steering wheel locks

[musicaldoc]

Is anybody using steering wheel locks like the MasterLock ones?

http://www.masterlock.com/cgi-bin/p...o&parent_id=&sub_cat_id=CA_VS_01&template=app

I think that anything that disturbs thieves can be usefull, but I don't feel completely safe hanging a heavy steel cylinder on the steering wheel. Do you think the weight could break something in the wheel?...or am I warried for nothing?

Thanks

 

[Dave]

I don't think it will hurt your steering wheel.

But....you put that on and if it's hardened steel and hard to cut/remove , and they really want your KJ they will cut the steering wheel instead and leave that thing for you to keep as a momento. In my personal opinion, they are not worth it. They could always just flat-bed it and they will not have to get into it to do that.

Dave

 

[desertkj]

I'm going to be buying one soon for mine. I don't buy it so much for the actual performance of it. For me, I like the appearance it gives. I think it deters amateur thieves out for a joyride. If anyone wants your vehicle bad enough, they are going to get it unfortunately.

 

[musicaldoc]

I agree with you, if someone wants really YOURS...they'll get it, despite locks or gps...

But it's sure that if you don't have a special car and it's full out there of cars like yours then it'll be silly for the thieves to spend time with saws...they'll just shift on the next around.

A dentist friend of mine had, as a patient, a car robber and he said that you always have to put on some mechanic lock that could disturb the thieves. Unless he needed exactly that car, he would have never spent time opening a lock....at least in Italy was like this.

Anyway the hardened steel of the MasterLock 252DAT is really heavy...it's almost 4.4 lbs...don't think the steering wheel would be happy