I think this has been mentioned here before so I don't want to take credit for this but i wanted to know what people think. I found what are called button bolts that are the same size/length/pitch as the oem seat bolts. Basically they are low profile, rounded (domed head) bolts with an allen holes. I screwed them in with red thread locker then filled in the allen holes with jb weld. With the domed head, it would be impossible to use vise grips and obviously an allen wrench would be useless. Of course nothing is absolutely theft proof but I think anyone stealing seats presumably would be in a hurry and i don't think some ass-hat thief would take the time to chip away the epoxy then try to find the right allen tool.

 

What if you need to take your seats out? Seems like a big pain even for you to defeat the bolt as described...

 

What if you have to take out the seat for any reason though?

It's a good idea if they never need to be removed

 

I thought about that. I'll have to chip out the epoxy the best i can then hammer the allen bit in. A pain in the ass? Yes. Getting my seats stolen a bigger pain in the ass? Definitely.

 

this would be a better idea without the thread lock, then you could maybe cut a slot in the top to get it out.

 

seatlocks from kokodan isnt even that much money anyways, its definitely worth the price, if u can afford an 07 u can afford the seat locks

 

I think when they are not able to take your seat, they will just damage them like how they slash the top.

 

Yup, the thief/vandal credo:

"If you can't take it...BREAK it".

I'd worry they would thrash the seats, the dash gear, and the paint if they encountered seat locks.

I think if I was robbin a ride and found someone trying to outsmart me or interfere with my semi-professional hobby, or simply just denying my seats that I was working hard for...I'd leave something special behind as a thank you and "you ain't as smart as you think" message.

Would the locks work? Sure, I'd have seats to sit in whilst I await my new ones, but I'd be dealing with a shattered gauge cluster and urine soaked carpet for my penance.

There's is something kinda of backward in spending cash dollars and funding an enterprise that exists only to exploit my fear for a solution that might help me and might hurt me and might not ever be needed.

It's kinda like the TSA and the Patriot Act. The bad guys have already won by making us spend tons of money, give up liberties, re-write the constitution for something that might happen and IF it happens WILL happen regardless.

A homespun solution? I like it!

Kinda like packing a Ruger 10mm.

 

Maybe, but at least the thieves won't try again.

 

if theives decide to damage seats, that's ok, better than stealing my seats.
but my only concern is what if they damage somethingelse, paint job or whatever.