Hi Phil:
Unfortunately, in the smash-and-grab style of autothieving, pressing the
glove-box button takes longer than wielding a crowbar two-handed.
In 1986, a mere week after buying my TR6, with no insurance and not a single
payment on the loan, I too had my TR6 stolen by a joy-riding moron who thought
slashing the top was easier than pressing the unlocked doorhandle button. A
very sad 5 weeks passed before I got my Triumph back. During that time I had
many dreams of meeting a certain faceless thief. In those fantasies I too was
wielding a crowbar two-handed...
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of pethier@isd.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 4:30 PM
To: Dave1massey@cs.com; twakeman@razzolink.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Locked Keys in Car? NO SWEAT (Read On)
> For those of us with a piece of vinyl for a roof, a pocket
> knife will work just fine.
I sometimes have people ask if the door locks work on the
TR4. I always answer that I have no idea. I never lock the
door. A smart thief can unbutton the top. A stupid one
will just slash it. Unfortunately, a stupid one would
probably slash the top if the door was not locked.
A friend of mine had a camera stolen from the glove box in
his Vega. The thief pried the glove box open with a
crowbar.
Vega glove boxes do not have locks.
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