your door locks broken?

[Burl Vibert]

You wouldn't believe how easy some vehicles are to get into. 
Recently a friend locked his keys in his new Dodge minivan.  It
took me about 10 seconds with a "slim-jim" which is basically a
piece of 5cm x 60cm sheet metal.  I've done the same with many
other cars and most take less than a minute.  Oddly enough I've
never managed to get into a Chevy S-10 type truck, always had to
call the locksmith.
Once at an autocross another Dodge minivan was parked in the
middle of the lot, luckily one competitor had his wifes K-car
keys so he opened the door, started it and drove it to a safer
spot.

Real car thieves probably have the proper tools which anyone can
buy: http://www.techtrainproductions.com/CarOpeningTools.htm

Smash and grabbers do just that.

Mandatory Audi content is that I've never had to break into a VAG
product.

Burl Vibert
1987 5kcstq
Kingston, Ontario


Tom Nas wrote:
> 
> At 14:40 12-3-01 -0800, Huw Powell wrote:
> 
> > > > Or locked your keys in the car? Here's how to get in without doing
> > damage.
> >
> >It won't work on any of my cars, either, so forget about it.  Don't even
> >ask.
> >
> >I wonder if budding car theives scan auto list archives looking for easy
> >entry instructions?
> 
> Forget it. They're either too dumb/stoned and they just smash a window/do
> other damage, or they know this already. Do you seriously think that the
> information I gave isn't common knowledge?
> It was shown to me by an Audi mechanic.
> 
> Besides, if a thief shows so much persistence by wading through the
> abundance of ASCII we provide, he deserves to get lucky. :-)
> 
> Better, as I said, realize that your car isn't a safe environment and is
> easy to get into. Get a garage to park it in overnight, or make a habit of
> not leaving any valuables inside. The former is no option for me, so I've
> gone for the latter.
> 
> Tom