Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 22:01:10 -0600
Reply-To: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject: Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
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I thought the crooks always would pry off the door handle(a la Rabbit..
those handles look real similar!). Now for the solution. Buy the
stiffening plates marketed for the rabbit. Now, no one can be mad at me.
Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
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> From: DSTEVENS <DSTEVENS@LAUBACH.ORG>
> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
> Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 2:20 PM
>
> Now I'm not sure I like it either but from my exp. it has been noted
> that any would be thief already knows how to break a window (which is
> done if they are not smart enough to enter otherwise). In past exp I've
> generally left my doors unlocked for they can have my stock non-workin
> radio and the radios that cost$$ were all removable ( best prevention) .
> The one time that a radio was stolen was a rabbit 2dr that was unlocked
> (doors&hatch) but thieves broke drvr side door window and drug a
> homemade box (plywood, heavy, not high quality) through the car and back
> out the broken window. they never opened the door (red paint from box on
> sill) even though the hatch was unlocked ( 2sec ) .
> Moral is VW's are one of the most prone for their inherant weaknesses
>
> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:47:58 -0500
> From: David-M <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
> Subject: Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
>
> Blue Eyes wrote:
> >
> > Hey you guys, not to bitch, but PLEASE! From now on, if anybody else
> > posts a technique for how to break into MY Westy (sorry, but I can't
> > help personalizing this), please post with that what ever modification
> > is necessary to make that technique ineffective. Ok? I've had an
> > expensive audio system removed from one of my vehicles and that loss
> > was not covered by any insurance. To me, this issue doesn't feel
> > remote or casual. Please don't further enable those who would abuse.
> >
> I totally agree. We should remember that the internet is not a secure
> place and our messages may be intercepted or viewed by anyone.
> Now that we have recently had a thread giving our exact locations
> any would-be thief would really think he has struck it lucky!
>
>
> Daniel Stevens
> Operations Specialist
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