The ever growing amount of removable internal accessories that have to be detached every time you park the car and carry around is getting silly.

Has anyone ever built/designed a hidden steel safe within the car to lock all your bits in?

Cheers

Paul

 

I would'nt want people putting their grubby hands in my box and touching my valuables!!

;-)))))

 

what if we wash our hands

 

By the way Caprice i took some photos of the le850, shall i send them to ya?

 

didnt we agree to meet !!

 

Caprice,

I'll email you offline. (If you would care to divulge your address?)

If anyone has done the security box or has any ideas I would still like to continue the thread.




[This message has been edited by paulwadams_my99 (edited 29 June 2001).]

 

When I had a Saab it had a lockable glove box -- and it was a proper 'in the dash' one not a 'whole bottom half of the dashboard' one (which you could easily dismantle/break). In fact, I think there was a separate key so you could give the ignition/door keys to your garage/valet/etc. and they still couldn't get into the glovebox.

 

Talking about security features I had a Toyota Corolla that came with two master keys. In the handbook it stated that one key would open every lock but the other would open every lock except the boot. This was stated as a security feature as you could lock your valubles in the boot when taking your car to a garage and the mechanics couldnt use the key to open it. Great idea, except for one small flaw, i.e. the boot opening handle next to the drivers seat

Toyota, you are a star

Bren

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by carl:
<B>When I had a Saab it had a lockable glove box -- and it was a proper 'in the dash' one not a 'whole bottom half of the dashboard' one (which you could easily dismantle/break). In fact, I think there was a separate key so you could give the ignition/door keys to your garage/valet/etc. and they still couldn't get into the glovebox. [/quote]

Nice idea, except for the fact that the garage is the first place you'd take the car if you lost the key and needed someone to get into the glove box

Either you trust the garage not to raid the glove box / boot / ash tray or you don't. Personally I always remove all valuables from the car, but I don't worry about things like the foot pump and road atlas. If anyone wants my old AA road map that badly, they're welcome to it

Andy.

 

Paul,

See my profile

 

This does exist....Dont know where Ive seen it though.

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by paulwadams_my99:
<B>The ever growing amount of removable internal accessories that have to be detached every time you park the car and carry around is getting silly.

Has anyone ever built/designed a hidden steel safe within the car to lock all your bits in?[/quote]

Great idea in principle......

What if the car gets stolen

 

Paul,

see ...

 

Bren, I had a rover 800 that had the same set up. However, with the master key, you could lock it in such a way that the lever next to the seat didn't work. Surely the Toyota would hav had this feature too?

 

Hello,

Yep I have seen car safes, in accessory shops, try a big locksmith and sometimes in those "innovations" catalogues that come through the door.

The TOYOTA key thing comes rom the USA, its called the VALET KEY. You give the parking valet you key so they can park your mota without rifling the glove box and boot. (No offence to valet parkers, it just says it in the instruction manual) I had this on my MR2 mk1

Also Series 1 and 2 landrovers had a bloody big box under the passenger seat that you could padlock!

(How sad am I)

 

moved to security

 

Caprice,

That looks pretty crappy. I was hoping for something a little more slick than a cylinder bolted to the boot.

P.S. I have checked your profile and there is no email address there?

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Steve Williams:
<B> Great idea in principle......

What if the car gets stolen

[/quote]

Not a lot, but then if it does the parts you have taken off will be pretty useless anyway won't they?