Polo GTi?

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:18 pm
by MrW
Found out yesterday my VW Golf 1.8T has the same remote as a VW Polo GTi.

My g/f has a Polo GTi and parked it next to my car the other day. I went out to unlock my car, pressed the remote and both the Polo and the Golf unlocked. Locked my car and both the Polo and the Golf locked again. With both cars, the indicators flashed on unlocking and locking.

Tried it the other way round but strangely, the Polo remote had no effect on my locks.

Not sure if anyone else knows about this, whether it's a known fault or something, but it's not too good.

Do you lot reckon it's worth contacting VW over?

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:40 pm
by Petrified
I would contact them. It does sound familiar.

I had the same problem with a Toad alarm on my old car. Stangely my girlfriend and myself had C4 alarms fitted at the same place and the remotes would open both cars (well open hers and disarm mine, mine wasn't RCL). Had it fixed in the end but they said it was a 1 in a million chance of it happening or something... didn't believe them.

James.

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:46 pm
by Nelson_Wilbury
This does happen on VERY rare occasions. I think its all to do with the frequency.

A couple of months back we had a customer with an Audi A" who had her key recoded. No problem other than when she locked/unlocked her car her front door bell would ring!! :D

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:47 pm
by Petrified
Nelson_Wilbury wrote:This does happen on VERY rare occasions. I think its all to do with the frequency.

A couple of months back we had a customer with an Audi A" who had her key recoded. No problem other than when she locked/unlocked her car her front door bell would ring!! :D
Now, I would PAY for that feature!

James.

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 9:39 pm
by GTiOLLIE
Back when I worked for VW, I had a Bora and one of my workmates had a Polo GTi and the same thing happened. We had to be sure not to park the cars side by side! LOL

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 10:01 pm
by J-O
no problem for me since I've got a custom remote 8)