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Anyone have any suggestions on how I might be able to secure my fuel hatch on an 05 LR3 HSE? Im surprised that it didnt come with a release from within the truck..and in today's gas prices.....
Does it not lock with the vehicle? I haven't tried, but I assumed that when the doors where locked, the latch was also locked....
I actually like our old Freelander's feature - the gas cap could only be removed by inserting the driver's key into the cap and turning the key to open the cap - I'm pretty sure this could be retrofitted since the cap could be completely seperated from the vehicle, however I'm not sure how you'd key the lock to the LR3 key - or if the LR3 key is strong enough.
As it's siphon proof, is there really a need for door security? It would only block 'casual' vandalism... which would be pretty rare, in my opinion. (If someone is going to try to pour something foreign in there, a flimsy door isn't going to stop them.)
As grommet said it does not lock on the NA models.
However it is NOT siphon proof. We had our gas door pried open (the theives were too dumb to figure out you just push in on the door to release the catch) and 1/2 a tank of gas siphoned out of the tank.
Thanks for the input guys.. I guess if I look hard enough, there should be some OEM lockable gas cap.
I find it funny that for a car that can do almost anything, something as simple as a locking mechanism from within the vehicle was not included.. but I still love my ride anyways!
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