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RE: spit. 1500 door handles

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Subject: RE: spit. 1500 door handles
From: Jonathan Miles <MILESJE@novell2.bham.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 13:20:08
Organization: The University of Birmingham
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> This may be a common problem, my door locks haven't worked for ages.
> 
> I can open the door from the outside, but not from the inside - If you see a
> guy with his arm out the window, opening his car door from the outside, that's
> me!
> 
> As to actually locking the doors, I wouldn't dream of it - I have a soft top,
> and I can't afford to replace it at the moment.  I simply make sure that there
> is nothing left in the cockpit that somebody would want to steal (radios,
> etc.), put a stearing lock on as a visual deterent against stealing the car,
> and turn on my alarm/imobiliser.
> 
> If somebody still fancies sitting behind the wheel, I'd much rather they came
> through the doors than the roof!
> 
> Chris.
>        1977 Spitfire 1500 O/D. (Everyday/Only Driver)


I'm not too bothered whether the locks work properly either. Trouble 
is that sometimes they lock themselves so you can't get in (other 
than through the roof), This happened at the last MoT test and they 
will (and did) fail you for it.

Jonathan  




Dr J.E.Miles
School of Biological Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Tel. 0121-414-5884
Fax. 0121-414-5925
j.e.miles@bham.ac.uk

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