PHEV theft avoidance - advice needed - immobiliser tracker

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Originally Posted by MrM83

Quick word on Autowatch Ghost. Fantastic device, I had one installed on a previous car. It worked so well that I feared if someone actually wanted to take my car they would come knocking on the door…. Guess that’s a decision each individual needs to consider. They weren’t recognised by insurers at the time so it was a pure play on the car not being driven away.

More relevantly I asked the installer if he could install one in the XC90 and he said (at the time) that it wasn’t possible due to the nature of the Volvo electrical spine.. That may have changed now but 2 years ago was the case.

Ghost are utter rubbish (and not the only option) unless fitted properly, I have installed my own canbus immobilisers to other makes/models which are supplied from a factory who manufacture the ghost device underneath, there is a whole website showing you how to install and where to terminate onto the canbus for each vehicle.

So it's very easy for thieves to find out where they are installed and remove them by subscribing to this website.

You can fit the canbus immobilisers to Volvo's, the guides show you how to remove the side panel next to the gear knob tunnel, easy to fit but the buttons you can use are limited, usually brake pedal and accelerator pedal instead of steeing wheel or window buttons.