Hi guys,

I am about to buy a 1999 Brava which has been stolen and recaptured by the police. Besides the exterior damages, the steering column has been tempered with, so i will definetly need a new steering lock/barrel.

Is there a cheap way by which i can bypass the immobilser?

I understand that this could be detrimental to others as someone might get an idea how to steal these cars, but if at least i can get a reply through PM it would be great as i am down on cash and found this very cheap.

Thanks.

How was it stolen if the immobilizer still works?

There is the option to glue the transceiver for the key, next to the antenna on the ignition barrel..this is the 'classic fix' if you need key copies and do not want to pay for transponder keys!

But keep in mind that this will make it really easy for someone to steal the car!!! I really do not recommend you do this!

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What I will recommend you do is search the web for a second hand lock set with key code card and replace the locks and you will need to have your local dealer pair the keys to the car.

Don't know what tat will cost you, better find out before you buy the car. It might not be worth buying this car at all...

The persons who stole the car drove it....and this is the damage they did to the column.



How did they drive it????

Looks like the immobiliser has already been bypassed somehow then.

Looks like a dodgy aftermarket reciever in the pic on the dash there also.

I'd walk away for this car, and maybe spend a little more money on something better.
The original fiat immobilizer is bypassed, maybe it has an aftermarket one that clearly did not wok, or was easy to bypass.
Unless the car is really cheep, really really cheep and you have the money to get this fixed, and assuming that the rest is in working order. Otherwise it will get stolen again at some point and that's never good.
Better save up some more and find a better car.

You can see the reciver for the immobiliser transponder system here in the bottom right corner of your picture i high lighted it.

I have circled an aftermarket spade connector that's blue, so it looks like something has been modified in the past. I think you should try to start the car it might already be dissabled.

you can see the immobiliser reciver wire better here;


That wire goes to an immobiliser box that looks like these;

The button like thingy is a datatrack as this was a company car.

If i manage to get a set of keys, immo and ecu from a 2nd hand car....should everything be ok?

It's difficult to say from a few pics. It's been well and truly mullered so anything could have been USed on it.

ryn079 said:

The button like thingy is a datatrack as this was a company car.

If i manage to get a set of keys, immo and ecu from a 2nd hand car....should everything be ok?

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Yes this would work in a normal situation as long as nothing else is broken or modified.

I just remembered though all those white spades on the wires in your picture are not correct either, it should be a large multi plug like this (seen on a punto).

If it's a petrol car, you need new keys, immobiliser, ecu etc... I'm still seeing if I can bypass one, just on a nice to know basis.

If its an indirect diesel ie TD75/100/125 they're very, very easy to bypass. I'm not going to share just how easy in public, of course

Edit: A useful post from my van thread in relation to block connectors

m20b25 said:

If it's a petrol car, you need new keys, immobiliser, ecu etc... I'm still seeing if I can bypass one, just on a nice to know basis.

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When you fit aftermarket security devices, this is the problem you can run into. Basically a perfectly good immo system has been removed and a poorer one put in place, and no doubt realised by the intending thief.
You can remove the immo on most cars by altering the program in the ecu, or by altering the eeprom data in the ecu. Neither of these can be done roadside, so this info will not help a would be thief.
There is units made to mimmick the data sent from the codebox to the ecu, though these are made specific for each car, - and the car needs to be working properly to read the required data exchange to duplicate it.
You can read the data in the codebox and code a key according to the data recovered.
You will never do it by cutting and strapping any wiring.
Tony.

I would walk away from this car
It not easy to put right and im guessing you gonna have the code light on dashboard
Thats an mot failure now
Unless car price is £10 walk away and get something better

turbo_pib said:

I would walk away from this car
It not easy to put right and im guessing you gonna have the code light on dashboard
Thats an mot failure now
Unless car price is £10 walk away and get something better

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Code light isn't an MOT failure, not sure where you got that from.

Most Easterly Pandas said:

Code light isn't an MOT failure, not sure where you got that from.

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Any light that is permanently lit indicates that there is a problem
My mate car failed mot because the "service now" message was flashing and beeping at start up
I dont know if mot tester was beeing picky or what...but then my multipla had the glow plug light flashing for 15 seconds after start up even know that car started up and drove with no problems, i had car mot just days before the new mot laws came in force and guess what? That would have been an mot failure!!

turbo_pib said:

Any light that is permanently lit indicates that there is a problem
My mate car failed mot because the "service now" message was flashing and beeping at start up
I dont know if mot tester was beeing picky or what...but then my multipla had the glow plug light flashing for 15 seconds after start up even know that car started up and drove with no problems, i had car mot just days before the new mot laws came in force and guess what? That would have been an mot failure!!

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What was the reason given for failure? Your mate should report the test state to VOSA as they can't fail a car for things it can't be failed on