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Mullen

Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #1

Had me a brand new spare wheel last month a black modular with a new insa turbo tyre! Came out to the security cable cut and it missing this morning

 

strange_days

New Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #2

thieving bastards

need to go South Africa style and energise the whole chassis with 10 kV every time you arm the alarm. That'll stop 'em

 

surreyrock

Active Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #3

Little bastards

Keep an eye on ebay, Gumtree etc and even around your local area, thieves are normal quite stupid !

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Nov 16, 2011

• #4

Just an observation but your security cable is rather puny


Didn't you have any locking nuts ?

 

lazydog

Well-Known Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #5

Mullen said:

Had me a brand new spare wheel last month a black modular with a new insa turbo tyre! Came out to the security cable cut and it missing this morning

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Any idea of strangers watching ya motor dont think they will stop at one wheel they would be looking for a set so we all better start keeping a look out

 

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apammenter

New Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #6

Mate in my village restored his landie on his front drive the scum watched till the day he finished and then nicked it!

 

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Mullen

Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #7

It's usually parked with the back against the wall but i stayed at my girlfriends last night! I know the cable was small I had a big inch thick chain ready to go on but didn't get round to modifying the wheel carrier to fit it!

 

RichM

Well-Known Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #8

There's a reason why most people don't have brand new spare tyres on the back.

 

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Mullen

Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #9

So I cant have anything nice in the fear it's gona get nicked

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Nov 16, 2011

• #10

Keep the spare inside next time

Much safer in the van and then chain it down

 

iwantone

Active Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #11

Mullen said:

So I cant have anything nice in the fear it's gona get nicked

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Welcome to Great Britain

 

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Sean

Banned

• Nov 16, 2011

• #12

iwantone said:

Welcome to Great Britain

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nope

welcome to Dudley

 

Stuballsed

New Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #13

Mullen said:

So I cant have anything nice in the fear it's gona get nicked

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I feel for ya dude. But it is a bit of a risk. I keep on ald alloy and a part warn tyre on the back, but under a wheel cover. I think it looks ok, and wont be a major loss if nicked.

 

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Mullen

Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #14

Just ordered an all singing all dancing alarm to be fitted with proximity sensors etc hopefully will be a deterant but if they want it I'm sure they will do there best to take it

 

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teddykiller

New Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #15

locking nut would have stopped em.

 

khaos

New Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #16

teddykiller said:

locking nut would have stopped em.

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How? When my uncle bought his defender it had locking nuts and no key. Took us under half an hour to get all 4 off and that was while trying not to scratch the wheels.

 

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Mullen

Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #17

teddykiller said:

locking nut would have stopped em.

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Locking wheel nut would been a deterant but if they wanted it they would of got them off

 

khaos

New Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #18

I think everyone is missing the point. Yes, a 3 inch thick, bomb proof titanium spare wheel cover would have stopped them.
The point is that you should be able to leave your car on the street without someone stealing the wheel from it. You should be able to leave it unlocked and no one steal from it.

 

nathan5346

Well-Known Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #19

Thats naive to say the least young man

 

BuzzLand

Active Member

• Nov 18, 2011

• #20

We should be able to violently stop thieves without risking prosecution, alas the dippy liberal judges hate car / home-owners having their own power so the thieves keep on taking the ****!