T6.1 Steering Wheel Disc-Lock

Dellmassive said:
DiskLok - small -

35cm - 39cm​



Disklok Steering Wheel Full Cover Silver Security Lock Police Approved (Yellow, Small, 35cm - 39cm) : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive

Disklok Steering Wheel Full Cover Silver Security Lock Police Approved (Yellow, Small, 35cm - 39cm) : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive
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Anyone know if these fit a steering wheel with flappy-paddles?
 
Anyone got the Streetwize Xlock steering lock on a t6.1. Seems to be the budget choice for a steering lock, just wondering if it fits ok on a standard T6.1 steering wheel.
 
EdH said:
It's a mechanical deterrent, steering wheel and pedal lock as a visual deterrent. Nothing is 100% secure to be honest, if they wish to take it, they will, I am hoping that it would slow them down, and they will break the gear stick in the process.
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Im thinking of having one installed in my T6, how long does the installation take?
 
RickyG said:
Im thinking of having one installed in my T6, how long does the installation take?
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If you're talking about a Disklok there is no "installation" it's a portable steering lock that you fit to the steering wheel when leaving your van. It takes about a minute to fit.
 
Just to say I had a disklok for my landie and the buggers who nicked it, popped it off like a bottle cap in 5min just from tin snipping the back plates and bending it. They didn’t bother with the lock element.
When I get a steering lock next I will be getting a through wheel variation which needs an angle grinder to remove!!
 
TheBadger said:
Just to say I had a disklok for my landie and the buggers who nicked it, popped it off like a bottle cap in 5min just from tin snipping the back plates and bending it. They didn’t bother with the lock element.
When I get a steering lock next I will be getting a through wheel variation which needs an angle grinder to remove!!
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Old message but which lock did you get please?
 
Boyd River said:
Old message but which lock did you get please?
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This was the one I had. It was very snug on the steering wheel, but I suppose when vehicles are targeted and likely stolen to order, they are always going to find a work around. Nothing more than a visual deterrent for the hardline criminal gangs.

Heavy gauge galv steel but they clearly had a way of getting it off with ease and quietly.

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I haven’t had a need to buy a new one for any of my existing vehicles, not quite as desireable. But will be in the market once my T6.1 arrives…
 
That’s the way I was thinking. With suitably thick plate or bent bar close to the diameter of the wheel, so there is less opportunity to shear something off.
 
Sasquatch said:
My new camper (just 6 more days!!!) has a Thatcham 1 alarm and immobiliser, but I'm putting my faith in the new Disklok Diamond that I have on standby. They're a pain, but having spent 8 years on an autocrime team I never once came across a vehicle that was successfully stolen with one on board no matter how hard they tried.

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And for good measure I'm going to conceal an obvious decoy SIM tracker that they'll doubtless congratulate themselves on finding, with another properly concealed and protected.

And our driveway only has one way in and it's covered by an IR beam which pings a doorbell type chime in the house (which in turn sends Bruce banzai) so unless they zip line in from a helicopter they won't even be albe to approach it without me knowing,
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Hi, I'm about to pick up my vw t6.1 24 plate. What size dislock did you purchase as I'm looking to purchase one as well


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I've had a Disklok [small] for about 15yrs now and used it on several different vehicles. Delighted that it fits my T6 as it definitely seems a good deterrent..had invested in this after my then '91 Mini classic had been nicked from outside home. I couldn't understand how at the time, as it had a lock attached between gearstick and hand brake: when car finally recovered, I discovered that the top of gearstick could just be unscrewed to remove it (not something noted in owner's handbook), which rendered my anti-theft lock as effective as a chocolate teapot.
 
So I have just bought a DiskLok Diamond for visual deterant, however no way do they build these things like they did years ago. I remember having a huge yellow things that weighed a ton! This thing, unless fake is nowhere near the quality it once was. I reckon I could snap the pin using the handle and an extra pair of hands if I tried. Almost certainly wrench it off with a crowbar slipped within the join. The metal feels really thin compared to what it used to be.

I would send it back but tbh as far as visual deterrents go, it is probably the best there is, other than a Rottweiler!
 
cavester said:
So I have just bought a DiskLok Diamond for visual deterant, however no way do they build these things like they did years ago. I remember having a huge yellow things that weighed a ton! This thing, unless fake is nowhere near the quality it once was. I reckon I could snap the pin using the handle and an extra pair of hands if I tried. Almost certainly wrench it off with a crowbar slipped within the join. The metal feels really thin compared to what it used to be.

I would send it back but tbh as far as visual deterrents go, it is probably the best there is, other than a Rottweiler!
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Yet for all that in 7 years as shift sergeant on an autocrime team I (and the team) never came across a Disklok that had been successfully defeated. Quite a few where Billy Light fingers had a go with all sorts of hardware, but none that came anywhere near close to being overcome.

Indeed, we would often come across CCTV where the scumbags would roll up, eyeball the Disklok, have a quick conflab with lots of head shaking, and then clear off and steal a similar but unprotected vehicle from up the road because they knew what the odds of winning were.

The Diamond has a particular blend of steel that is particularly resistant to attack, especially by grinding or drilling. Because it's stronger it doesn't need to be so thick in the less critical areas yet still provides the same level of resistance to attack. If you and a chum could snap the pin by hand that can't be cut by an angle grinder I'll donate £50 to the charity of your choice.
 
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