i would like to get a locking mechanism for the front hood on my baja as at the moment u can just unhook the rubber catches and its open. id like a secure place in my baja as its a 62 it has shite door looks and id like to put valubles in the font.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
Anthiron this is a dificult one have trouble with the manx and used to have a suzuki sierra soft-top. If they think they can get in they will
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Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha HA! lock? ha ha ha! I don't have one. I just don't keep anything in there unless i'm camping or something.
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just drill some holes in the dash and bolt on a safe!!! he he, ok maybe not.
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I am in the process of glassing on a late beetle bonnet catch to my Baja (project). It will operate in the same way that the std late beetle bonnet catches work (ie: I'm not going to change anything major). I also looked at using a type 3 bonnet catch as it also has a secondary catch, so should the bonnet not be locked for some reason, it doesn't just fly up and distroy itself...just ask my Brother how that works!:puke
Will take a bit of work, but at least then the bonnet can be locked and only released from inside the car...
R
40hp, 6V and ...er... slowly making improvements
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Don't lock it! Just try another security measure.
Maybe a self destruct device. Blow the thieves up!
Or maybe a tied up pitbull with an attitude? Oh no, It'll drown out the sound of your motor with its smelly farts.
Somebody mentioned a safe. Why not put a lightweight lockable strongbox in there?
ratty 63 wrote:I am in the process of glassing on a late beetle bonnet catch to my Baja (project). It will operate in the same way that the std late beetle bonnet catches work (ie: I'm not going to change anything major). I also looked at using a type 3 bonnet catch as it also has a secondary catch, so should the bonnet not be locked for some reason, it doesn't just fly up and distroy itself...just ask my Brother how that works!:puke
Will take a bit of work, but at least then the bonnet can be locked and only released from inside the car...
R
I've done something quite similar.
I have a late beetle latch fiberglassed to the underside of my bonnet. I then bolted the lever inside my glovebox same and where the L bug had it's lever.
So the glovebox lever open the bonnet the first click.
I have no handle on the bonnet, which is normally the 2nd catch. So what I did was cut off the part of the link that goes to the button, and welded a small lever onto it that stays under the bonnet. It then works exactly like a normal car bonnet. The lever if the glove box unlatches it, then go to the front of the car, lift the bonnet a little, feel under there for the small lever, push it to the side and then the bonnet opens.
Wes -
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Wicked idea! Wouldn't it be great to store this sort of info in a database.
if the hood lock on my super bug wasnt wrecked i might be able to do this but alas......hmmm i wonder if i can source a small lock from a hardware store with a key. that i can fit to the hood and have the seperate key to open the front.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
Don't you guys have wreckers up there on the sunny coast? It really sounds like the best option Nick.
My Son has little meatal catches similar to what the rubber ones used but instead of rubber bits they are syainless steel and adjustable , maybe lockable too with a small padlock...
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
the wreckers near me has not a single Volkswagen of anykind....NOT ONE!!!!!
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
Yeah, that can be a problem!🙁
Personally, I think 68AutoBug's idea of using the metal hold down catches that can be locked using a padlock are the best idea, if you are looking for a cheap, easy fix. I have seen these latches in the past and they would almost be a direct replacement for the rubber latches that you have at the moment. All the metal ones that I have seen can be locked with a padlock too.
R
[Edited on 2-7-2004 by ratty 63]
40hp, 6V and ...er... slowly making improvements
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It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!
Founding member of the Gold Coast Dub Club Inc. 🙂where can i get some?
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
hmmm, try a decent hardware - I'm fairly sure that my Dad has used them on a roofrack mounted storage box on his 4WD and he got them from Bunnings....
R
40hp, 6V and ...er... slowly making improvements
😂
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!
Founding member of the Gold Coast Dub Club Inc. 🙂hmmm, try a decent hardware - I'm fairly sure that my Dad has used them on a roofrack mounted storage box on his 4WD and he got them from Bunnings....
R
40hp, 6V and ...er... slowly making improvements
😂
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!
Founding member of the Gold Coast Dub Club Inc. 🙂Use the right ones mate. You could break those thin little dinky ones with your teeth, and a padlock is gonna do a lot of clanking and jingling all over your nice bodywork.
Hey, why don't you just advertise for someone to get you the popup system out of an old bug on the forum? You could probably use one out of any pop up hood and just shorten the cables. The latches just screw in on most modern vehicles. I reckon a Barina or Golf would probably do the trick. There has to be something salvagable at your local wrecker. Think outside the square man (sorry, the padlock idea just sounds a bit primitive compared to the other option).
i was thinking i could get a small tumbler lock from a hardware like what you would lock a wooden box with or something and use that.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
I have an ex army ammunition case which i'm going to bolt under the bonnet, and have a lock on that.
If it aint broke,
Make it go faster!!
🙁 not a boy, but have baja *sigh*.lol. I just pop riveted a crap aluminium latch (not unlike the ones on lockable boxes) from hardware onto bonnet and nosecone bit, small padlock,, bewwdi moite. (mine was not really for theft, more i didn't want the bonnet flying off in traffic again.. happened twice, and dented roof in.lol.those rubber latches have a nasty habit of becoming brittle over time, plus 18mnth child at time thought they were great play things).😉
[Edited on 2-7-2004 by $2.63 homebrand baja]
a pic of the modified latch mechanism
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
I'll probably move this post to the offroad section soon...
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
