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by adrianN 1332 days ago
I bet it takes mere seconds to angle grind your way into a glovebox. Thick hardened steel bike locks resist angle grinders for less than a minute. Thieves also talk to each other and spread techniques.
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I bet it takes mere seconds to angle grind your way into a glovebox

I bet I can rip it open in a second. The box itself is all plastic, not steel. A good yank and it will deform.

I can rip the whole console/dash plastic off if I want. It's just plastic tabs holding it in.

The lock only prevents sneaky access.

Angle grinders are surprisingly bad at cutting some materials. Thick plastics that become all melted and sticky and then catch fire are one of those.
This is bizarrely accurate. 1/4 plate steel? Zero issues. Wood anything? Forget it.