Alarm for thing

[rsmith8126]

Any ideas ho having a burgler alarm on a thing when you have the top dwn with items in back seat

[Ratt]

Might be an Idea.

[Semper_Dad]

[mondshine]

On a road trip to NYC, I used a heavy cable style bike lock to secure my luggage to the front cross member of the rear seat bench. My luggage was one of those plastic Pelican cases; nobody messed with it.

The old school of thought with convertibles was to leave the doors unlocked, so a determined thief wouldn't slash the top to gain entry.
These days, the valuables I travel with are small enough to lock in the trunk (hopefully, the thief isn't packing a #3 philips or impact driver to remove the screws).

[ghia4me]

there are convert alarms that after you set them - anything that reaches in - will set them off ----

I had one on a 66 mustang convert i had
---- it was cool but it got set off a lot by leaves - cats - birds ---- wind could blow a seat cover or a piece of paper and it would go off -----

I know that at least one time it save some stuff from kids in a parking lot --- someone in a parked car saw them reaching into the car --- then almost pooping them selves....
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[offdwall]

"anything that reaches in"

Had a friend with a 65 Mustang Convertible that had a dead battery every night after work. We finally discovered that blackbirds were landing on his headrest, and then fleeing when they were scared by the alarm!

[Captain Spalding]

I had a knock-down-drag-out years ago on this board over this issue. A poster had opined that the Thing must be the most practical vehicle. I disagreed. Utilitarian, yes, practical, no. My main beef was the lack of lockable storage.

Speaking of which, is anyone offering the locking door pocket covers?


Hey Semper, where did you get those locks?

[SilverThing]

There is a gentleman out of Germany selling metal (aluminum) lockable door pocket covers in the classifieds and there are reinforced fiberglass ones in the classifieds at the moment. You can find both by searching for 'Thing Door.' They're in the bottom half of my search results.

The padlock is a Bundeswehr surplus item. I bought one off the classifieds probably a year ago. You can find them on ebay fairly cheaply if you get creative with your search terms (ie searching for bundeswehr vehicles besides the vw 181 - unimog for example). The little metal fuse/bulb holders are cheaper to find that way, too.
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[saddlesore1]

I bought my locking door hole covers from Cecil and love them
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1617233
I do not advertized for him also

[Captain Spalding]

[rizzag]

Locking door pockets are a funny notion to me when someone can just take the whole door!
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