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giles
Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Posts: 34
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 9:41 am Post subject: ANyone know where to buy car door deadlocks? |
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My 1953 Kaiser is parked on the street here in London, England. The drivers door doesn't lock properly, and anyway, any would-be car thief knows how to hook open the door locks.
A week or two back, I heard the sound of my "musical" car horn for a split second, late at night. So I get out of bed, go downstairs and look through the window. Sure enough, some youth is sitting in the drivers seat fiddling about with wires. He must have momentarily pressed the horn button by mistake. Taking hold of a conveniently positioned axe, I step outside, pull open the car door, and yell "out, ****". The kid gets out and I say "leave". He runs away, and just for show I ran after him a few yards waving the axe over my head and shouting "if I see you near my car again I'll cut your f***ing arms off". He hasn't been back!
This incident made me think of fitting a simple deadlock into the door and door post. You used to be able to buy these things everywhere, but I cannot seem to find them for sale online. See picture. Does anyone know if these are on sale anywhere? I found this pic on some web site about cars and security, and I remember around 20+ years ago when me and my schoolfriends first had cars, a couple of guys buying locks like these, and helping them to fit them. But now I cannot seem to find them on sale anywhere!
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7113 Location: Edinburgh
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Dipster
Joined: 06 Jan 2015 Posts: 408 Location: UK, France and Portugal - unless I am travelling....
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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I fear that as your very nice car is probably rare and desirable (and perhaps valuable?) dead locks would simply mean a determined thief would pop a window out and enter that way.
Perhaps you need to look for safer parking and some very obvious deterrents such as steering wheel locks. Then perhaps simple, but discreet and well hidden, switches in wires to coils or starter solenoids. Or both!
But even then a determined thief will simply put the car on a truck......
If they really want it they will get it. So I do suggest better parking arrangements would be my prime goal. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7113 Location: Edinburgh
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D4B
Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1750 Location: Derbyshire
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7113 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Steve,
I've not tried that one. It certainly looks simple. The thing I suggested uses GPS as well 3G. One advantage over your one is that you can control things in your car remotely with it so if your car is locked in a thief's garage you can go to the vicinity and sound the horn to determine the exact premises. My one has no operating costs except for the cost of a text message when you communicate with it.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon |
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