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M3!
03-19-2008, 06:01 PM
If you have had your car broken into, did you have tinted windows?
cwp_sedan
03-19-2008, 06:30 PM
Nope...*knock on wood*

I've had dark tinted windows on my vehicles for about 8 or 9 years and not a single issue as of yet.
mit-gee-mui
03-19-2008, 06:43 PM
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=22332&highlight=broken
Car was stolen. Had tints.

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=22060&highlight=broken
Not sure if he had tints.

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23316&highlight=broken
Had tints.
Skarbro
03-19-2008, 08:05 PM
I have no doubt in my mind that tinted windows attract thieves. The car with the tinted windows will probably be more likely to have an aftermarket stereo than an un-tinted car.
x_o_k_x
03-19-2008, 08:16 PM
I think that car will most likely be broken in, if you have valuables inside the car. Myself for example, my car is always clean and not a single visible item inside the car for many years. Havent got broken in.
mazda lover
03-19-2008, 08:30 PM
I think that car will most likely be broken in, if you have valuables inside the car. Myself for example, my car is always clean and not a single visible item inside the car for many years. Havent got broken in.


But if the car is broken into ,sedan, they can get into your trunk from inside if you haven't locked the fold down seats, so keeping valuables there won't keep thieves away..bottom line keep your back seats locked...
x_o_k_x
03-19-2008, 08:33 PM
But if the car is broken into ,sedan, they can get into your trunk from inside if you haven't locked the fold down seats, so keeping valuables there won't keep thieves away..bottom line keep your back seats locked...

good point! the thing is my car is empty nothing inside out, except owners manual lol but yeah keeping back seat locked is good idea
yearoftherat
03-19-2008, 08:35 PM
I have no doubt in my mind that tinted windows attract thieves. The car with the tinted windows will probably be more likely to have an aftermarket stereo than an un-tinted car.

+1 Also a thief may think that someone with tinted windows may be trying to hide something too thereby increasing the possibility of breaking in.
dentinger
03-19-2008, 10:13 PM
i have no tints, and i keep my rear seats folded down, and the subs in plain view facing the front of that car, and ive had them like that for, oh, 9 months now.
and ive had no problems at all..

but then again, i also live in burlington
FLIPDADY
03-20-2008, 01:26 PM
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=22332&highlight=broken
Car was stolen. Had tints.

Thieves had the keys.:chuckle
Nick
03-20-2008, 01:36 PM
didn't have tints on my last car, there was nothing in there so they actually took the ashtray with change, toothpicks and mints! =] also busted the window to get in =[
M3!
03-20-2008, 05:00 PM
good point! the thing is my car is empty nothing inside out, except owners manual lol but yeah keeping back seat locked is good idea

Even if you lock the fold down seats, can't they just use the trunk release considering they are already inside of your car?
KenYork
03-20-2008, 05:03 PM
Even if you lock the fold down seats, can't they just use the trunk release considering they are already inside of your car?

The trunk release on the sedan can be disabled from the trunk lid.
M3!
03-20-2008, 05:07 PM
The trunk release on the sedan can be disabled from the trunk lid.

Oh.... that's news to me. Thanks. I had a trunk and fuel door lock in my integra and always wondered why there wasn't one in the 3, but now I know, thanks. It was really simple on the integra, there was a keyhole right where the switches were, just lock and unlock when you needed it.
SP33D 3
03-20-2008, 05:41 PM
+1 Also a thief may think that someone with tinted windows may be trying to hide something too thereby increasing the possibility of breaking in.

you could also say that if you have something to hide, it may actually stop the thief for wanting to get involved with your car... people talk and it's a small world... alotta my friends who've been robbed(not many) end up finding who did it cause they end up knowing someone who heard about this other guy who did the robbery

either way it's all opinions when it comes to stuff like this
yearoftherat
03-20-2008, 06:47 PM
Yeah I do agree with you thats its all opinions. My last car windows were not tinted and it was broken into too many times. Likewise, I know people who's cars are tinted have had their car broken into also...
Flagrum_3
03-21-2008, 12:51 AM
Yeah I do agree with you thats its all opinions. My last car windows were not tinted and it was broken into too many times. Likewise, I know people who's cars are tinted have had their car broken into also...

I'm of the opinion that using a dark tint is a good deterent to brake-ins as the culprits 1, cannot see any goods and 2, take the risk (at night) you still might be sitting in there.


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RemaerdLacidar
03-21-2008, 03:53 PM
My Saturn was broken into three times last year and it had no tinting :\
bj21
03-24-2008, 06:14 PM
i always tint my windows light - around 30% so that any potential thief can see that there is nothing in the car to steal..
M3!
04-04-2008, 12:30 AM
Thanks guys, I thought the results would be leaning more towards yes, but I guess I was wrong.
andytam
04-04-2008, 12:51 AM
how do i lock my rear seats? (sedan)
also, how do i disable the trunk release?
mit-gee-mui
04-04-2008, 09:11 AM
how do i lock my rear seats? (sedan)

On the sedan the back of the seats have a lock,
Taken from http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=12100&highlight=lock+seats+back





also, how do i disable the trunk release?


there is a switch that disables the trunk release on the sedan. it is the yellow switch on the trunk latch mechanism.
Taken from http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=16412&highlight=jerk%2A+gear+manual

Also,

Open the trunk with your key and there is a little yellow tab on the mechanism latch, make sure it is slid down, when it is pushed up the trunk release will not work.
From http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=13295&highlight=lock+seat


Also, have you tried looking for answers in your driver's manual? I'm pretty sure there are instructions there as well.


:)
ibattaglia
04-04-2008, 09:26 AM
how do i lock my rear seats? (sedan)
also, how do i disable the trunk release?

hey you have to pop the trunk and you will see near the rear of the trunk there is a littl handel you have to push to lock and pull to unlock
WLS ZMZM
04-04-2008, 12:23 PM
I can honestly say it's happened in both cases to me... with my van I had dark tints and the van was broken into...the faceplate on the deck was with me... so they took my smokes, a case of pop and one of my jackets.

In the case of my civic... there were no tints, they stole my type R shift knob and my carbon fibre e-brake handle and they tried to steal my door speakers in the car, but put a hole in one of them since they were rushing.

I think it just depends on the individual trying to rob the car....