I am picking up my new 2008 in a few days. Black w/ red interior.

The first thing I'm going to do is 'secure' the seats. Here are just a few ideas that I might combine and am curious if anyone else has done the same.

I've read on this forum while searching for ideas that McGard locks only replace in the front bolts and the rear bolts actually could go through the floorboard if I replace them with longer ones!? Is that true?

Another idea... I remember seeing a Goss' Garage story on Motorweek about a gel -- like Loc-tite -- that comes in different strengths. One of them requires localized heat to break the seal. If the rear bolts actually can be seen under the car, couldn't you replace them with longer bolts and use a super 'Loc-tite' gel to secure a nut underneath the car... or even tack welding a bolt on?

hxxp://www.mpt.org/motorweek/goss/2829.shtml

Here is one the pictures the dealership sent me yesterday...



Thanks in advance.

 

I perfer seat locks, more convenient. Gel is a mess and welding is for life You could get a hardtop + alarm and save the headaches, so far my seats haven't been targeted yet.

 

I'm diggin' that seat color combo. Get yourself some seat locks and skip all this mess with gels or welding.

 

So what if they "only" replace the front bolts. In reality, it only takes 1 to keep the seat from being removed.

 

I had no plans to replace or remove my seats so I replaced the oem bolts with button bolts (smooth domed head-no way to grip) used red thread locker and filled the allen hole with epoxy. They will come out but would require chipping out the epoxy and I doubt idiot thieved would have neither the time nor the tools on hand to do this. The whole job cost me about 8 bucks.

 

Is that bolt pictured for the front or rear threads?

 

The problem I see with seat locks is that if a thief goes far enough to slash your top and then try to steal your seats and finds he won't succeed he's probably going to take the same object your top was slashed with and slash your seats to pieces b/c he's pissed he's not making away with seats. I guess the plus is that you'll still be able to drive but you will be needing new seats. I guess maybe insurance just pays for new covers but your crap is still going to be messed up.

 

Make sure you use the proper grade bolts. You don't want them shearing in an impact.

 

And you can still drive the car and it won't be totalled by complete replacement of two seats. Besides, the seat slashing thing has never happened.

 

This is absolutely necessary or you are putting yourself and your passenger at great risk.