I'm in the US. I've got a really clean 2007 Z4M Roadster that I quite like. I live in a decent neighborhood so didn't worry about parking in the driveway (top up). So, of course, someone attempted to break into the car. They appear to have inserted a clothes hanger above the passenger window sill and extend it to the center and yanked on the plastic panel covering the latching(?) mechanism. The result was a very damaged piece of plastic where the top meets the window, and a scarred window seal - I'll know more once Hurricane Flo passes and the estimator can do his job. I assume the idea was minimal damage to the car but to get the parking brake off and into neutral. I've attached a couple of photos.
My curiosity is what the end result would be - could that latch mechanism be shorted or physically yanked out, then allowing the top to be manually opened?
My curiosity is what the end result would be - could that latch mechanism be shorted or physically yanked out, then allowing the top to be manually opened?
Which meant that my car was blocking the exit from the ferry and nobody could get off... I had visions of being tossed into the Minch and left for the dolphins, however 2 guys from the engine room came up, one with a sort of sucker thing that they grabbed the window with and pulled and the other with a bit of flexible rod that they used to push the unlock button on the dash. Car was back open in 5 minutes with no damage at all. 
I have alarm, gps tracker, disc lock and another one two surprises for them. However none of the above prevented my car to be vandalised by some morons. Quick recovery.
