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- From: phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin)
- Subject: Re: Why 2 keys?
- In-Reply-To: Christopher J. Born's message of Mon, 11 Jan 93 19:10:01 GMT
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- References: <1993Jan11.191001.38505@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:32:51 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan11.191001.38505@watson.ibm.com> Christopher J. Born writes:
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- Most (if not all) Japanese manufactures only require one key.
-
- Some manufacturers are creating a key that will open every lock
- on the car except the trunk.
-
- Japanese locks are made out of paper (almost). It takes about 1
- second to pop one with a screwdriver. After having my Nissan Sentra's
- trunk broken into twice, I got the trunk lock replaced with a
- cylindrical type (like a Kryptonite bike lock). The locksmith who did
- this says they have done hundreds of cars and never had a break-in
- reported with the new lock except one where the burglar appeared
- to have used something like a sledgehammer. Most likely, the
- burglars see the round keyhol and just move on to the next car.
-
- I got this operation done at Reed Bros. Security on Telegraph Ave.
- in Oakland in case anyone in the Bay area is interested, by the way.
- Cost was around $90. I highly recommend it if you drive in bad areas.
-