blown 87

I think I have room in my PM box for that information if some one is willing to part with it.

It would be good to know.

M. Requin

2 rules: 1. if your car can lock itself, never ever ever ever ever leave the keys in it. Not in the ignition, not on the seat. Not at the gas station, not anywhere. A Jag XJ6 will teach you that in no time. And if you sail, never ever ever ever ever carry your car keys in your hand on the dock...

Bill Ball

Yes, once I learned about it, it took me less than 30 seconds to open my locked car door without a key. Sort of a happy/sad piece of knowledge.

blown 87

One other lesson learned, if you fly jumpers, they will drool on the floor, bring towels, and at some point, one of those idiots that jump out of good airplanes for fun, will want to play last one out has the keys, always have a spare set of keys on your person and a loaded .45 to discourage that type of behavior.

mark kibort

There are a few that know how to do this. YOU must ask the lock smith if he knows how to get into the 928. Its a special way, and I had the same experience. The funny part of my story, was the first guy couldnt do it, the second guy said he could. after 2 hours, the first guy was hiding and peaking around the corner to watch, and the second guy stopped until I told the first guy to beat it. he took off reluctantly, and the second guy got it open, but even I coudnt watch. all I know is that he did it, without breaking anything and it was on the rear hatch.

mk

jpNcos

Ok is there a way to prevent this "secret" from happening?

This seems scary to me now.

terry gt

I had my car do the self lock trick , the key was inside ,and I shut the door and then heard the lock motor . It happened next to a towing impound yard , one driver tryed and failed so he called his buddy . At one point there was 6 of them trying to be the one, that could claim they beat the lock . One fellow finaly did it , opened the door through the opening between the glass and the door . The lock unit is shielded against wires and hooks and is very hard to defeat .

Dave928S

I have a spare key screwed in place on my cars under other access panels that need to be removed using a screwdriver. If you choose a spot which is unlikely to be accessed by anyone other than a body shop stripping the car, you save yourself the grief of having to carry one on you, or having it hidden or located elsewhere, with all the delays involved with that. I'm sure everyone can think of lots of those sort of places on a 928. Saved me once where I lost keys of a car in the sand at a beach never to be seen again ... all I had to borrow was a screwdriver.

karl ruiter

Disconnect the electric door locks. They don't really do what you want even when working perfectly, and they are prone to this sort of malfunction.

911tracker85

I tend to do the same, from ignition to pocket. and spare keys in the 'key box' at home. sometimes OCD can be a good thing.

when I have parked at some big store parking lots, I open the door and there is the BIG storm sewer drain right under the driver's door.

years ago I bumped the pwr door lock button in my truck without realizing. stepped out to get something from the barn and closed the door with truck running. fortunately it was not too hard to open. slip a stiff wire throught the cosy wing (it was a OLD truck) and push the pwr door lock open. I now carry spare keys to my 911, truck, and motorcycle in my wallet. if I add a spare 928 key I think the bulge will become large enough to cause nerver damage.

Andy E.

If you've ever driven into the service bay of a Porsche dealer years back or even a Porsche repair shop, you'll have noticed that only the parked 928's had the driver's window cracked open a few inches. It's a problem inherent on the older cars with worn key locks where the built-in lock switch may inadvertently make contact when the door gets slammed shut.

Even though my '91 uses a more updated locking system, I still leave the window cracked open when I leave my keys inside the car. Good habits are also hard to break!

Fabio421

sorry, it's top secret. It's even more secret than the hidden beer openers on the 928. Dr. Ed showed me the unlocking secret. I can give you a hint. A jack will make it easier.

Yes, as long as the secret stays secret. Noone would ever figure this out on their own. A common car theif would never know that this "method" was available. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, why is this being kept a secret? Car thieves don't read Rennlist and anyone who reads Rennlist knows enough about a 928 to know that they aren't worth the trouble of steeling. They would be better of stealing a Camry.

RKD in OKC

A nice 944 Turbo was stolen and found in a Rennlister's garage that sold 944 Turbo parts to fellow Rennlisters. Not sure it's even safe to let the secret out to fellow 928 owners privately if that owners is not a well known person of good character.

911tracker85

as in using the jack to break out the cheap quarter window?????

blown 87

We always roll the window down a bit in every car that comes into the shop, sometimes we have to take the door panel off to get them back up, but we are not locked out.