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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:07 pm 
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just wondering with the boot being so easy to get into does anyone else have any extra locks or anything on thiers??
i wanna make mine like fort knox after the other day.

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i wasnt aware it was easy to get into the boot ?


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:10 pm 
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well it was easy for the thieves thats for sure :(

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Was it locked at the time?

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Of course!!!!

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_666_ wrote:
i wasnt aware it was easy to get into the boot ?


This is not a smart alec answer, but just Have a look at what holds the top part of the hinge to the bottom part of the hinge


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So how did they get it open then? Jimmy bar?

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Have a look at what holds the top part of the hinge to the bottom part of the hinge


You know, I never thought of that... shows you I'd never make a decent theif.

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well theres not a mark at all on the boot or the lock so maybe they used scissors like my ignition, i mean theres not a mark on there either :(

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sgc wrote:
John Smidt wrote:
Have a look at what holds the top part of the hinge to the bottom part of the hinge


You know, I never thought of that... shows you I'd never make a decent theif.


decent thief.....There is not such thing, I hate them with a passion, However i have seen the results many many times


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<MOD EDIT>Nick, I know it's pretty obvious for mini blokes but if there are theives out there who don't know, lets not tell them eh? :wink:


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