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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 01:42 PM
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Deliberate mispelling, so please don't respond to this post, because I don't want a search pulling it up. Don't be the first guy to blurt it out on the response. This is fr u guys only as an idee that I came up with on the fly lst n1te.

Discovered a method for G3tting into your l0ck3d C car. if you left the Kyz inside. Because, that's what I did last night, after de Kingz gam3!

P0ndered what to do, had t0e truck on the way and noticed that I left my wndoez slitely 0pn. I manged to get my fingrz insid3 and tho it wasnt ez, I fnd that u can pp the t tp! Stk ur fngrz up 1n the grvs and pul the lvrz dn, 1 by 1 and the t tp comz off! Rtreve kyz and ur gd.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 01:53 PM
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Pretty sure thieves figured this out a long time ago. When I first moved the car to a new house a few years ago I accidentally locked the keys in once with the engine running. I used this "trick" to get in.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 03:34 PM
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I have used a cotter pin removal tool or a radiator hose pick to do the same thing with the windows up tight.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark Racer
Pretty sure thieves figured this out a long time ago.
that's why they sell these

http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1968-1982.html
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 04:55 PM
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Depending on how tight your t-tops are, make a fist and give a firm pound right above the t-top latches. If they are loose enough, they will drop open. I've had them fairly tight and this method still worked.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by LeMans Pete
Depending on how tight your t-tops are, make a fist and give a firm pound right above the t-top latches. If they are loose enough, they will drop open. I've had them fairly tight and this method still worked.
This work for me.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by LeMans Pete
Depending on how tight your t-tops are, make a fist and give a firm pound right above the t-top latches. If they are loose enough, they will drop open. I've had them fairly tight and this method still worked.
I can imagine, what that would look like to passerby! Some guy, beating his fist on the roof of his C3!

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So... why weren't we supposed to respond to the OP?
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Originally Posted by F4Gary
So... why weren't we supposed to respond to the OP?
Thread Fail! Didn't want to unnecessarily desseminate sensitive info, but I guess that's all blown, now! Learn something new, everyday. T-top locks, beating on the roof, radiator hose tools and I imagine this crowd has even more interesting methods, up your sleeve!
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Radiator hose tool.........?
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 10:32 AM
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Radiator hose tool.........?
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 10:47 AM
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The only time it happened to me (knock on wood), a bent coat hanger did the trick.
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