There's always the option of using no door locks, along with a good =
quality perimeter/vibration sensitive alarm. That way, if some schmuck =
so much as looks at your car funny, he'll make some folks really =
annoyed, if nothing else. =20
Along the line, a friend and I were talking about car alarms, how many =
there are now, how often they set off false alarms, and whether or not =
they make any difference any more. Eventually, we concluded that, if I =
were a thief, and my prospective victim was sounding off at 130 =
decibels, I'd find another victim. Point is, I know if I hear an alarm =
go off, I always look to see at least where it's coming from. The =
amateur thief would probably not want to attract any sort of attention.
Something else to consider: Try to park in a well lit / populated =
area. Common sense things like this can save you from the average =
idiot.
Regards,
J
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From: REICHLE, CHRISTOPHER[SMTP:CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 1996 11:43 AM
To: mgs
Subject: RE: door locks
Unless you have a GT, I would never lock the doors on an MG. Don't leave =
anything of value in the car and leave it unlocked. If you lock the car, =
your asking for it. The button on the passenger door of my sister's MG=20
started to bind to the point that the door might appear to be locked.=20
Someone put a brick through the window to open the door to steal a =
stuffed=20
crab toy ( maskot ) that was on the dash. My brother inlaw insisted on=20
locking the doors to his Alfa. They cut his top to go through the =
garbage on=20
the passenger side floor. If you try to lock something in a convertible =
you=20
will not only lose the item but also pay the cost of replacing a window =
or=20
top. You might as well leave the item on the seat and let them take it =
if=20
they want it. It would be cheaper. Use your trunk instead.
Man steps off soap box exits stage...
Chris Reichle
P.S. I hope someone out there can help you change the barrels, I'm just =
good=20
at complaining.
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From: mgs-owner
To: mgs
Subject: door locks
Date: Monday,November 25,1996 2:46PM
After deciding that I might as well make my MG lockable, even though it
isn't exactly hard to break into, I bought a set of three new locks
yesterday. I changed the barrel on the boot lock without a problem, but
havent yet managed to get the old locks out the door, to clip the new =
ones
in. Has anyone else done this before?
Jez.
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