A cheap seat lock alternative I made.
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Originally Posted by Ruprecht,Mar 3 2008, 10:02 PM
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.
"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.
I need something for my seats...
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Originally Posted by one_slows2k,Mar 4 2008, 07:32 AM
how often do you remove seats though? probably 90% of the people here have never taken out their seats, and those that do, a majority of them has probably done it only once..
Audio installation (several times)
Traded Black for Red seats (once)
Sound Deadening installation (once)
Removed the red seats for sale (deal failed, put them back in)
Removed the red seats AGAIN for sale (deal failed, put them back in)
I'll admit I may be the atypical person in this case, but either way, chipping JB Weld out of an allen head is a PITA.
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I always thought that those stickers on windows that say something to fact of your stereo cant be stolen or you have a car alarm were bad ideas. But, the more I think about it, a sticker should come with the seatlocks that will warn the thief ahead of time. Then they may not even try, or they wont be surprised and less likely to thrash the inside of the car. Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by Mrfixit687,Mar 3 2008, 09:40 PM
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
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Originally Posted by plokivos,Mar 4 2008, 11:32 AM
i do wonder how many would actually shoot someone because they're stealing your seats that will be cover by the insurance.
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Originally Posted by Mrfixit687,Mar 3 2008, 09:40 PM
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
For $60 how can you go wrong.
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Originally Posted by plokivos,Mar 4 2008, 11:32 AM
i do wonder how many would actually shoot someone because they're stealing your seats that will be cover by the insurance.
Sometimes I really feel like hiring a PI to find the guys and give them the worst thrashing they have ever got in their lives.