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Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby shovelheadrob » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:00 pm

Having had my lowering cable cut, and the spare wheel stolen, I decided to protect the cable from being cut again.
You can see in the picture below where the cable has been cut.

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I've knocked up a thick steel channel to protect the exposed part, just needs painting after it's welded on to the new winder

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Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby shovelheadrob » Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:29 pm

All done for now

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Going to put a bolt through the floor aswell just to make sure.
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Re: Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby Altransit » Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:19 pm

Thanks Rob 8)
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Re: Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby S26coolin » Wed Nov 25, 2015 11:21 am

So how does this stop them cutting it further down the cable?
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Re: Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby Punto443 » Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:01 pm

S26coolin wrote:So how does this stop them cutting it further down the cable?

It's behind the tyre :D
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Re: Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby walt1984 » Thu Dec 10, 2015 1:24 pm

Sounds like its becoming a problem.
Ive just linked your thread for someone thats had there spare stolen.
Could you make a few more covers for members? Could be a gap in the market.
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Re: Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby shovelheadrob » Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:19 pm

Holy thread resurrection Batman! I did think about knocking a few out & even offered them to my local Ford Transit dealer, but it's only a bit of box section steel shaped to the profile of the winder mechanism, then welded on so easy to make if you can weld or know someone who does. Touch wood it's worked as I still have the same spare wheel 2 years down the road!

Edit I'm sure I posted this in the MK6/7 forum originally, maybe not! Would it be an idea to have a sticky folder of fixes/how to's for common problems like this, immobilising the drivers door lock, protecting the rear door looms & other security ideas?
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Re: Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby paulrichardson » Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:22 pm

shovelheadrob wrote:Holy thread resurrection Batman! I did think about knocking a few out & even offered them to my local Ford Transit dealer, but it's only a bit of box section steel shaped to the profile of the winder mechanism, then welded on so easy to make if you can weld or know someone who does. Touch wood it's worked as I still have the same spare wheel 2 years down the road!


Hi Rob,

It's the welding that's the problem for me.

Would it be possible for a "tab" to be welded onto the box section. this could have a hole drilled in it to line up with the hole in the mechanism, then bolted onto the van?

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Re: Fabricating a spare wheel security cover

Postby shovelheadrob » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:37 pm

Couldn't say for sure without looking but I don't see why not, it's really just to stop someone reaching up there with a pair of cutters. I did think about just wrapping razor wire around the area, rip the thieving c***s hands to bits!
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