THOUGHTS ON HOW TO STOP WINCH BUMPER BEING STOLEN

Kurt Mc

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #1

HI GUYS I NEED A FEW IDEAS ON HOW TO STOP MY WINCH BUMPER FROM BEING STOLEN AS THERE IS ONLY X4 BOLTS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A PEICE OF **** TO ROB. I NEED SOME IDEAS TO STOP MINE AND HELP OTHER PEOPLE STOP THERES GETTING STOLEN HANKS GUYS MUCH APPRECIATED

 

potus

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #2

weld the nuts to the bolts? at least you may hear them attacking it then

 

Kurt Mc

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #3

HI PAL THATS A GOOD IDEA BUT HOW DO YOU GET THE BOLTS OFF WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN TACKED ONHEHE

 

blue beasty

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #4

Why are you shouting?

 

Kurt Mc

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #5

woops left the caps lock on hehe sorry sir

 

DiscoPol

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #6

blue beasty said:

Why are you shouting?

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He is a scouser, simples

 

Kurt Mc

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #7

hehe calm down calm down

 

flat

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #8

Longer bolts with a hole drilled through and a padlock?

 

DiscoPol

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #9

Move areas?

 

The V8 man

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #10

Park it up against a wall

 

bankz5152

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #11

How often do you really need to remove a winch bumper? Bolt it and do a little spot weld on a couple of the nuts, grind em off if you ever need to remove it.

Or there are these less permanent solution but easier to remove.

 

top drive

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• Mar 11, 2016

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when ever i need to take mine off its a total chode - cant see it being much easier for a thief....

 

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #13

Won't they just nick the vehicle rather than fart about trying to get it off on your drive? Seems a non issue

 

ER1C

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• Mar 11, 2016

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Kurt Mc said:

HI GUYS I NEED A FEW IDEAS ON HOW TO STOP MY WINCH BUMPER FROM BEING STOLEN AS THERE IS ONLY X4 BOLTS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A PEICE OF **** TO ROB. I NEED SOME IDEAS TO STOP MINE AND HELP OTHER PEOPLE STOP THERES GETTING STOLEN HANKS GUYS MUCH APPRECIATED

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You live in Liverpool, they would steal anything.

If I were you I would pop something over the nuts/bolt heads such as car filler or something... It means you cant get a spanner on them but you could clean it off over time. I pop a drop of hot glue in the door hinge bolts for the same reason, it just means someone cant come along with a Phillips Screwdriver or Allen Key and whip them off.

 

Flossie

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #15

Use shear nuts?

 

Gordy88

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #16

Shear nuts and threadlock, or a few wee tacks with a welder

I remember years ago welding the bumper bolts on jag xj40's, they were nicked all the time

Worked well then, might not be so good today, due to battery grinders

All you can do is make it hard for them, or at least awkward, at the end of the day, if they really want it, they could cut the front chassis legs of and undo your bolts at home