I do not know if they used a slim jim. I do know that the pressed the
window down almost an inch, and caused damage to the rubber weathering
strips that seal the top section of the glass to the door's frame.

WooHoo2You

"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <Obcje.7533$w21.6398@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink. net>,
> "WooHoo2You" <no@email.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a 96 Honda Civic with manual door locks. I have had my car broken
>> in
>> to three times is the last ten months.(two times in the last three days.)
>> I
>> live in a apartment complex nice enough to attract thieves, however not
>> nice
>> enough to have overnight security. The break-ins were done in large
>> waves.
>> All the cars broken into on these nights were Hondas that cover the whole
>> of
>> the complex. In all three instances the police told me that Hondas are
>> easily broken into due to an "exploit" in the windows/door locks.
>>
>> Is there a manufacture recall or a way to fix this problem?
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>>
>> WooHoo2You
>
> I don't know of a fix. The person or persons that broke into your car
> probably used what is known as a "slim-jim". The owners of tow trucks
> carry them to open the cars of people that lock their keys inside their
> vehicles. All car thiefs have them and they can easily be home made. They
> can used to break in almost any car regardless of the company that made
> the car. They usually go after older cars that are not likely to have car
> alarms. I advise you to buy a car alarm and install it. In addition, put
> stickers on both front windows indicating that you have a car alarm
> installed.
>
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