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Originally Posted by dragonsdreams
Hi all,
A newbie here from the UK.
Picking up a protonic red BWM CPO next week 👍🙂 and have been pondering security.
Firstly, what do people feel about the risk of 'relay theft' from the comfort edition of the BMW key fob? Would it be worth re-coding it as a push button only fob? Someone mentioned it was about £100 done by the dealer (and reversible).
Secondly what do people feel about the BWM Eye2 dash cam against third party dash cams? With regards security (rather than accident recording) do you feel more secure with a dash cam installed or does watching it back make you even more nervous about leaving your pride and joy alone in a public car park for the evening?
Thirdly should I bother with a bright yellow steering wheel look (like Carlock)
Or should I just put my paranoia aside and get a good gap insurance with the money?
Thanks for your thoughts
(Crossed posted to FB i8)
Mark
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Welcome
FWIW i dont think the i8 is a desirable car to steal - and I've left in in random ncps without concern and parked in plenty less than ideal areas.
That said, I've felt the need to get a dashcam in the event I get crashed into, and have bought from amazon two garmin minis - which are dead easy to self install from the hidden power socket underneath the glovebox - it's really easy to hide the cabling by tucking it behind the trims.
I got Gap from ALA though