Locking The Glove Box!

[japthree]

Occured to me today in fact that it's lockable - some cars don't have this feature! Is there any point? Do you lock your glovebox?

I know it's a bit of a lame query!

Just wondering.... or it's better to store valuables in the boot..........

[Asi]

yeah the boot would be better. i dont store anything in the glove box. just after shave and car mobile charger.

[aztecbandit1]

it only locks with the master key iirc, so that if you take your car in for a service etc you can hand over the spare 2 button key which wont open the glovebox? And iirc the same works for the boot, lock the boot with the 3 button key using the boot lock and it disables the opening handle inside the car and cant be opened with the 2 button keys :)

[Asi]

didnt know that

[aztecbandit1]

yeh i'm not 100% sure on the boot lock but you can disable the boot release handle inside the car by turning the lock 1/4 of a turn iirc :)

[Asi]

thanks aztec. will try tommarow

[aztecbandit1]

thanks aztec. will try tommarow

Yeh let me know how you get on :D

[Asi]

thanks aztec. will try tommarow

Yeh let me know how you get on :D

will do.

[Andy-R]

I keep CD's in mine so lock it whenever i'm not in the car, if someone breaks in the alarm will go off and the lock on the glovebox will waste time for them, not that the CD's are worth nicking there all copy's ;)

[is300_dino]

dont the old bill have to have a warrant to search the glovebox if its locked, unless a sniffer dog says otherwise? or is this one of them made up tales?

[Parthiban]

Can't say I've ever locked mine, and I'd imagine it's not particularly difficult to break the lock on the glovebox anyway - best it's left open and they take whatever's in it than get frustrated and smash the car up instead..........

Tend not to keep any sort of valuables in the car, and on the odd occasion probably better to put it in the boot.

[kam05]

I lock my sat nav in the glovebox, but when its not in use I leave the sat nav at home.

[Asi]

I lock my sat nav in the glovebox, but when its not in use I leave the sat nav at home.

well suppose thats a good idea lol.

[Balsca]

Locked a previous glove box up and some a** just wrecked it with a screwdriver :(

If someone wants in they can break it pretty easily. Best to not leave anything valueable in there and unlocked in my opinion.

Iain

[Steviewevie]

I wouldn't lock my glovebox, since if someone did break into the car and found it locked, they'd probably assume something valuable was in there and break it open (causing more damage).

[Rabster]

i pretty sure that if you pull the 2 plastic pins out from under the glove box you can wiggle it out from the locked position dont hold me to it but sure, when i was doing some work on the car i removed the 2 pins and it fell out mine is usually locked will check when i get home though lol

Rabs

[Asi]

Locked a previous glove box up and some a** just wrecked it with a screwdriver :(

If someone wants in they can break it pretty easily. Best to not leave anything valueable in there and unlocked in my opinion.

Iain

what balsca said there is right no point in risking it.