Door locks, is there a way to lock then close?
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Door locks, is there a way to lock then close?
Is there a way to lock the door and then close it? Without the safety mechanism unlocking it again?
Kinda annoying having to lock from the outside all the time.
Kinda annoying having to lock from the outside all the time.
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Good question... I've never thought of it.
If without a fob, I have a habit of always locking my cars/trucks with a key... regardless of its age. I've never tried but isn't is possible to keep the button pushed in (and the plunger in the down and locked position) when it latches shut?
If without a fob, I have a habit of always locking my cars/trucks with a key... regardless of its age. I've never tried but isn't is possible to keep the button pushed in (and the plunger in the down and locked position) when it latches shut?
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Yes, but I find it a little annoying having to lean over and lock the passenger door all the time.
I guess what I'm asking is, did they do that and my mechanism is screwed up or didn't any of them do it?
I guess what I'm asking is, did they do that and my mechanism is screwed up or didn't any of them do it?
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All this stealing is recently started. The doors were not locked on the house that I grew up in.
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"Help keep a good kid from going bad" (don't keep keys in ignition) was a public advertising campaign in the 60s. Back then people still had some idea of what's what and the outcry was such they pulled the ad. Today, if a rig is stolen with the keys in it it's implied that the owner deserved it. With wintertime cold weather here lots of people warm their truck up before going to work, and the local news folks are always ready to lay blame for that too. It is even illegal in a lot of places.
Judging from the posts here on this board anti-theft electronics causes a fair amount of trouble and expense and probably several hundred dollars to the initial cost. Cars are a lot tougher to steal than they used to be, and that has simply led to the phenomenon of "carjacking". Nice!
Judging from the posts here on this board anti-theft electronics causes a fair amount of trouble and expense and probably several hundred dollars to the initial cost. Cars are a lot tougher to steal than they used to be, and that has simply led to the phenomenon of "carjacking". Nice!
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Around my neighborhood I'm glad to say I can, and do most of the time. It's just when I go somewhere I lock it.
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[quote=Tedster9;14004723]"Help keep a good kid from going bad" (don't keep keys in ignition) was a public advertising campaign in the 60s. Back then people still had some idea of what's what and the outcry was such they pulled the ad. Today, if a rig is stolen with the keys in it it's implied that the owner deserved it. With wintertime cold weather here lots of people warm their truck up before going to work, and the local news folks are always ready to lay blame for that too. It is even illegal in a lot of places.
2X Tedster. Back in the 70's when I was a kid back in Toledo Ohio, I had 2 sets of keys. In the mornin' I'd fire up my car, turn on the defroster fan on High,and lock the doors. After 5 minutes or so I'd go back out and unlock the door with the second key. Windows all clear, Interior nice temp. And all I had to do was brush the snow off the roof. Then on to work.
2X Tedster. Back in the 70's when I was a kid back in Toledo Ohio, I had 2 sets of keys. In the mornin' I'd fire up my car, turn on the defroster fan on High,and lock the doors. After 5 minutes or so I'd go back out and unlock the door with the second key. Windows all clear, Interior nice temp. And all I had to do was brush the snow off the roof. Then on to work.
