Spare Wheel Security

Go and buy a set of locking wheel nuts. Replace the ordinary nuts on the spare wheel with three of the locking ones.

Hi Phil,
I think your on the right track with the padlock mate, I've done the same.

What you can do to prevent the trouble you had is get a piece of bike tube wide enough to cover the key hole and breather hole and stretch it over the lock. Make sure it fits fairly tight, not too tight so you can't get around it when you want to. I have had the same thing on my GU spare with no probs for about 8 months.

I recently put a spare wheel cover on(Ex-Large) to fit Cooper ST 285/75/R16, it still gets dirt and dust in but I have no drama at all.

Hope this helps

Peter

Phil

I have a similar setup to you but I tape the padlock up with electrical tape. I have also used a vinyl spare wheel cover and I find that I have had no problem with dust. Any lock will give you trouble if it is exposed to dust dirt or mud. You will notice the locking pins in the Hayman Reese type hitches usually have a small plastic press on cover. THis seems to work OK also.

Regards,

Hi ya, the patrol spare wheel studs and nuts are not standard, they have the nut and the thread together, really its a bolt, not a nut. Toyota is normal and you use lock nuts on them but not Nissan .

Beware of padlocks. I can open them in a few seconds using common tools and I'm not a crook. I guess they do keep honest people honest though.

Supa Glue a bloody big nail head into the tread of the tyre............ that'll stop em'.

Cheers

Wolfie

Before out trip last year, we bought a couple of what must have been cheap and nasty locks that had keys for our spares, as our local dealer didn't have any of the locking nuts i am familiar with - a bit of red dirt and they wouldn't unlock - and a very hot day to get a flat. So we patched to tyre with our emergency tyre kit but it still wouldn't hold air. Who'd believe we would get 2 puntures at the same time! A knock with a hammer dealt with the locks quickly - what a waste of money they were. Since that have just trusted no-one with dishonest intent looks under the covers to see no locks at all!

Mind you - it's not a lot of fun getting a flat and finding the gizmo to realise the nut is at home.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could trust everyone to respect our property. I'm not used to all this security stuff.

I know the world is changing. Two places where i work in our small country town got burgled last night - second time in last 18 months for bot h of them - just trashed the offices while taking the mimimal cash.

Hi Phil, Sorry but I wasn't aware that your GU used bolts instead of the more common nuts for holding the spare tyre onto its mount.

Despite the security that a GOOD quality padlock can provide - I still feel that security coded wheel nuts or bolts may be your answer to the dust problem associated with locks and keys.

BOTH styles - nuts and bolts are available from Speedy Wheels Australia . Your favourite local tyre/wheel place should also be able to supply - or also Repco, Autobarn or SupercheaP.

Just make sure that the coded socket remains with your toolkit! LOL.

I got a lock that fits over the nuts so they can't be turned from opposite lock & it's never given me any trouble.