ok need to break into 68 bug

pay for a locksmith? Dan

What did you think getting into the front hood was going to do for you? There should be an inspection plate that will let you pop the front hood. Guess you could break the glove box liner and unlock the passenger's door from there.

well if i can get into the hood (where all my toolzs are) i can take out the glove box, and roll down the window. :-P

I think a locksmith would be cheaper than all of the things you've done so far. There's a very simple trick for breaking into almost any ACVW, but I'd rather not mention it in a public forum. I will state that it takes a lot of time and attracts a lot of attention but does no damage, so you can do it safely if you own the car but a thief is probably going to be uncomfortable performing this trick in a public place.

Again, a locksmith may be cheaper than replacing hood handles and vent window latches.

Hi.Old hacksaw blade to flip vent window"lock".Open vent window for small arm to open door or wind window down enough to grab door lock.Or so I've heard.Steve

well i dont see how i could undo the vent window latch with just a blad :-\ and you could email me the long way :-P i dont mind doing this in the school lot, everyone knows its my car i jsut need to get in and the neerest lock smith is like 20 min away

this in the school

.................He might be referring to driving out the pins on the door hinges with a hammer and punch. It's no big deal talking on usenet about it. Any thief who can't figure out that bugs have external hinges is probably pc-less as well.

Or you could check with the security office at the school and see if they can't break into it for you. Most can.

Randy

I knew a guy way back in high school that broke into his parents 1969 Bug using two wire bucket handles. He went in around the weatherstripping of a wing window and actually used the wire to not only rotate/twist the latch, but then also pull it up, opening the vent window!

He was very motivated. He had locked the keys in the car several times before, and was NOT gonna call his father again for help. :-)

okay, if someone's going to post something like that, I'll proceed with the less sophisticated method. Just pound on the vent windows with your fist. You don't want to break the glass, but you want to be pretty firm with it; the latch should eventually unlock. I've yet to attempt this on an ACVW and find that the latch wouldn't slowly move inward , although it took 5-10 minutes on my squareback and only worked on one window. I thought this was pretty common knowledge, but perhaps it's less common than I'd realized.

lol, well i will try the "beat it" approach and see if i can use some coat hangers :-P

I've had two that would do that, but I have also had a couple that wouldn't. The rst I never tried it on.

It does work though.

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