Date:         Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:28:07 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
Comments: To: Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
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It think this is a good thread to make public.  This way we can secure
our vanagons better.

       Try the sliding windows.  These are easy to get in, if
you have done, any thing to fix them after years of where.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Jeff Oxroad wrote:

> I don't know a good way. But I would sure like to suggest that this thread is
> responded to privately rather than on the list.
>
> Having easy ways to break into a vanagon in the archives, and having it pop
> up when someone searches either Google or the archives with "break in vanagon"
> makes me a little nervous. Getting into a vehicle cleanly gives a theif plenty
> of time to steal it as no one passing by is alerted by a shattered window or
> anything suspicious. It looks like a guy sitting in "his" (or her to be fair)
> car. And I'm tired of going to the Cop shop to fill out Police reports for my
> car getting broken into. My bus has actually not been broken into, although my
> Fox has twice and the hubcaps have been stolen once.
>
> I don't know if this is a common method and/or if it would work on the
> Vanagon, but they got into my Fox by smashing the window. It was pretty effective.
>
> Incidentlally a kid pulled up in my neighborhood in an 85 Toyota with my Fox
> hubcaps on his car the day after they were stolen. After a short talk he
> helped me put them back on my car. As for the busted windows, I'm still picking
> glass out of the inside of the car and will be forever.
>
> My buddy in Burbank this weekend had his mostly mint 87 Toyato stolen and run
> into a tree and totaled. The theives got about a 1/2 mile before totalling
> the car. Some places, and this is one of them, we have to worry about educating
> theives in the art of wrong doing..
>
> And as far as the break ins to my car, I finally got smart. I park "NY style"
> with the glove box open and empty and the ashtray the same way. Lst time they
> stole the ashtray change. The bus empty and the cabinets are all open.
>
> I've never minded being poor. I just hate living with poor people.
>
> Best
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westfalia
> LA,CA
>
>
> In a message dated 4/15/2004 1:32:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> theburnvictims@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
>
>
> > i've locked my keys in my vanagon one time, and i tried to break in with a
> > slim-jim, but couldnt do it. luckily i had a spare key available. does
> > anyone know a good way to break in without damaging anything?
> >
> >
>