BrowningB525 Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Is it really any wonder with nobs like this selling this sort of stuff http://www.walkerlocksmiths.co.uk/car-picks-tools/ford-tibbe-picks Most lock picks are actually really quite difficult to use. If these are as easy to use as people on hear are saying then that is really worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavvy Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Most lock picks are actually really quite difficult to use. If these are as easy to use as people on hear are saying then that is really worrying. I've watched several utube tutorials on their use and it looks fairly straight forward to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delwint Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) A few weeks ago a neighbour challenged 2 men underneath my van and asked them what did they think they were doing. They scarpered quick sharp! Needless to say next day slam locks and replacement drivers lock put on and a good alarm that makes a warning sound when someone looks in the windows. £700 out of pocket but that night a neighbours van was cleared of all his power tools. Circa £6-7k's worth and he didn't realise until he opened the van when he got to work. No damage whatsoever and they'd locked the van back up afterwards. I'm counting myself very lucky, and the neighbour bless him who's in his 80's is currently working his way through a nice bottle of single malt as way of a thankyou. Edited November 30, 2016 by Delwint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Invest in locks, if you can't I know guys who ( like me ) never put their key in the barrel. The chosen option is to drive a red rawl plug into the cylinder. By all accounts is stops the tibbe key brigade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shufti Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Invest in locks, if you can't I know guys who ( like me ) never put their key in the barrel. The chosen option is to drive a red rawl plug into the cylinder. By all accounts is stops the tibbe key brigade. Thanks may try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks may try that More than a red rawlplug but at least you can manually open the door if you needed too http://www.garrisonlocks.co.uk/van-locks-and-security-products/transit-hykee-lock-upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Invest in locks, if you can't I know guys who ( like me ) never put their key in the barrel. The chosen option is to drive a red rawl plug into the cylinder. By all accounts is stops the tibbe key brigade. But if your second battery goes down, as mine did last week, how would you then get into the van? Or am I misunderstanding what you're saying? I used my van as normal all week, drove it home Friday night, came out Monday morning and the plipper wouldn't open the doors. Had to manually unlock, then the van started fine from the main battery, and recharged the second one enough to open the rest of the doors after a few minutes. Surely if you've blocked up the door lock barrel, you would be stuck? Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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