Hi, Richard.
Two things:
First, I too had thought of leaving a key in the glovebox but what would
happen in the event of a bump? The key sits vertically when the glovebox is
locked, which strikes me as an ideal recipe for a bad frontal bone injury.
On the basis your passenger wouldn't like to be a unicorn, I'd make another
arrangement-perhaps by moulding/aralditing a circular knob onto an extra
key.
Second, putting a hidden switch into the fuel pump supply wire is an old
dodge against thieves. The good news is that your car will start but will
only run for a short while-time enough to strand the villian-hopefully
somewhere awkward. Personally, I'd use a connection between the door handle
and the National Grid but that's not legal.
Cheers
Dave H.
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Reynolds <richard.reynolds@bmpddb.com>
To: <Ajhsys@aol.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 3:30 PM
Subject: RE: Door lock and ignition keys
> So what do you lock your doors, bootlid and glovebox with. Do you have
five
> keys Allen?
>
> I'd like to know if my locks are all configured wrong.
> What should the arrangement be on a 1966 MGB GT?
>
> I thought of having an extra key cut for the glovebox and keeping that in
> the lock permanently so my passenger could open it when I was driving -
but
> it's also the ignition key... I'd be asking for my car to be stolen!
>
> Richard
> 66 MGB GT
>
> >My '77 Midget has one key for the ignition, one for the petrol filler
cap,
> >and that's it! It has door locks, a boot lid lock and a glovebox
> lock...but
> >no keys. Are you sure they didn't come this way?
> >
> >Allen Hefner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajhsys@aol.com [mailto:Ajhsys@aol.com]
> Sent: 28 January 2000 15:28
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Door lock and ignition keys
>
>
> In a message dated 1/28/00 4:16:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> richard.reynolds@bmpddb.com writes:
>
> << 1 key for all exterior doors
> 1 key for petrol filler cap
> 1 key for ignition and glove box (which a bit irritating because you
can't
> open the glove box when you are driving) >>
>
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