"Glove" Box Lock Story
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From: Sellersburg
"Glove" Box Lock Story
About two weeks ago I drove up to a state forestry and drove my wife to this really secluded lake about 6 miles back in the forestry for a picnic. Years ago it was a nice place to take your girlfriend and still is. 
Long story short, the picnic was fine but when I went to load up the cooler I closed the trunk with the keys laying inside
No problem! Right? Just open the glove box and press the button. Not if you locked it. OK, so plan B, cell phone- call someone to bring us the spare key. Ah, I did say it was secluded- no cell phone towers could reach the lake which was in the middle of the forest deep inside a valley.
So I tried in vain to slide a stick in the side of the glove box to push the trunk button. No luck...I don't think it can be done. I was almost successful in folding the stick and having it unfold inside from the top then pulling up to trigger the button- but the stick was too soft.
Long story short, after an hour of trying with the stick and out of frustration I grabbed the door to the glove box with both hands and pulled firmly 3 times and it opened right up. The steady pressure bent the hook wire and the latch slide. I simply bent the wire back where it was and no harm was done. It was that or walk the 6 miles back to the entrance of the park with my angry wife through some VERY hilly roads not knowing if the cell phone would work at the entrance (and for the record it didn't).
But the point of the story is, the glove box lock isn't so effective, so don't depend on it (with the top down) if your car is going to be out of sight for long. It only takes some steady pressure to bend it and it can be opened in less than 1 minute that way.
-B
Long story short, the picnic was fine but when I went to load up the cooler I closed the trunk with the keys laying inside
No problem! Right? Just open the glove box and press the button. Not if you locked it. OK, so plan B, cell phone- call someone to bring us the spare key. Ah, I did say it was secluded- no cell phone towers could reach the lake which was in the middle of the forest deep inside a valley.
So I tried in vain to slide a stick in the side of the glove box to push the trunk button. No luck...I don't think it can be done. I was almost successful in folding the stick and having it unfold inside from the top then pulling up to trigger the button- but the stick was too soft.
Long story short, after an hour of trying with the stick and out of frustration I grabbed the door to the glove box with both hands and pulled firmly 3 times and it opened right up. The steady pressure bent the hook wire and the latch slide. I simply bent the wire back where it was and no harm was done. It was that or walk the 6 miles back to the entrance of the park with my angry wife through some VERY hilly roads not knowing if the cell phone would work at the entrance (and for the record it didn't).
But the point of the story is, the glove box lock isn't so effective, so don't depend on it (with the top down) if your car is going to be out of sight for long. It only takes some steady pressure to bend it and it can be opened in less than 1 minute that way.
-B
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Also to add, if a theif want an object, they usually get it. Glass can be broken, the top can be slashed, etc. The point, if you don't want it stolen, don't have it.
A second trunk switch could also be installed under the dash, or even under the hood.
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A second trunk switch could also be installed under the dash, or even under the hood.
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bguernsey,
Yikes...I did that also. Except that my spare key was locked in my rifle vault.
Instead of trying to pry open the console (I wish I would have tried it), I spent 2 hours drilling open my rifle vault lock! The rifle vault had 2 locks on it...good thing I only had one of them locked...
Yikes...I did that also. Except that my spare key was locked in my rifle vault.
Instead of trying to pry open the console (I wish I would have tried it), I spent 2 hours drilling open my rifle vault lock! The rifle vault had 2 locks on it...good thing I only had one of them locked...
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Several years ago I locked my keys in my car. Vowed it would never happen again. Ever since then on every car I have owned I hide a spare key somewhere. On the S2k I use the "valet key" and use duct tape to put it out of sight but where I can find it. Inside a bumper is a good place.
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Originally posted by andrewewing
Several years ago I locked my keys in my car. Vowed it would never happen again. Ever since then on every car I have owned I hide a spare key somewhere. On the S2k I use the "valet key" and use duct tape to put it out of sight but where I can find it. Inside a bumper is a good place.
Several years ago I locked my keys in my car. Vowed it would never happen again. Ever since then on every car I have owned I hide a spare key somewhere. On the S2k I use the "valet key" and use duct tape to put it out of sight but where I can find it. Inside a bumper is a good place.
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