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VP broken into, attempted theft

calais24/7

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those steering locks are a joke, 30 seconds to hack saw through the steering wheel and pop that **** right off...

there a deterrent and means extra time to get around it, with a bit of luck they'll move on to the car next to yours. its just extra **** that will slow them down, most people won't bother. Who's going to carry around a hacksaw? They won't becuase they no they can get cars without them. And obviously if someone wants your car bad enough they will get it. But for 15 bucks why not
 

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which suburb if you dont mind me asking? Just had a mate turn uptoday and his roof is caved in from some wanker jumping on it.. It now has to have the whole roof cut off and new put on and the bonnet painted too..Its a wagon as well..

Just near Chadstone shopping center is where it happened. Just off Warrigal Road.

After going through everything that I took out of my car I've since discovered that they also took the key socket for the lock nuts on my wheels... Guess I'm lucky they didn't have any bricks on them. =\
 

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Just near Chadstone shopping center is where it happened. Just off Warrigal Road.

After going through everything that I took out of my car I've since discovered that they also took the key socket for the lock nuts on my wheels... Guess I'm lucky they didn't have any bricks on them. =\

Get new lock nuts asap!
 

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there a deterrent and means extra time to get around it, with a bit of luck they'll move on to the car next to yours. its just extra **** that will slow them down, most people won't bother. Who's going to carry around a hacksaw? They won't becuase they no they can get cars without them. And obviously if someone wants your car bad enough they will get it. But for 15 bucks why not

9 of 10 car thrives that carry a backpack, along with hammer, screw driver, slim jim, and other weapons that might deter someone from interfering with their criminal efforts... ive seen a dude in the states break a window hack trough a steering wheel and screw driver the ignition in under a minute.... your better off using a brake lock...
 

Morticia

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Vp and VN are always going to get broken into sadly. they are just too easy, make your own immobiliser tuck it somewhere where no one can see or are going to think is there and maybe get some after market locks and maybe alarm system.

Or alternatively just dont park it in the open in bad areas if you dont have the money for that kind of thing.
 

89vn_Jai

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hi_ryder:1900586 said:
those steering locks are a joke, 30 seconds to hack saw through the steering wheel and pop that **** right off...

They are not a joke simply a deterent...
 

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No car is completely unstealable...there is always a way around everything.
 

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It sounds a little silly; but. What about relocating all of the ignition wiring and the barrel to another location? Somewhere odd...
 
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