I replaced the cross beams for the roof rack and now will mount my Thule cargo carrier for my clothse and metal detectors. I need some ideas on how to theft proof the box.
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John3M
You're not going to like this. Thule's locks are not secure if you can see the serial number on the lock. Hopefully Thule got wise to people reading the serial numbers and ordering keys since this guy made the post below. You'd need to get a more secure lockset and a way to prevent prying where the mechanism more securely locks down the upper part. In other words, make it a more difficult and louder operation just to break into it.
Has anyone ever had their roof top box broken into?
The Thievery thread made me think about posting this. Has anyone had a Thule or Yakima box successfully broken into? Where? How? I may be back into a more "urban" living environment, and I'm wondering if I should even put the Thule Box back on, and leave my stuff in it if I do. It's been my...
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Actually, I was thinking a thief could unscrew the cross members and just take the entire box. You may or may not be aware but the roof rack crossmembers are held down with a thumb screw mechanism
Anything will just be a deterrent. A big screw driver or prybar will easily pop the lock on the Thule. I have a Yakima and when parking overnight on long trips I actually wrap a large and long chain around everything (the box and the rack) with a big padlock. I don't drive with it like that, but there is no way it can be opened or removed while the chain is there.
I know what your saying and I like it. I’m saying if anyone jacks with my ride my car alarm goes nuts but I like back up alarms you can never be too certain
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