240 Blitz

Back in World War 2 there was a covert operation call the 240 Blitz. Do a google to find out more information.

Leroy

The 240 Blitz refers to the 240mm diam. Lightforce Blitz spotties.

I guess I'm showing my age and ignorance regarding history

"Lightforce 240 Blitz" of course

Kata

Do you really think that an alarm will stop them. Maybe something to actually stop them un bolting the lights would be better. A lock, pinned retaining nut etc?
We have been driving around this beautiful BIG country for 18 months now and pulled into Melbourne recently on a Sunday afternoon. Parked in La Trobe st and went into a shop in Elizabeth St. Gone about 10 mins max and came back to the cruiser and the 240's were gone. The wankers even cut the wires 20mm away from a pull apart join.
We learnt the hard way. now have to save up again.

I'd love a pair but you have hilighted why I haven't run out and bought a pair. I'd be worried every time i parked the car whether the light would be there when i got back.

leroy

I've drilled a hole in the main bolt and put a small padlock through each bolt. It would be very difficult to get a pair of bolt cutters etc in to that area to cut them. However, then there is the horizontal bolt that holds the light body to the base plate. There was a picture on another post here a week or 2 ago, which showed a steel "U" shaped bracket which protected that bolt from being undone too easily. However, then you have the 3rd issue that the main reflector unit can simply be unscrewed in about 5 seconds......useless to the stealer, but makes your lights useless to you too.
The XGTs might be just a little bit more difficult to pinch for that last reason.
Too bad there are so many mongrels around!!!

Kata,
See my comment immediately above here. The reflector lense cannot be secured easily. I haven't done it yet, but I have considered drilling a hole through the side of the lense section , so it just catches the central spigot too; then placing a piece of stainless steel wire (I'm talking only about 1 to 2mm diameter here. The wire would then be cut off flush so that pliers couldn't be used to pull it out.

It would be tricky to remove, as it would have been "forced" in and would require a similar bit of wire to be used to push the wire out if you wanted to change the bulb etc.

I'm working on the theory that a thief would not (a) be carrying the right size bit of wire to push the piece out that I'd forced in; and (b) want to hang around and take several minutes to try to work out why he can't unscrew the lense section.