Thread: Land Rovers an easy target with robbers?

I Seam to remeber a post (on Aulro I think) about some kids trying to take one on a joy ride and couldn't move it because the transfer case wasn't engaged a little trick I liked I have a 1969 iia and I'm planing on putting a key immobiliser in so it has no power till you put the red key in hope this helps cheers James

Hello from Bulawayo.

There is a bit of kit being sold in the UK (GBP40 - as usual the postage is a killer) that is basically a laser cut flat oval steel ring with a couple of small flanges sticking out from the sides at right angles. This bolts over the aperture in the seat box that the handbrake level comes through. The two flanges each have a central hole and when the brake level is pulled on you can slip a long hasp padlock through the holes and under the lever - this immobilizes the truck because its transmission/rear shaft is locked up.

However, a couple of bits of angle iron with holes in each of the faces - two to bolt through the seat box either side of the brake aperture secured with cup head bolts and the others to take the padlock hasp - would achieve the same effect for less cost.

Cheers,

Just be grateful that your local scumbags do not come along with a HIAB, or a trailer and then there is battery powered `Mr Angry Grinder'

Yes LR thefts are a major problem, sometimes doors, bonnet, seats etc removed whilst vehicle is sat on owners drive. A real bummer when vehicle is 1 week old



Brendan