I was interested in adding some lights to the front of my truck after I install a brush guard and was wondering if there is any way to prevent thieves from just tearing these things right off. Is there some kind of locking mechanism that you can install or comes with these lights? My truck sits outside sometimes at night and I am concerned that adding things like this will attract more attention to thieves. Anyone know anything about this?

 

I would drill a hole thru the bolt, below the nut, and wrap wire thru the hole and around the bolt and then wrap with tape. It would take some time for them to figure this out, especially at night. Or, if you are going to leave the lights on forever, you could smash the threads below the nut, in which case you would have to cut the bolt off to get the lights off. Another thought would be to use a locking mechanism similar to a wheel lock, but this would be hard to find, and a vice grip could be used to loosen.

 

I have locks similar to wheel locks on my piaa lights and westin bull bar. I think I purchased the locks from piaa, but it would be too simplae just to remove the entire bull bar...

 

I think someone would have to have some serious ***** to come steal your lights, it would also have to be predetermined since they would see a wrench or socket set to do it. If you are that worried then I would just mash the last couple threads on the bolt, but I dont think anyone would rip your lights.

 

a good theif will use a cordless dremmel with a cutting wheel these days. Have heard about them being used a number of times. Noisy, but very quick and unpreventable.

If someone wants to steal something you have, they're going to take it, regardless of what measures you take to prevent it. Don't make it easy, but if you make it too hard to steal, they will just do more damage to your truck when they do take it.

 

Thanks guys! They might or might not try to steal something like this because of the time it might take to get them off, but the ***** of the average thief seem to be bigger here than anywhere else. How do I know this? Well, litterally I would have know idea... , but we've had numerous car thefts and break-ins in the past. We don't live in a bad neighborhood or anything...it's just that the crime rate around here for auto related incidents is pretty high. You can't be too cautious. I had a tool box jacked right out of my bed (which I forgot to take out one night this summer--my fault). It was sitting right in the driveway.

 

Reading about things like this makes me wish I had a license to kill. Jeez, do some people suck. *sigh*

 

I couldn't imagine someone out there making all that racket with a dremmel on a silent night... ............"wait", yes I could!
We've got the "Make My Day" law here though. If someone steps foot on your property with intent or forced entry, you can put a bullet in em.

Inbred's probably right though. If a thief wants something, they're going to take it.

 

Welder works pretty good. Just put a few tack on the head. Still not 100% but cheap and works as good as locks.

zman

 

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That's an excellent idea ZMAN. I've got a friend that teaches a welding class and he'll probably help me tack a few spots after I mount them...All good ideas so far. Thanks guys.

 

geeze.....its no wonder gun control is hotly debated in the US.

 

theives? I know a few guys around here that could steal the yeast out of a biscut without breaking the crust.
bolt and weld it down to prevent theft.

 

After you weld them on,they can take the truck with the lights on it.I watched one time on tv 3 guys with hand tools take apart a suv in less 30 min.I have trouble getting to the bolts and nuts with all the time in the world to do it.If they want it,they will take it.Even with the new systems to keep to keep your vel safe they still get them some how.

 

Nothing can't be stolen, but the little things can deter some of the dumber theifs. There are many out there that have there winches stolen, and they found welding the bolt heads to be the best deterant, unfortuneatly one guy came out to find that the theif used a Oxy/Acetelyne torch on his front end to get the winch off.

Best way to not get robbed is to not own anything.