Steve Sandlin wrote:
>
> As a locksmith and Vanagon owner, I, too, had the same problem.  I put a cam
> lock in the spare battery compartment behind the driver's seat.  It's just a
> $5 lock, but I could have used a better one.  My thoughts are that with the
> carpet covering it, Nobody but a fellow Vanagon owner would know about it.

While my van was (and still is!) sitting waiting for a new engine 1.5
years ago, it was burglerized.  They found the battery well and rather
than take the 1-2 mins to unscrew the plates, used screwdrivers and such
to jack the lid.  The lid was damaged as well as the surrounding
body-lip that holds it.  There is a special place in hell for these
f&86ers!  BTW, they even took my entire ashtray with maybe 30-40 cents
in pennies!  That said, the security on the spare well may encourage the
damage.
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