walking driving lights

Steve, I did see somewhere a while ago, not too long though, a ad for some lock nuts for driving lights, they replace the standard nuts used with a nuts similar in principal to the lock nuts used on alloy wheels to stop them going walkabouts

Hope this helps if I remember where I saw the ad I'll let you know

you can give the nuts a smat tack weld on the thread , on my rally 4000 I used thode no head bolts upside down with the tread in the upper section , to get to the nut you need to undo the allan key bolts first ,

Take their fingers off.....

Steve,
As mentioned by Donc, I have a similar design to a locking wheel nut on my IPF lights, they're still there. If you try your local Super Cheap or Marlows the locking wheel nut have the diameter and pitch on the box you should be able to find one to suite, you might have to fit four lights so you get value for money................... God argument if I ever heard it. Keep the shiny side up

Set your lights up on a steel sq tube then to attach the bar to your bullbar using two bolts spot weldered from under the bar so all you need are two wing nuts to take the permantly set lights off. About 1min to do mine and put them inside the vehicle.

hiya steve, we simply took the lights to a machine shop and had them drill a hole about halfway along the bolt, just big enough to place a small padlock through.
works a treat.

rick.

Hi steve c,
Was in 4WD Megastore (Kings Park) just the other day looking at a set of spotty locknuts, $23 for the pair. Or like Rick said, drill a hole in the thread and whack in a padlock, you can get these neat square padlocks from Bunnings with a straight bolt rather than a U shaped bolt so they don't hang down too far. Was planning on this option, as a locknut can still be undone with a set of vicegrips. Only problem I can see with the padlock option though, is if you're like me and have them permanently fixed to the bullbar then what do you do when the padlock rusts/jams and you can't unlock it? (with the sqaure shaped padlock...)
Cheers

I have always wondered if you could take the 'normally closed/earthed' circuit of your alarm system (if it has one) and run a wire under the washer/lock nut. That way when the wire is cut, or when the nut is undone allowing the wire no longer be earthed to the driving light/body then the alarm will go off??
Cheers,
Wazza
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Cibie have lock nuts for their lights. If yours have similar threads have a look.

Steve from Armidale

I unfortunately often have to park at the airport for days at a time.
I have discovered that none of the above methods seem to work with a determined thief... I have lost Cibie Super Oscas, IPFs and Hellas.
4th time around I now have el-cheapoes from supercheap (round ones which are not too bad- cost $39 the pair. I compared the rectangular ones which are not as good.. ) and so far they're still there. (Sad indictment on society I'm afraid.)

Jaycar have a kit that sets off the car alarm if the lights are disconnected.

Check - www.jaycar.com.au and look for item number KC5337

I think wiring up some form of explosives to the lights with a 15second timer to allow POS to get away from car.. POS undoes wire for light, timer starts, then lights explode blowing POS to bits..

Now using the right amount and type of explosive is critical, as is placement...

You dont damage the car.. Body parts and blood wash off paint work (ask Harold Scruby), but a nasty big burn mark on the bonnet would suck.

I work on the theory if I cant have them then neither can you..

YMMV

Hi guys.

I have used this method both for my super oscars and my HF radio aerial and as yet the system has not let me down, and it is cheap.

Screw the nut up to it's locked position. Now look for a piece of pipe, usually water pipe works most of the time. To gauge the correct size of the pipe required, fit a socket onto the securing nut. The pipe should just fit over the socket.

Cut the pipe to about 8 - 10 mil longer that the remaining thread under the nut.

You now you have a very short length of pipe. Now find or make a washer that fits over the threaded stem and is wide enough to protrude a bit wider than the short bit of pipe that is now sitting over the nut.

Weld the washer to the short bit of pipe. Now unscrew the securing nut and slip the washer over the thread and rewind on the nut.

You will soon see that you can not do it up without the correct sized socket (which fits up inside the piece of pipe)

This system is not fool proof, but it makes very hard work for the intended thief as he now has to have the exact sized socket to access the securing nut.

What I try to do is to use those e'cheapo sockets as they are usually thinner walled then the better quality and if you can get a piece of pipe that just fits over the cheaper socket then all the better.

Cheap but very effective.

Regards