Stolen spare

Saw this on another ford.

http://www.mysporttrac.com/shared/projects.asp?VIEW=305&WRENCHES=1&PageHeader=Member Projects


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http://motivelocks.tripod.com


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The Defender looks like the best option out there. However, the only place you can get it is on eBay and it cost $150. I'm not that concerned that someone may be tempted to steal my 2011 spare. I would be more concerned about the $3k tailgate.

What tailgate lock did you get?


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Rmeir said:

What tailgate lock did you get?


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A $1 stainless steel pipe clamp.

Lol, I like it.


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^^ x2! I bought the mcgard one last year, it's just a worm drive clamp with plastic cover.

i threw my spare in the bed with tiregates bed mount with lock cable setup... looks nicer with aftermarket bumpers plus its under a bakflip, bolted down with a lock and bolt... or just get AAA and throw that thing in the garage lol

Danactive said:

i threw my spare in the bed with tiregates bed mount with lock cable setup... looks nicer with aftermarket bumpers plus its under a bakflip, bolted down with a lock and bolt... or just get AAA and throw that thing in the garage lol

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Not a bad idea: Less weight=More speed/Higher jumps.

Stupid question-I have a key that has to be inserted near the license plate to get to the spare-guessing that is totally irrelevant but since I have a 14 that I just picked up wanted to make sure that my truck does not have some new tech that makes this issue now moot.

Kojack19 said:

Stupid question-I have a key that has to be inserted near the license plate to get to the spare-guessing that is totally irrelevant but since I have a 14 that I just picked up wanted to make sure that my truck does not have some new tech that makes this issue now moot.

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On the back side of your key cylinder there is a C clip or retainer clip which could be popped off in just a couple of seconds. Then the thief would need to have the lowering tool to drop the spare.

Or

They could use a cordless reciprocating saw and cut the cable, getting the spare in under a minute.

See the links/videos above.