Is a lock available for the center console?
 

I want to lock my center console since I leave my ipod in there. Can the push button be replaced with one that has a lock?

:icon18: Brother, if someone is breaking into your car to jack your stuff, a lock on that ain't stopping them.

And no, there isn't any sort of locking feature or aftermarket lock. You can use the glove box, which is also a joke.



If you NEVER disconnect it, make a cut out in the back, or "lock" it under the center console by running a wire there. Last I remember, there was adaquate room to hide something there. It's just that updating it would be a PITA

:iagree: Lol.

I wonder if a 3rd prty can make the snap button into a lock. Is there a place to recommend this?

Well I'm guessing its for car washes, valet and mechanics. I have the navigation package and the ipod hook up is located there and not the glove compartment. I wouldn't mind having a lock also. The middle compartment can barely hold anything but my ipod and phone charger, so I wouldn't have to open it much anyways.

I could make you one out of Unubtanium, wouldn't matter, a screw driver in the side and the whole crap plastic lid and side would snap and you'd be inside.

As long as there is evidence of forced entry that's fine. Just wanna keep out the kids and the curious.

Lol than lock your door. A smashed window is good evidence.

My 370Z came with door locks. All of my 240Z's have/had door locks as well -- going back to 1970.

That would be a nice feature for leased company cars...

the center console is so flimsy that you can open it without using the tab/button. a lock would be useless.

Seems like it would become a hassle.

The only one it might end up keeping out is you?
You have more keys to deal with and another question to ask yourself as you leave the vehicle, "did I leave the car on?, did I lock my center console?"

Sometime I take my keys and drop them in the console. It would suck to lock them in there.(not saying you guys do the same)

Anyway I would have to agree with the others that say it is pointless, but to each his own.

Oh and back in the day I used to lock my glove box on my 280ZX. When they broke in, they ripped the door off completely and destroyed it so I had to buy another off ebay. It took 4 buys to find one that I was happy with. There was nothing in there to steal but papers, but because it had a lock they wanted in.

In my 2009 I took the iPod connector out of the tray and reconnected the iPod cable to it beneath the console.
By some miracle my used Z came with the little tray/cup-holder (that fits beneath the little center tray cover) so I leave that in there.The hole where my iPod connector used to be is hidden under that little removable tray. Now my iPod is hidden beneath the console tucked next to the emergency brake mechanism, hidden from prying eyes. If I need to update the music (rarely) then I pull out my main cup-holder and it's really easy to get the iPod in and out.

I have a small lock box in the car cabled to a seat but I want better is all.

You've bragged about money left and right on this forum but you're worried about an iPod? :icon14:

How are you supposed to have fun on twisties with crap shifting around in your car anyway?

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I have? Dang I'm sorry, I'll check my posts closer. Didn't mean to be a jerk.

Hide it under the cupholder

If it's that important why not extend the wire into the glove box where there is already a lock?

Glove box is way too small. This is the size of box that I have:


http://images1.opticsplanet.com/755-...0-1150open.jpg

Thought you wanted to lock up your iPod..... Plenty of room for it in the glove box.

Don't want to disconnect it, and other things end up in there worth securing.

Don't really get that because if you have things in there secured it means you're locking/unlocking it which is the point. Everyone has pretty much provided all the possible remedies for you other than just not putting the iPod in the car.

Based on all your comments it seems like you're more concerned with securing a firearm rather than an iPod but for some reason aren't telling us that.

I don't leave firearms unattended. I'm going to get some work done at a stereo installer over the weekend, I'll see what they say about a possible lock. Of course it'll be after- market install, I just hope it looks good. Thanks for your help.

Seems like I'm the only one that understands you. Please share your findings, we know it's not a necessity but it would be nice to have.

Heck, there's a lot on this forum that's not necessity, at least this can be useful.

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Maybe you can elaborate on what you understand because I'm still not understanding.

