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Spare Wheel Security

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25 Oct 2013 20:38 #87950 by Leathery1

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Hi All.

The original spare wheel cover rotted away with age and I have yet to replace it.
Now have 215 / 75 ATs on so an original one wont fit.
Not sure whether to go soft cover again or lockable hard cover. Is it worth the extra cost for added security? Just has a locking wheel nut on at the moment.

Cheers

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25 Oct 2013 20:49 #87955 by deedar

Replied by deedar on topic Spare Wheel Security

You locking wheelnut on for all nuts on spare but use a few differnt locking nuts and just buy softcover

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25 Oct 2013 20:53 #87957 by Leathery1

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Thanks deedar, thats an idea, but what if you lose a locking not key, or its peeing down and you need a load of keys?
Also want to put a nice graphic on it. Would it last on a soft cover?

Cheers

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25 Oct 2013 21:08 #87961 by deedar

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Not sure iff it would last on a soft cover pal but if you was wanting to put a nice grapic on you would be better with a solid cover but I would still put a locker on it mate you can never be too sure theres always some low life willing to nick something for a teners worth of smack

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25 Oct 2013 22:10 #87976 by Leathery1

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Too true deedar.
Any idea how secure the locking hard covers really are?
I would imagine even a padlock would deter most opportunist thieves but maybe not some doped up toerag looking for their next fix.

£100 of brand new rubber on an easily removed spare is a temptation for some as I am sure.

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25 Oct 2013 22:21 #87978 by mudman

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iv got a locking wheel nut and a bike lock wrapped around the carrier and through the spokes

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25 Oct 2013 22:25 #87979 by deedar

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Not sure how sucure they are but like mudman says he has got bike lock raped round carrier snd spokes the more you can do the more it will deter them they will need a van load of tools

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25 Oct 2013 22:44 #87984 by ZookFastback

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I lock my spare wheel on with a padlock. I have 4 keyed-alike padlocks, 1 goes on the garage, 1 goes on the Jimny, 1 goes on the boat trailer and the other goes on my 6x4 trailer. So, only one key to carry around :whistle:

As to tyre covers, if I am off to watch the footy I put one of those $5 wheel covers on and it has the Bombers Logo (Essendon), the greatest Aussy Rules Footy team ever