How many cars have you been in that have got a Secret Box?
Exactly... None... Just adds to how cool these cars are and how unique our fellow Japanese friends are! It is one of so many factory fitted options you could specify from your Toyota dealer in Japan when buying a Starlet brand new!
This particular option was only offered on the EP91 Starle but will fit any Starlet that has a free DIN slot!
It can be seen in the optional accessories brochure here:
http://www.ukstarletowners.com/page/articles.html/_/jdm-scans/1997-ep91-original-accessories-r39
Based on the Toyota Multibox Optional Accessory the Secret Box replaces the Coin & Card holder on the right hand side.
Lower the flap to reveal a 3 digit combination lock, where a code is needed to gain access to the dark blue velvet lined drawer!
With the drawer open, to set the code to whatever you wish, push the silver pin up until it clicks on the back of the front panel of the drawer.
Choose your desired code...
Push the silver pin back down again, close the drawer and push up the black switch on the front panel. Then jumble the code up. Locked up safe and sound!
Simple but effective!
These are extremely rare, currently only aware of 2 in the UK (09/03/13) and go for big money, so if your starlet has one I suggest holding onto it!
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