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[Perfectlap]

bad idea to leave the top down long enough to be away from the car for a long time.

The HID lights are very easy to remove even with the top up, just need to get the hood open. A few years back there were a rash of break ins just to steal those lights.

[Overdrive]

This is true, Perfectlap, but we see it all the time. I just saw a Miata at work today, top down and open to the world...I won't even comment extensively on the fact that it was cloudy and foggy this morning, threatening to rain. But yea, I doubt (and more than anything hope) that this person has nothing important in the car, because there's nothing stopping anyone from reaching in and helping themselves.

If the car's sensors are active, though, the horn will be blaring the whole time that person is helping themselves to your car's headlights as soon as they reach in to open the door(s) to get to the trunk latches.

[Overdrive]

Did you buy yours new? If not it could be that the owner prior to you had the dealer deactivate that feature.

EDIT: Also, my sister's '99 functions the same as mine. It could also be a change they made for MY00 since that's when a few things, as big as the debut of the S and as small as a .2L bump to the base engine, came along. Maybe they got rid of the horn beeps, too.

[ddb]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

Did you buy yours new? If not it could be that the owner prior to you had the dealer deactivate that feature.

No, I didn't buy it new. The noise of the doors locking is loud enough for me as an audible confirmation. So I like not having the horn chirp for a routine lock.

I wonder what else the dealer can activate? Do all cars have the automatic door lock function at a certain speed (3-5 MPH)? Mine does this.

[Pat]

Both of my black plastic oval covers have come loose and fallen off. Has anyone else experienced this before? I'm considering gluing them back into place.
If that's a good idea, does anyone have a recommended glue for something like that?

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by ddb

No, I didn't buy it new. The noise of the doors locking is loud enough for me as an audible confirmation. So I like not having the horn chirp for a routine lock.

I wonder what else the dealer can activate? Do all cars have the automatic door lock function at a certain speed (3-5 MPH)? Mine does this.

I think that's a feature of later cars. There's no mention of it in my manual, and my car has never done it, so I don't think mine can. The only thing that happens at 3mph is that my spoiler warning light extinguishes after startup. I have to remember to press the lock button when I get in, since there's no other way of locking them but that switch.

I know that the dealer (or probably any person/shop with the equipment) can also change how long your car takes before it re-locks itself when you unlock it with the remote and don't pull a door handle (e.g., unlock car, forgot something in the house, went back inside without locking the car or opening the door, the car will lock itself and reset the alarm in 2 minutes). It can be set anywhere from 4 seconds to 120 seconds, the latter of which is the default.

[gomarlins3]

Anyone know where I can get those covers? The used 1998 Boxster I just bought did not have them.

[vath2001]

Originally Posted by gomarlins3

Anyone know where I can get those covers? The used 1998 Boxster I just bought did not have them.

You have to go to a dealer. One of mine fell off. Where? When? Don't know. I ended up using some contact cement to make sure they never come off again.

[gomarlins3]

^Thanks. They are dark lenses, correct? Do they just pop in like the front and rear trunk lights?