Maintenance & Repair: Steering wheel locks

"garry parker" <com> wrote in message
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get a stoplock pro or a disklok

they are the only types that seem to be really well designed

MrCheerful

Disc locks are very good, if a little expensive. They cover the entire
steering wheel. Those Autolock things that go between the hand brake and
gear lever are not really any good as they can be removed in seconds.
If you aint got a lot of cash though, the Autolock would put off an
opportunist thief I suppose.

Al
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In message <bll4bj$lsv$svr.pol.co.uk>, garry parker
<com> writes 

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Al

In article <bll4bj$lsv$svr.pol.co.uk>, com says... 

If a thief wants _your_ car, they'll take it no matter what you put on
it.
Security devices such as steering wheel locks and 'Autolok' gear/brake
locks work by being highly visible to the passing thief who would pass
it up for the next car that's easier to take.
I've heard a few people say 'you gotta get one that covers the steering
wheel nut so they can't get 'em off that way', but I can't imagine a
thief carrying a steering wheel around with him a la 'Gone In 60
Seconds'!
Unless your 416 has something special and desirable about it, anything
visible should do the job.
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On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 01:29:50 +0100, "garry parker" <com>
wrote:
 
The Disclock one that covers your steering wheel. Once you've had
some practise you can put it on/take it off in seconds, bit heavy to
handle while sat in the car but you can't miss it.

All the rest of the stick ones are just a handle tool for the scum to
break your steering lock with.

Mark S.

Ive used them all

1) Bog standard crrok lock. Result:- Knackered old escort nicked. Joy rider

2) Disklock and handbrake lock. Result:-Sever damage to centre console and
steering wheel by oportunist thieve.

3) No HT lead, removed relays (2 min job) car door left open. spare key in
ignition (car was old mk1 escort). result: No car theft , no damage

Now have a rover 600 that has a factory alarm and I couldnt care less if it
is stolen as I only need it to go shopping and th odd trip to inlaws.

"Mark S." <demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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good? 

Thanks to everybody for your replies.
I've now bought a Disklok for 65 quid from Argos. I hope it'll deter
joyriders. I'm not too worried about professional theives, as I can't
imagine them having many seven year old Rovers on their shopping lists.
Thanks again.
Garry

the main problem with these older vehicles is that the newer stuff is so
hard to steal with transponder keys etc, so your older rovers and fords etc
are high on the kids lists


"garry parker" <com> wrote in message
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"C H" <com> wrote in message
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etc 

I know, last week I parked an old non-running sierra outside, there are
numerous bits missing, two wheel nuts per wheel, good layer of dirt, four
year old tax disk (so it is fairly obviously dead) and at 8 oclock at night,
while I was at home two toerags got in it and attempted to start it by
ripping off the ignition switch and joining the wires, it has an immobiliser
so nothing happened at all and they went away. If there had been a visible
deterrent like a disklock maybe they would have walked on to the next easier
target. There was a flashing led that doesn't actually signify anything
except the ignition is off, and an immobiliser that is not too obvious.
Now it is annoying to me to now have to twist wires together to 'drive' it
in on the starter. However, I now have bought a disklock for it and
hopefully it will be left alone when I need to leave it out.

Disclock was 55 pounds at Costco.

MrCheerful