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arrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!
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07/09/2007 00:40
07/09/2007 00:40
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Robin_Banks
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Some chancer's tried to break into my car last night! The driver's side lock is totally mashed and dents/chipped paint in the roof above the passenger side door where they tried to crowbar it open. They obviously weren't very experienced at boosting, as they failed miserably and just left me with the mess to clean up!
So, what to do? I think it's pointless claiming on insurance. I have a friend that can hopefully sort the body work out, but the lock? I was thinking of de-locking both doors, then this can't happen again. I don't want to change the locks as I won't have the original keys then. Has anybody de-locked theirs? What's involved? Is it very hard? I had a quick look tonight at getting the plate off the door that carries the door handle and surrounds the lock, but couldn't see how it came off - plus I didn't have much time. Any advice on getting this done would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
PS - I'm moving house next Saturday!
Last edited by coupedave; 07/09/2007 00:54.
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Re: ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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07/09/2007 00:52
07/09/2007 00:52
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'Scuse me. I was unfortunate enough to live in 'Posh', and I think your issue should've read: "Some chancer's tried to break into my car last night! fccuking Peterborough! The driver's side lock is totally mashed and dents/chipped paint in the roof above the passenger side door where they tried to crowbar it open. fccuking Peterborough! They obviously weren't very experienced at boosting, ( fccuking Peterborough!) as they failed miserably and just left me with the mess to clean up! fccuking Peterborough)" Best way to protect your from this again? Get out of fccuking Peterborough!PS - I'm moving house next Saturday! Hopefully it's not to somewhere else in fccuking Peterborough!Sorry to hear it thought of course...
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Re: ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
[Re: Welformed]
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07/09/2007 00:56
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coupedave
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sorry to hear about this, you can get new locks etc from carlt on the forum. just edited your title from caps too or you'll have us all after you!!!!!!
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Welformed]
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07/09/2007 00:56
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Robin_Banks
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Yeah, thanks for your well-formed advice! (See what I did there?!?! )
Last edited by Robin_Banks; 07/09/2007 00:57.
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
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07/09/2007 04:22
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cheesy
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sorry to hear mate if ya m8 can't sort paint try cc styling
Guessing welformed don't like peterborough
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Welformed]
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07/09/2007 12:43
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pfoe
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Hey hunny, I've lived in about 15 different major towns/cities and Peterborough off the bottom of the scale of liveableness. Retch! It was alos the place where I saw the most Coops... the most battered up unmaintained Coops... You obviously havent lived in Hull before then.... And sorry to hear that bout the Coop, its a rubbish feeling isnt it!
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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12/09/2007 00:39
12/09/2007 00:39
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carlt
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Advice, yeh its very hard. Pack the hole with filler and in under 6 months time it will look shocking.
Takes alot of time to alloy weld and do them properly. All depends on your standards of course.
But why delock? thats not going to solve it is it?
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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12/09/2007 01:02
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carlt
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3 key sets, yeh i'd have them. 2 sets left. No problem there.
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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12/09/2007 01:36
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Took facia off when I went to Peterborough, on Monday. What are you trying to say about the mighty boro, man? Say no more....
Last edited by ShinyMcShine; 12/09/2007 01:36.
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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12/09/2007 01:43
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carlt
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So just to clarify - you have the ignition barrel, two doors and boot, with all 3 keys? How much? Tenner? Yeh right. No i have, all the locks, glove box and bag switch, ecu and transponder box. Everything.
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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12/09/2007 02:12
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try £200+ for the key set or £1k at fiat
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: stan]
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12/09/2007 12:34
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pfoe
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Could you not just replace the outside locks with solex locks?
Those are designed to be screwdriver proof?
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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13/09/2007 01:58
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Robin_Banks
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Looks like they're £35 per lock. Very affordable! Much more so than a set of Fiat locks. Has anyone fitted these to their car? How did it go? Cheers.
Last edited by Robin_Banks; 13/09/2007 02:07.
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
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13/09/2007 19:46
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carlt
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The original ones?
There's no way of fixing a coupe on the cheap, it doesn't happen, its just what things cost.
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: Robin_Banks]
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13/09/2007 20:27
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
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13/09/2007 20:31
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pfoe
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Ahhh it does make a lot of sense, though i do feel it may ruin the coops sexy lines.
@Robin can you not get a set of generic solex locks that are a similiar size?
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Re: arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
[Re: whatmoretyres]
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13/09/2007 21:05
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Just glue a black plastic cap over the hole Elastoplast would give it a more pikey look though.
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