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Red_SXi
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8th Sep 04 at 08:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Matt.H
Vaux Nova Mk2....hazard warning light switch, pull it out and turn it upside down, push it back in and the ignition comes on....(without the keys in!!!)

didnt believe my mate till i tried it.


This works on Corsa B's and Tigra's too
broster
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8th Sep 04 at 08:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tried it on mine just makes the imoboliser beep and sets the alarm off
Red_SXi
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8th Sep 04 at 08:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I tried it on a Corsa B that had an immobilisor, and on a Tigra which had one too, ignition came on in both cases
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mines got an aftermarket imoboliser aswell
Siberia
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8th Sep 04 at 09:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
gonna try this this evening.
M2RTY
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on some VWs you can ram a screwdriver in the lock and turn it and all the windows go down

also potatoes were commonly used to over ride their imobilisers

also saxos sometimes shatter the back window when you shut the door
Paul H
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8th Sep 04 at 10:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ford standrad alarms all you had to do was undo one of the front indicaters take the bulb out and they didn't go off
Ditch
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8th Sep 04 at 10:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was driving home from work on dual carriageways the other day, approx 100yds behind this Pug 206 /207 estate thingy.

Suddenly the entire rear window left the car in front of me and was headed straight at me (doing about 80mph at the time )

It shattered everywhere, all over the front of my car.... scaring the fcuk out of me in the process!

Apparently a design fault on Pug's behalf.... the bloke had two kiddies seats in the back too.... imagine if it had been one of the side windows / windscreen shattering in his kids faces
Cybermonkey
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8th Sep 04 at 10:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
serves him right for buying a peugeot
Ditch
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8th Sep 04 at 11:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so true!

fcukin dangerous though!
Rileysport
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8th Sep 04 at 11:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No body mentioned a metro yet
jr
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8th Sep 04 at 11:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
vauxhall for producing the 5door astra so painz could buy one
Red_SXi
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8th Sep 04 at 11:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jr
vauxhall for producing the 5door astra so painz could buy one



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