I have the navigation package. Has ipod hookup in the center console ( i guess some dont know that). A lock would be nice. U know... for valet, mechanic, car wash guy, etc. I mentioned this before. Not talking about people breaking into your car through the window or whatever. Just nosey peeps who has access to your car. Also, rewiring things to your glove compartment is probably more difficult than a 3rd party lock (if it existed). Also doesn't mean we'll be locking all the time and will be a hassle. Heck, i never lock my glove compartment. It's just something nice to have especially if it can only hold my ipod and phone charger. Won't see much opening anyways.

Ah.. I see your quandry. Why not just pocket your valuables in that case, or relocate them to the glove box for the times that you're mentioning?

Yes. It can be done. But he was just enquiring about a lock. I have been thinking that before also. It's kind of a thing u don't thing about. Let's say u have a 160gb ipod hooked up, you'll rarely ever have to pull it out. This may make u forget it's there.

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...a-gateway.html

Here's an option that shows going through the glove box. I know you have a nav and aren't installing this particular product but it gives you the idea about rearranging the iPod connection to the glove box. This diy looks a lot more complicated that it is and you prob wouldn't be pulling out the hole head unit anyway.

It's just an option that currently exists as there are no aftermarket locks that I know of. If you're keeping your 160GB iPod in there all the time it's a really good option and honestly probably easier to do than trying to create some type of locking mechanism for the center.

FWIW if you're more concerned about lookie loos, adding a lock to the center console might ignite their curiosity more so just because not many center consoles have them to begin with.

OP, your topic got me thinking - and I'm not trying to be a smartass or a **** - but how often do cars get broken into in your area? The reason I ask is because I've left my car in some really sketchy areas in NYC, and never really had any issues (though obviously, anecdotal stories don't equal substantive evidence). I actually didn't have wheel locks on my car for the first three or so years when I lived in West Harlem, and I also routinely travel into northern Harlem for work (pic of area below).

http://onthesetofnewyork.com/locatio...e/twelve05.jpg

Cars never get broken into here. We had a crime wave in 2004 - someone put a quarter in the macine and stole all the newspapers.

But If I can lock the center console I can have peace of mind.

Yes I can relocate stuff to the glove box but it is a PITA. What started as an ipod is now ipod, usb drives, charger, a spare $20 bill, reading glasses, business cards, and about $4 in loose change. And when I take out one thing it all shifts.

Ever go out and forget to lock the front door? Do you worry all day? Is everything okay when you get home? Same thing.

No, I can't say that I do.

I valeted a car once and the dude kept a loaded 9mm inside the driver door insert in plain sight. I gawked at it for awhile and decided that I ain't touchin nothin in that car. Good times.

LMFAO

Are you serious. LOL peace of mind.
Not a high crime rate and it takes this to give you peace of mind.

And no I don't worry all day because everything I have is insured everything digital is backed up by carbonite and all images are scanned and backed up and I am not sentimental about my old baseball caps.

Holy cow you are one paranoid individual.
Sorry this thread is just silly now.

Mmm, I work in the security field (though more for 'asymmetric' threats), so I can understand and appreciate the need for "peace of mind." But I also agree with the others here that the cost might be too high in comparison to the alternatives, and ultimately, it may prove to be too obtrusive. But hey, if it makes you happy, more power to you to getting it done.

This is actually a fairly commonplace concern, even if you don't think it's legitimate (from a realist standpoint, people will always seek additional layers of security, however redundant) - but, if you want truly paranoid, look at the doomsday bunker folks...

Things are safe where I live but I tend to DRIVE my car to other locations which may or may not be as safe. You have no room to talk unless you never lock your house or car.

I think I left my door unlocked..

I haven't been home in 6 months.. :ugh:

At Firestone a mechanic took a quarter from the center console for a Coke but replaced it before the car was done. I noticed because I put the quarter aside because it was silver and the replacement as not. That's when he admitted taking the quarter for a Coke. He was fired on the spot.

keep in mind now Feds regard anything with a lock as a drug compartment. Of course, interpretation is all their perogative.