Larry,

If a crook wants in, he can get in, locks keep the honest people out.  I
forgot to mention the best two ways in 1. use the key 2. break a window.
Other ways use a crow bar, use a metal saw, use a chain tied to a truck and
jerk the back door off, use a screw driver and a pair of pliers.  There are
countless ways in.

I look at the van the same way I look at the stereo installed.  I didn't use
all the hardware to put it in, nor the safety stuff. I figure if they want
it, they'll get it, so why make the dashboard and wiring the sacrificial
lamb for a $200 stereo.  Don't destroy the van for a part.  And I don't
carry the Hope Diamond around in it.

Jere

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]  On Behalf Of
Lawrence Johnson
Sent:   Sunday, July 08, 2001 4:50 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Keys locked in van

Thanks Jere for publishing this on the WORLD WIDE Web. I'm sure we all feel
better knowing that everyone now knows how to break into our vans van.
Sleep well everyone.
-Larry
'86 Syncro Westfalia

<<FYI for those who have ever locked keys in the van I would like to pass on
an aged old trick that makes the vanagon the easiest car to get into.

Use a flat rigid piece of something (like a hand saw blade) and
.......................... down on the window lock and
slide the window open.

Jere
90 GL
88 GL>>