how do you prevent thiefs from stealing your spot lights ?

[planb]

fitted up some expensive lights to the bus the other day, and short of tacking the nut to the bar with the mig, are there any other methods to prevent thiefing c*%nts from nicking your lights ?

[RaginRover]

I saw where someone had welded a large washer into the end of a 2.5" piece of tube which went of before the nut. Thus the person removing it
would need a long/deep socket which they would be unlikely to have.

Tom

[Tas_Dean]

Remote controlled electric fence unit????

Seriously, there are three ways. One is what you said, weld the nuts. 2nd, you can buy locknuts for most spots. 3rd, some car alarms actually monitor the wiring (i think by sending a low voltage, low current through the globes) and alarm if the circuit is broken. Downside to this is if the globes are blown, the alarm probably won't arm properly.

Personally, I like the thought of the electric fence!

Cheers, Dean

[sierrajim]

lock nuts as used on mag wheels

[phippsy]

Yeah I had some lock nuts on mine, kinda like the ones for mag wheels cept they are a dome shape so you couldn't get vice grips on them ( I couldn't anyway) and use a special socket with pins to undo them.

[MARKx4]

I had a steel tube welded around the nuts. The only way you could get to it was with a spark plug spanner.

[planb]

the problem with general lock nuts for wheel studs is that the bolt for the lights are 10mm, not 14mm or what ever they are for wheel studs.

i might try the tube trick

[Mad Cruiser]

I've got locknuts which i bought from a 4wdshop, been on my spotties for 4 years now and nobody has ever nicked it but i've seen a few attempts and they've failed to nick them

[Tiny]

I saw where someone had welded a large washer into the end of a 2.5" piece of tube which went of before the nut. Thus the person removing it
would need a long/deep socket which they would be unlikely to have.

Tom

Exactly, most people who are going to steal your lights will have a shifter only

[hienuf]

drill hole in to thread after u have tightend the nut and put in small padlock..............hole must be drilled cleanly or u wont b able to undo nut again!!!!

[RaginRover]

drill hole in to thread after u have tightend the nut and put in small padlock..............hole must be drilled cleanly or u wont b able to undo nut again!!!!

I also saw where a bloke had the same idea but ended up jamming split pins in there figuring that someone will not have needle nose pliers to pull them out

Tom

[DeWsE]

drill hole in to thread after u have tightend the nut and put in small padlock..............hole must be drilled cleanly or u wont b able to undo nut again!!!!

I also saw where a bloke had the same idea but ended up jamming split pins in there figuring that someone will not have needle nose pliers to pull them out

Tom

This is one I was going to suggest. Pain in the rear when you don't realise they have these.

[LOCKEE]

reckon your paint job will keep most prople away.

Or you reckon Narvas are expensive.

[Cossie]

ARB sell locknuts for driving lights.

[DIRTY ROCK STAR]

I find leavign mine at home still in the packet for 12 months cos im a lazy prick works a treat.

[Nice_Surf]

I got sick of it after 2 set dissapered in the night.
I drilled a hole in the thread and then used strong fencing wire in and twisted it and even I had trouble getting them off the other week.

Yes I'm an Aussie. Fencing wire will fix just about anything

[morkz]

i think the best way is probably just putting lock nuts on it...

or invest in a rot weiler

and tie it up to your bull bar and let it roam around the truck all night

[rOd]

I think a claymore mine wired to the lights might help.



No seriously I know this bloke that tapped grab screws on the nuts of his lights.
That was three years ago and he still has his expensive lights.

[planb]

reckon your paint job will keep most prople away.

Or you reckon Narvas are expensive.

the paint job sure wont win any awards at auto salon

[Patroler]

i just bolted mine in place and stuck a lump of weld on the end of the threads, that way i can get to the nuts easy enough to adjust them but the nuts cannot be removed, not without a touch from the grinder or some filing.

[grazza]

Put some SuperCheap Auto stickers on them...

[Thor]

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[Mudzuki]

i just bolted mine in place and stuck a lump of weld on the end of the threads, that way i can get to the nuts easy enough to adjust them but the nuts cannot be removed, not without a touch from the grinder or some filing.

Just tack a washer or flat plate to the bottom of the thread after instalation

[Mytqik]

I have seen a fancy version.

It is essentially a black box with a hole in the bottom & hinging lockable lid. So you open the lid, place the box over the thread of the light & tighten the nut. Then simply close & lock the lid.

The was no way of accessing the nut or thread & the lock looked like one of those round key locks. I thought it was a pretty good solution & was only like $20 for the pair of boxes.

[MKPatrolGuy]

I have seen a fancy version.

It is essentially a black box with a hole in the bottom & hinging lockable lid. So you open the lid, place the box over the thread of the light & tighten the nut. Then simply close & lock the lid.

The was no way of accessing the nut or thread & the lock looked like one of those round key locks. I thought it was a pretty good solution & was only like $20 for the pair of boxes.

Where did you see these?

[Tas_Dean]

I have seen a fancy version.

It is essentially a black box with a hole in the bottom & hinging lockable lid. So you open the lid, place the box over the thread of the light & tighten the nut. Then simply close & lock the lid.

The was no way of accessing the nut or thread & the lock looked like one of those round key locks. I thought it was a pretty good solution & was only like $20 for the pair of boxes.

Where did you see these?

Marine shops sell the exact same type of setup for padlocking outboard motors!

Cheers, Dean

[Zute]

I lock my whole car inside a box... Its called a shed.

[adam.s]

I saw where someone had welded a large washer into the end of a 2.5" piece of tube which went of before the nut. Thus the person removing it
would need a long/deep socket which they would be unlikely to have.

Tom

Or a socket extension??

And if you make it even longer, u just need 2 socket extensions

[adam.s]

..doesn't matter what you do, if it was done up, it can be undone.

If they can't undo it on the spot, they'll put the spanner through the lens just to piss you off because you went to all that trouble to foil their plan.

It's stupid but just remove the stickers that say they are some fancy brand, and no one will bother with them.

[Beastmavster]

I find leavign mine at home still in the packet for 12 months cos im a lazy prick works a treat.

Lol... mine have been there about the same and no bastard has stolen them....

Mind you my good cb aerial is in the same boat but I cant find the bl00dy thing now so they may as well have nicked it.