Actually you dont have to do much to remove these radios. There are usually 2 flat metal unlocking mechanisms that slide in between the radio and the din cage to unlock your head unit. From there, you just pull it out and go buy a new face on ebay for 20$.

 

Great protection until you start racing around the open roads, end up in the water, can't get the windows down, can't get the doors open and drown....shaved door handles and bullet proof glass will protect you from most everything except yourself...

 

^ Thats why you install a secret hydrallic powered hatch in the floor![8D]

 

Is that the model that includes the hidden wings and rocket launcher with optional smoke screen and oil slick?? I thought that was only available on spyhunter.....

 

I have a car alarm/car starter. The cool thing is with this, is that it has a FM 2 way communicator, so if my alarm goes off, or even the warning chirps sound, I get a page on the communicator (goes right on the key chain), and I know from the pager, if it is the alarm, or just the warning. Another thing, seeing on how there is tons of room under the hood (hahahaha), the siren (142db) is mounted right behind the grill. I love it. I have never had someone try to break in (knock on wood), but people have bumped the car in parking lots, and set the warning chirps off, and I got a page. My model alarm has a 2500ft range, some others may differ. I know that most other car alarms have about half that. So I love the distance I get. When in a mall, it's great.

 

Who makes that and what does it cost? The alarm that is.

 

The brand of alarm/starter thatI have is Predator and the model number is 4901TW. The retailfor this setup is $299 CDN. That price doesn't include install. I would give you a link to it from the net, but I can't seem to find any. I know that others make these types of alarms, like Ungo, Viper etc... I love it. These alarms, like I said have double the range of a regular alarm, and you are notified. I hope that helps.

 

I had my '92 broken into in a Las Vegas parking garage on a trip a few years back. Some things were stolen. What really upset me was what was taken, not that I was broken into. They took the faceplate to my radio, just the faceplate, the coin drawer w/ $4 in change, and my ashtray. What kind of $%#*! thief steals change and an ashtray, but not the $400 digital camera in the glove box, or pop the trunk and take a $1000 amp and subs?!?

But just like you the door was unlocked but otherwise appeared not to be tampered with. I thought I had locked the door too. But I did notice that although you shouldn't be able to lock the door from the inside with it open, that occasionally you are able to push the lock down so it does look locked, but if you pull the handle on the outside it unlocks and pops right open. Could be a rare defect in the locking mechanism that manifests itself as the parts get older.

 

You have to pull the inside handle and then lock the door, if you have the driver door open. It is just a safety thing, so that if you push the door lock with the door open, and the keys are in the car, and you shut the door, you don't lock the keys in the car.