Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 23:12:07 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: 88 900 Turbo - key stuck in ignition
J.S.User wrote: > I've always thought companies that used some stupid shaped > screw, bolt, or nut fastener that requires an "available in only one > place on the planet" tool should be taken out and shot, or at least made > to spend eternity in purgatory with a philips head screwdriver and > nothing but hex bolts as far as the eye can see. No reason for it > (other than job security for the mechanics). I have yet to find an > instance where a screw with an odd-sized torx (or robertson drive or hex > head or ...) could not really be replaced by a simple slotted or > phillips. The reason for the special tri-point nuts on the C900 shifter is security - so that if someone breaks into your car, they can't simply disable the anti-theft reverse lock using a philips screwdriver. They are the only special fasteners ever used on a C900. -- Grunff
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