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August 5th, 2007 07:08 PM #1Attached photos show how the door on the Isuzu Trooper was opened. The area around the door handle assembly was pushed in, allowing some kind of tool to be inserted to operate (rotate?) the lock mechanism.
Is this a common/well known method? Does this method require much skill or strength? How long does it usually take?
What tool or tools are typically used in this method (first to push the door panel in, and then to do whatever needs to be done to the mechanism to unlock the door)?
Do many/most cars have this design where a door handle assembly is set in the door panel, making it vulnerable to this method of attack?
What is the use of all the sophisticated/modern car door locks and key designs of today if all it takes is to push the door panel in?
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August 5th, 2007 08:24 PM #3
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Its a good try, but they really have to be masters of the trooper design to do it. Trooper is not as easy to open as Pajero.
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August 5th, 2007 10:09 PM #6
You should also know that posting this kind of information online is like a double edged sword. It could also hurt Trooper owners when the SLC (suspicious looking characters) reads this. This kind of info should be dealt with discretion.
It is easy to access old Trooper junk yards/surplus parts shops and study the mechanisms of the doors. I for one am often at the junkyard in the US, where you can easily study the mechanisms and from there maybe even practice. I have replaced door handles of several cars already, not really that hard as long as you know what you're doing. This is even more true for cars today with body panels so much softer than they were built before.
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August 5th, 2007 10:11 PM #7
I guess it was pushed in to access the lock rod behind it which can be manipulated to unlock the door.
Were they successful? It's kind of hard to blindly manipulate a lock rod. I prefer to do it from the bottom moulding of the side glass where it's easier to see what's going on. Looks like an amateur at work.
Is this a common/well known method? Does this method require much skill or strength? How long does it usually take?
What tool or tools are typically used in this method (first to push the door panel in, and then to do whatever needs to be done to the mechanism to unlock the door)?
Do many/most cars have this design where a door handle assembly is set in the door panel, making it vulnerable to this method of attack?
What is the use of all the sophisticated/modern car door locks and key designs of today if all it takes is to push the door panel in?
That's why it usually pays to have an alarm with an ignition kill. Even if they can break in to the car, they still can't start it.
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August 5th, 2007 10:19 PM #8Yes, it was opened. iPod and PDA on seat stolen, but not any of the other loose items lying around or stereo. Security guard of parking lot says he did not see or hear anything.
What I would like to know is --- is this technique specific to Isuzu Trooper (i.e., requires specialized knowledge of Trooper) ... or are many other makes of cars vulnerable to this method, and is this method of bending/pushing in the door panel around the handle assembly in fact quite common?
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August 5th, 2007 10:48 PM #9
Its takes much longer time to open it because of design. The robber will have a hard time kasi hindi niya nakikita ang sinusungit niya. The handle is also different from typical handles that you can insert wires to push the..... The keyhole mechanism is impossible to pop kasi imbedded sa handle assembly. You can just imagine the body language of the robber while he was unlocking it, obvious na wala siyang susi. With all the keyless remote in the market magmumukha talaga siyang criminal.
Those people were not after the trooper or the stereo. talagang ipod and PDA.
Its either this or a broken glass. You are still lucky wala sa loob ang Laptop mo.Last edited by 4JGtootsie; August 5th, 2007 at 10:59 PM.
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August 5th, 2007 11:00 PM #10I decided to come down on the side of 'put the info out'. It won't matter to the competent thieves; they already know it. On the minus side, it may give budding thieves ideas. On the plus side, it may make car owners more aware of how easy it is to open a car -- remove their false sense of security -- remind them not to leave valuable things inside -- maybe even get them to complain to manufacturer and try to get manufacturer to redesign future cars.
I am aghast at the Isuzu Trooper door handle design. I had not realized until now that it was an assembly-set-into-panel type of design, and apparently without much reinforcement around the assembly.
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