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speaking of locks...
ok so I push down the lock on my car slam the door and the damn thing pops back up, thus unlocking the door. If i shut the door i can put the key in and lock it. Is there something i'm missing? Just wondering how carl could've locked his keys in with my doors acting like that. oh its an 85 if it makes a difference.
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carl too bad you couldn't have been "in before teh l0ck"
just giving ya a hard time man. Don't feel bad I have done it twice now in my escort. once the keys were in the seat and the other they were in the trunk. I guess I just forget that I dropped them and lock up.. oh well
just giving ya a hard time man. Don't feel bad I have done it twice now in my escort. once the keys were in the seat and the other they were in the trunk. I guess I just forget that I dropped them and lock up.. oh well
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Originally Posted by BMS2004
carl too bad you couldn't have been "in before teh l0ck"
Wait! What am I laughing for? Im still locked OUT.
I havent done this in 20 years. My old VW was easy to break into thankfully. I think.
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Just fine anybody with another 1st gen and ask them to unlock it for you. The odds are about one in three that any random key will open it. We've played this game at club meetings before and I specifically carry three "special" keys in case anyone accidentally locks themselves out (it's come in handy before). If no one is handy, then just call a tow truck...those guys can slimjim the door for a small fee. If you have an autoclub, they would almost certainly cover the cost.
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Trouble is Blake, that the PO put Ford locks on the doors and the hatch lock is roached. Turns out we had a slim jim at work. 30 seconds and it was open. Knowing the mechanism and experience with a slim jim (in my teenage years) made it a piece of cake.
So Mel, wheres my Solex locks?
So Mel, wheres my Solex locks?
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Originally Posted by Pele
WTF is "Solex Locks"?
I'm planning on getting rid of my door locks completely and just having keyless entry and the one Solex for the hatch in case I can't get in.
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Are those locks based on the same design as Kryptonite bike locks? If so, check this out...
http://www.engadget.com/entry/7796925370303347/
I want to get rid of my door locks, too. and having one lock on the hatch is a great idea.
http://www.engadget.com/entry/7796925370303347/
I want to get rid of my door locks, too. and having one lock on the hatch is a great idea.
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What makes them so easy to break into has nothing to do with the actual lock cylinders. You don't need to touch the lock at all. No need for a slimjim either: a paperclip, coathanger, or any piece of stiff wire will open it up in less than 5 seconds.
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Originally Posted by BMS2004
ok so I push down the lock on my car slam the door and the damn thing pops back up, thus unlocking the door. If i shut the door i can put the key in and lock it. Is there something i'm missing? Just wondering how carl could've locked his keys in with my doors acting like that. oh its an 85 if it makes a difference.
There's one feature that I would like to have on my car thats pretty common in Japan but I haven't seen personally here in the states and thats where the car won't let you lock your doors with the key in the ignition after you shut your car off.
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Originally Posted by Junia
There's one feature that I would like to have on my car thats pretty common in Japan but I haven't seen personally here in the states and thats where the car won't let you lock your doors with the key in the ignition after you shut your car off.
I wanna figure out how to modify the doors to be anti-slim jim. Some older BMW's and stuff have them. It's a simple metal plate welded inside the door covering the lock rods and other related mechanism that you hook onto with the slimjim...
Combine that with solex locks and you've got a pretty secure vehicle shy of window breakage and tow truckery.
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