Stolen Spare Wheel

Dellmassive said:
....and cars with a TPMS sensor inside the wheel only monitor at the 4 wheels and not the spare in the boot. . . . . as far as im aware.
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Thinking about installing a switch somewhere/somehow onto top of the spare wheel fixing bolt - then wired in series/parallel with rear door open signal which then should trigger the alarm early...

So perhaps time to start another @Dellmassive "How i done it thread" - "Alarming spare wheel"?? Wiring diagrams of rear door electrics to start planning...
 
Thats an interesting idea, anyone with a highline will have a factory fit alarm so open circuiting the door switched negative will tell the van the door is open, i have all the locations of the door negative returns as this is what we tap into when adding power latching give me a shout if you want to discuss
Tailgate is pin 9 in the roof connector (black 17 pin housing) and both side doors exit the b pillar and run into passenger seat base
 
It will work fine, I used the same principle with my arduino ultrasonic add-on inside the van before I decided to get a Clifford fitted. Picked up the feed from the passenger door so that any time the ultrasonics were triggered it activated a relay which made the van think the passenger door was open
 
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I fitted the anti-theft spare wheel bolt (from the forum shop) to my TSI this weekend. Whilst I was at it, I thought I would coat the steel wheel in anti-rust treatment (XCP Protection). This was prompted by the state of the spare wheel on our 10 year old Toyota Verso which is in the same location and is as rusty as a very rusty thing - and has been for years.
The experience of re-locating the spare on its carrier in the relatively benign environment of under my car port meant that I've concluded that there is no way I will attempt such a thing at the side of the road somewhere. So if I get a puncture and make use of the spare, the deflated wheel is going in the van!
 
Always wondered how hard it would be to remove my spare wheel in the event of a puncture.
Looks like it must be easy as some pr**k took it in the middle of last night while in Norfolk on a weekend break.
Not sure now if I’m going to replace it to get stolen again?
 
Thanks for reply
I’m was going to have a practice taking it off in case the bolts had ceased etc
Looks like they were fine after 3 years
Will have a look at the lock on forum shop
Cheers
 
So after seeing a thread on here about spare wheels getting stolen I was looking into getting some security for it...

On checking this morning to get a closer look at how it would work before purchasing one, some c**t bag has stolen my wheel...

Currently going through all the CCTV I have at both work and home to see if I can pin point when it went. If I ever catch them I will be cutting a part of there anatomy off! :devil:

So.…
Where I can get a spare 17" Davenport Alloy?
Please can I have some recommendations for security options to stop it getting stolen?

As you can imagine, I'm fuming! Not only have they stolen from me, but with things being so tight at the moment, in order to get a replacement means they have stolen from my little girl, as she will have to go without something as I cant risk being left stranded without a spare wheel, especially if she is in the car too.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
There is a lock that shrouds the bolt in the forum shop..
 
Martin Stockwell said:
saw these, but would rather have something with a less generic key, its only a 3 pin bolt and key, easily undoable as much as a standard bolt.
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That is all you need, the scrotes use grips on the bolt. I'm not aware of any being stolen once they have fitted this on here or the California club forum.

You can also add a bike lock through the wheel as well.

Also, carry a tyre string kit with you and you stand a good chance of plugging the hole without having to remove the old wheel.
 
Dilbert said:
Are you sure your spare was an alloy? Most spares are steel.
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yep, was surprised when I looked underneath when I first got it. use to make sure it was cleaned with the pressure washer when I washed the car.
I havnt had it a year yet, and only covered 10k miles, so I'm gutted.
 
Loz said:
That is all you need, the scrotes use grips on the bolt. I'm not aware of any being stolen once they have fitted this on here or the California club forum.

You can also add a bike lock through the wheel as well.

Also, carry a tyre string kit with you and you stand a good chance of plugging the hole without having to remove the old wheel.
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Good idea, thanks
 
To save cash and make it less appealing for the thieves why not get a steel replacement. My mate swapped his t5 steels for alloys and has had the steels sat in the garage since. Probably the same for a lot of owners.
 
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