Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (August 1998, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 10 Aug 1998 08:30:43 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vehicle Security
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii"

At 01:43 PM 8/9/98 -0400, David Bogle / Architecture wrote:


>Has anyone installed an anti-theft device (no audible alarms, please)


>with electrical cut-offs?  I know this won't deter the ransacking.  Are


>vanagon westys targets for theft anyway?  I heard the punks that steal


>cars can't drive sticks.  Any stats out there?




I saw an simple, effective solution to unauthorized access to the oil/collant filler at the Litchfield Bug in: A small six inch wide "L" bracket made of 1/8" steel mounted to the rear cargo lock bolts -- completely prevents the oil/coolant access door from being opened unless the cargo door is ajar. The owner of this device put a JC Whitney reflector on the exposed metal surface so it looks "factory". Very simple and clever.




Kinda looks sumthin like this:




          cargo door


           |      |


           |      |


   Lock   ||      |


          ||      |


           |______|


            -----


           ||  "L" bracket


 reflector ||


           ||   |


            |   |


                |


                |


                | oil/coolant access door


                |


                |


                |


                |






Cheers,






<bold>Michael J. Sullivan


</bold><italic>Director of Catalog Design


Open Market, Inc.


</italic>


*************************************


  work: http://www.openmarket.com


  play: http://www.hsdesign.com


*************************************
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.