Better make sure you have a backup for when you leave your car with the lights on and the central locking has no battery to run off as well. Maybe a cable driven backup in a wheel well, or a guarded external charging point so you can remove a cover and jump your battery without popping the bonnet.
On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Tony Bryant wrote: > On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:41, you wrote: > > Has anyone tried removing/welding up the door locks on their 1600? > > > > I personally wouldnt' mind giving it a go as it would make the 16 a little > > harder to break into. It also looks alot neater, what are peoples thoughts > > on the idea? > > I was thinking of doing the same thing - however I'm not welding up the hole, > the warpage would be a prick to deal with, and the irreversiblity of doing the > same thing is not good IMHO. Rust issues too... > > I was thinking of cynoacrylating (superglue) or epoxying (araldite) a backing > plate inside the door, and bogging up the hole. Will look perfect and be a > hell of a lot quicker to do. > > I was contemplating removing the inside knobs and relatied mechanisims too - > to make it harder to pick, but I thought better of it - you can lock the > doors by pushing the open lever down, but only unlock it using whatever dodgy > central locking you've got installed. Being locked out of you car is a > problem, being locked in could be downright dangerous. > > None of this is a good theft deterent, round here, a hammer through the side > window is the usual technique. > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
