Al Reynolds wrote:
> "Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Hey,
>> Easy on him. That Honda may be his asset no. 1.
>> I couldn'care less for a 11 year old car.
>> Changing key/locks on doors may cost more than the value of car, LOL!
>
> In a way, you're both right.
>
> If I'd just had it nicked by a stranger I'd not be bothered about the
> lost key
> at all, but there's a strong possibility that this person works on
> the same site
> as me, and if they're prepared to nick my bag then they might well go
> back to my car for more. I don't want to never be able to leave
> anything valuable
> in my car.
>
> I was surprised to find that my local Honda service department were
> open this morning, so I asked about possibilities. Top-end is
> replacement of the whole system including all lock cylinders, keys,
> and the immobiliser unit all
> for £1000, which is more than double what the car is worth! Bottom
> end of what they could offer would be to change just the door and
> tailgate locks with non-coded keys so that I would have one key to
> open the doors and one to start the car. This way if someone does have
> the key they
> can't get in without breaking in, but they still wanted £300 just for
> that!
> My car is only worth about £400 but to replace it with something
> similar would cost me a lot more, and I wouldn't know what I was
> getting - I know my car because I've kept it serviced and looked
> after it well, and that has a lot of value in my book.
>
> My current plan? I'm going for disabling the passenger and boot locks
> (with a screwdriver), and I'll try and pick up a drivers door lock
> cylinder and matching key so I can replace that cylinder. I
> hopefully should be able to do the whole lot for less than £50.
>
> If anyone has any better ideas I'd happily hear them!
>
> Al

disconnecting the locks would be better than wrecking them and
confusing.(free) adding a deadlock to the drivers door would keep them out
(20 quid) Adding a disclok would mean the car is undrivable (70 quid) An
alarm system with pager will warn you wherever you are (100 quid) A hidden
switch will prevent it starting even with the right key (very cheap)

Mrcheerful