Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?

From: Kirk Thompson (kpt@lanl.gov)
Date: Fri Jul 09 2004 - 11:01:40 PDT


Hi all.

I've installed a battery terminal blade switch between the batteries on my
M35A2. I leave it it open until I am actually using the truck. The average
person may or may not figure out to look in the battery "box" for this.

-K

At 11:38 AM 7/9/2004, GOTaM35 wrote:
>I haven't read all of today's post yet, but I had a thought a moment ago
>while reading about David's experience with the bone head.
>
>I have always heard that if you leave the keys in a vehicle here (SC) you
>can get a ticket. That might be a urban legend. Regardless, since most of
>our MV's don't have a keyed switch, could having these vehicles be a problem
>with the law or even with our insurance companies one day. You legal minds
>out give us some opinions.
>
>Having said this, one of the first things I did with my M35 was install a
>keyed switch that will keep it from being started. Sure a thief could hot
>wire it easy enough, but if some dummy at a show does that I think I could
>have him locked up.
>
>Do we need to keep an eye out for hand lockable devises for our MV's and
>share such finds with each other?
>
>Joe "paranoid" Trapp
>
>
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