Is iCATS really tamper proof?

mtnrajdeep · 14th July 2008, 16:06

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Originally Posted by hbkamit

thanks for letting me know can you please let me whom should i contact in delhi for the keys- i called the call center they are telling me to call the dealer and when i call the dealer they are saying 3000 for 1 key please let me know as i dont want to spend 3000 when the he work can be done for 1500 bucks

You can request for duplicate keys at the Dealer Service Centers by giving them the 4 digit key number. The dealer will need to raise a order with Maruti and the keys will be sent to the dealer in about 5-6 days. You have to collect them from the dealer once they arrive and get them programmed. In all probability, your dealer has never ordered them and so is guessing the price!

hbkamit · 14th July 2008, 18:12

Thanks alot for your help
I will go and talk to my dealer once more

18th November 2008, 23:33

can any one tell how to avain the benifit of "pay less on insurance" when car is equiped with icats..!

lambuhere1 · 19th November 2008, 10:18

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Originally Posted by aseemjohari

can any one tell how to avain the benifit of "pay less on insurance" when car is equiped with icats..!

You will be getting a discount of 200-300 rs when you mention to the insurance provider that your car is Icat enabled.

anupmathur · 19th November 2008, 11:13

BTW, in all this time, has anyone heard of an iCATs equipped car being stolen?
Very important for all of us to know whether the car thieves have cracked this system!

anupmathur · 11th December 2008, 11:57

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

BTW, in all this time, has anyone heard of an iCATs equipped car being stolen?
Very important for all of us to know whether the car thieves have cracked this system!

Bumping up this thread, to get some recent experiences, if any.

Heman · 12th January 2009, 00:19

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

BTW, in all this time, has anyone heard of an iCATs equipped car being stolen?
Very important for all of us to know whether the car thieves have cracked this system!

No answers yet? Has any iCATS enabled car got stolen?

anupmathur · 12th January 2009, 10:10

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Originally Posted by Heman

No answers yet? Has any iCATS enabled car got stolen?

Heman, I am assuming that absence of any replies here means that our thieves have not cracked the iCATs yet!

amohit · 12th January 2009, 11:20

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

Heman, I am assuming that absence of any replies here means that our thieves have not cracked the iCATs yet!

I have read somewhere that a few immobilizer equipped scorpio's were stolen in mumbai (assuming iCats is same as immobilizer).
There was a thread for that incident (not able to locate it).
Regards,

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 12th January 2009, 11:28

A wagonR purchased about 6 months before I got mine (now close to 2 years) was stolen after 3 months of that purchase. Not sure if that was Icats or not. (Icats was an optional costing extra then). It was one of wife's colleauge's vehicle, and she has been transferred to some remote location, so cannot confirm.

Icats is somekind of RFID, so i doubt if any kind of parallel can be drawn between scorp and icats security systems

anupmathur · 12th January 2009, 11:31

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Originally Posted by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR

A wagonR purchased about 6 months before I got mine (now close to 2 years) was stolen after 3 months of that purchase. Not sure if that was Icats or not. (Icats was an optional costing extra then). It was one of wife's colleauge's vehicle, and she has been transferred to some remote location, so cannot confirm.

Icats is somekind of RFID, so i doubt if any kind of parallel can be drawn between scorp and icats security systems

This WagonR could not have been iCATs equipped. This system was incorporated only AFTER mid-April 2007. It was never offered as an accessory/retrofit.

And you are right that the Scorpio system is not an iCATs type of system.

Heman · 12th January 2009, 14:14

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

Heman, I am assuming that absence of any replies here means that our thieves have not cracked the iCATs yet!

That sounds nice. It means that iCATS is the safest security yet in India

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But that would not stop the towing people taking away the car.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 12th January 2009, 22:07

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

And you are right that the Scorpio system is not an iCATs type of system.

I am drawing inferences from posts on the Scorpio security system thread. (it was recently started; not sure of the title.) Scorp. has a 4 digit security code; which can changed by the user. This code is being cracked by thieves.

My guess is that the thieves are bruteforcing the code. There are not many permutations and combinations for 4 digits from a choice of 10.

YVES · 3rd October 2009, 19:23

Which is the safest car amoung Hatchbacks, which comes with Factory fitted security system , which cannot be compromised-
Jazz,I20,Punto,Fabia,Swift,Ritz.

aaggoswami · 4th October 2009, 10:19

To the best of my knowledge, its iCats from Maruti. In that system when you insert the key, it sends some signal or code. If the signal/code matches then and only then the car can start. This is also called Radio Frequency keys.
Link to a few threads :

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ighlight=Icats

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...t-perfect.html

14th July 2008, 18:12	#77
hbkamit BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Dekhi Posts: 54 Thanked: 45 Times	Thanks alot for your help I will go and talk to my dealer once more
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aseemjohari Posts: n/a	can any one tell how to avain the benifit of "pay less on insurance" when car is equiped with icats..!
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anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 3,095 Thanked: 311 Times	BTW, in all this time, has anyone heard of an iCATs equipped car being stolen? Very important for all of us to know whether the car thieves have cracked this system!
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12th January 2009, 11:28	#85
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,541 Thanked: 755 Times	A wagonR purchased about 6 months before I got mine (now close to 2 years) was stolen after 3 months of that purchase. Not sure if that was Icats or not. (Icats was an optional costing extra then). It was one of wife's colleauge's vehicle, and she has been transferred to some remote location, so cannot confirm. Icats is somekind of RFID, so i doubt if any kind of parallel can be drawn between scorp and icats security systems
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YVES BANNED Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nasik Posts: 105 Thanked: 5 Times	Safest Car - Security System / Remote locks Which is the safest car amoung Hatchbacks, which comes with Factory fitted security system , which cannot be compromised- Jazz,I20,Punto,Fabia,Swift,Ritz.
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4th October 2009, 10:19	#90
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,987 Thanked: 2,963 Times	To the best of my knowledge, its iCats from Maruti. In that system when you insert the key, it sends some signal or code. If the signal/code matches then and only then the car can start. This is also called Radio Frequency keys. Link to a few threads : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ighlight=Icats http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...t-perfect.html
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