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Idly looking through autotrader magazine last week trying to imagine what it would be like to buy from the Sports section rather than the Estates/People carrier section. Noticed that all the Peugeot 306 GTI-6's were advertised as being "delocked". What exactly does this mean? This is for purely academic interest, as a 3-door hot hatch doesn't have the boot space for 2 travel cots.
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If you want to be really cool, you take out the lock barrel and fill the hole to leave a nice slippery smooth door panel. You can only unlock using the plip. As I remember the Dukes of Hazard did this, but they welded the doors shut as well. Doh.
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My previous Golf was de-locked but it's far easier with Golfs. All I had to do was fit a Clifford alarm with full remote C/L and then remove both door handles with integral locks and fit rear handles from the 5-door. Then I removed the door-pull and sealed the panel. Complete with armour door plates the only way in and out of the vehicle is via the fob.
It is not without problems tho - I once had to climb into my boot, open the latch and climb out of the boot when the lock mechanism fell off. Not a very cool way to turn up for a date. Also, any probs with the alarm and you can be left stranded. It does look mighty cool tho. Final upgrade is to fit bi-colour LED's to the door panels that are red when locked and green when open - can be done for about £3 worth of bits.
VW beetles have been de-locked and de-handled for many years. A solenoid is fitted in place of the door handle. Very cool.
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All this daft posing must make the cars so cool that one's fingertips freeze to the bodywork.
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This is something owners of Audi A4s, post '97 Passats and Golf Mk IVs should consider, if only to make their wheels secure.
HJ
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What do you do when the battery in the plip goes flat? Walk?
Andy
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Just to be clear, my Sept 2001 Golf doesn't have a problem witht the door locks, and the alarm system has just been updated.
Andrew
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Ummmmmmmmm, yes.
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David Lacey wrote:
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> Ummmmmmmmm, yes.
Ummmmmmmmmm, NO.
U haven't taken the lock from the boot so u simply insert the key into the lock - unlock and open.
With ear defenders on - remove centre console.
Find ECU of alarm.
Disconnect.
Simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rule 1 when de-locking. Never, ever, ever let your flip-flob battery go flat.
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