New owner

[NewFun356]

Hello all.
How can i make my spare wheel secure from theft. Is there some locking device i can buy?.

[Eelesy]

Padlock and chain? i never really worried about the spare. i have locking nuts on the rest of the mags though

[Naff]

Times are getting tough when spare wheels are being flogged. Then again - in Blacktown, wheels on the car get flogged all the time

[snowman]

mate i dont know of anything aftermarket you can buy except for maybe a lock similar to a bike lock and run it through your spare back to a chassis component. i would go a cable type one and make sure it has a plastic sleeve to stop rattling. and wrap the lock in a bag otherwise it will be so full of mud and crap it wont unlock.

in many cases the thieves are opportunistic and it is hard to get the wheel off without winding it down which you need the long winder for, or they have to cut the chain. again if they want it they will get it. bastards stole my stainless shackles i had on the back to extend my trailer chain with.

could be worse - the old hilux's (not sure about new) used to use a cable system and not chain which suffered 'failures'. my brother lost a brand new BFG all terrain and rim without even knowing it, just a broken cable with a frayed end hanging! i hope it didn't fall off when someone was behind him. he had no idea.

[Quinny23]

New Hilux's have chains...

I'd be tempted to simply wrap a bike lock (steel cable type and padlock) around the wheel and towbar / cross member...

or just have a steelie as the replacement...

[borngeek]

There is a genuine Mitsi accessory called "spare wheel lock" on brochure (no part number sorry) - or idea how much but assume expensive given i priced the utility box on the brochure at $660.... no i didnt buy it!

In the end locks etc only stop honest people.

BG

PS> Welcome!! (im new here too )

[NewFun356]

Thanks for your time people i haven't done this chat room/blog thing before.
I'm a Refrigeration & Air con engineer and just started my own business. I've been driving company vans for twenty years and can't bring myself to drive another. I don't own a car and can't afford to run both so went down the truck route. Read reviews on various pick ups. Tested nissan,toyota & mitsubishi. All the reviews stated that the mitsi was the best suited for the uk. Also the fact that it's the best looking truck out there bought an x demo with 4700 miles on the clock. The truck had xtras. Tow bar,reverse parking sensors,chrome checker plate deck lid & a rubber type coating bedliner(really hard wearing).
I love it and i'm getting between 450 - 480 miles out of a tank of deisel. I don't rush around and i don't drive like an old woman either.When i hit the motor way get to 70mph and switch to cruise control and point in the right direction. I will have to get a canopy/box back to make my day to day use of the truck easier to work from.

Well thanks for taking time out to read this drivel.

Take care all drive safe.