Yes the owner of the van, my mate, which was lucky, and lucky he had front and rear dashcam
Stolen Spare Wheel
- Thread starter T6dder
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I bought the same kit with the shroud. Can't advise it enough tbh. I also bought a decent thickness flexible bike lock and threaded it through the wheel and then through a strong locking point attached to the underside / chassis. It just means that if they're opportunistic and don't have any proper tools, it delays them. In the event of the wheel dropping from the carrier (which it shouldn't), the bike lock is strong enough to keep them there way longer than their comfort zone would allow. My other advice it to check it regularly for tampering. Clean finger marks and disturbed areas in the dirt / dust / road film should give you a good indication some ones been lurking. Knowing it can happen is the thing - keeps you on guard.
The rear view camera was next level though. Loved it pmsl.
The rear view camera was next level though. Loved it pmsl.
Bet the Police still couldn’t catch him.
They dont give a sh1t. I had a motorbike stolen out of my garage in February. Still waiting for the Police to even return my phone calls.
Been thinking about this since purchasing my new van.
I’m currently installing new springs and dampers on my skoda superb before it goes. One of the bolts that is recommended to be replaced is M14 spline drive and just checking, is the same thread size as the spare bolt. Also it is domed making mole grip attachment difficult.
I also plan to weld a bit of tube onto the wheel bracket to make a bolt shroud. That should do it!!
Bolt part number is N90954802 and is a bit longer than the std spare bolt for 205 16s.
Obviously you would also need to buy/carry the driver bit.
I’m currently installing new springs and dampers on my skoda superb before it goes. One of the bolts that is recommended to be replaced is M14 spline drive and just checking, is the same thread size as the spare bolt. Also it is domed making mole grip attachment difficult.
I also plan to weld a bit of tube onto the wheel bracket to make a bolt shroud. That should do it!!
Bolt part number is N90954802 and is a bit longer than the std spare bolt for 205 16s.
Obviously you would also need to buy/carry the driver bit.
I’ll look at the hinge next!
And techniques to make a new steel wheel look rusty!
And techniques to make a new steel wheel look rusty!
I think most are stolen for the tyres mire than the wheel and agree a worn knackered tyre will put them off.
I'm planning to buy a long cable lock, feed it through the wheel and secure to the van, it's another deterent that will put them off.
I agree. I flogged my unused spare and have stuck a 3mm rusty old steel on there.
There are not many combinations so they only need a few to see which fits or a battery impact with a locking bolt remover and it's off in seconds
SPARE WHEEL LOCKING BOLT
Had one of these for a couple of years, pretty good quality and from what I remember quite a bit cheaper than the T6 Forum shop.
Had one of these for a couple of years, pretty good quality and from what I remember quite a bit cheaper than the T6 Forum shop.
The image on the Heyner site doesn’t really show it’s construction, probably for obvious reasons.
The shiny hex’ head on the bolt is a thin shroud which pushes onto a rotating collar on the periphery of the round bolt head. If a thief applies torque to the hex’ head it will just spin without releasing. If they work out that the hex’ head can be removed they then need to jam / crush the rotating collar on the bolt head before using a Stilson / Mole grip to remove the bolt.
There are easier ways to get the whole bracket off.
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