A few months ago my front lip was stolen (bastards) Well I ordered a new one from Len and when it comes in I want to prevent this one from getting stolen like the last one.

1. I was thinking about going under the car and screwing the screws downwards so they can't get to the screw heads unless they have the car on a jack.

2. Use hex screws instead of the stock phillips head screws. Just need to get the right size.

3. JB weld the badboy on and call it a day

Tell me what you guys think or what you have done. Thanks!

 

if you do that, they'll probably just try to rip it rght off. :S and they might destroy the lip and your bumper while trying

 

If they damage the bumper or key the car then I'll report it to insurance. When they stole the lip cleanly it wasn't worth the deductible nor the hassle.

 

crazy glue yo

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KraZyCHOWMEIN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A few months ago my front lip was stolen (bastards) Well I ordered a new one from Len and when it comes in I want to prevent this one from getting stolen like the last one.

1. I was thinking about going under the car and screwing the screws downwards so they can't get to the screw heads unless they have the car on a jack.

2. Use hex screws instead of the stock phillips head screws. Just need to get the right size.

3. JB weld the badboy on and call it a day

Tell me what you guys think or what you have done. Thanks! </TD></TR></TABLE>

Ideas 1 and 2 have been done by many ITR Lip owners, including myself. Its a step in preventing theft of your lip. I also add Loctite to the threads of the bolt to give it a real strong bond.

Idea 3 - JB weld what? The lip to the bumper? Or the bolt to the tinnerman clip?

 

LOL i was kidding on the JB weld park

 

Find some security head bolts like you see on some bathroom stalls. They have an unusual pattern that requires a special tool.

There are also security bolts that look like Torx fasteners with a pole in the middle, again requiring a special bit. Probably easier to find those in sizes appropriate for car use.

[edit] Here you go: http://www.tamperproof.com/ind...ducts

These would be fun:



OpsitTM Reverse Thread
OpsitTM is a reverse thread sheet metal screw that installs counter-clockwise, thus, tightens if removal is attempted. Available with a low profile Truss-Head and Tri-Wing drive

 

Quick release, so you can take it with you.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Splat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Find some security head bolts like you see on some bathroom stalls. They have an unusual pattern that requires a special tool.

There are also security bolts that look like Torx fasteners with a pole in the middle, again requiring a special bit. Probably easier to find those in sizes appropriate for car use.

[edit] Here you go: http://www.tamperproof.com/ind...ducts

These would be fun:

nice those are badass



OpsitTM Reverse Thread
OpsitTM is a reverse thread sheet metal screw that installs counter-clockwise, thus, tightens if removal is attempted. Available with a low profile Truss-Head and Tri-Wing drive</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Rig up pepperspray cans with cords or something to the lip or front bumper. When try try and expletive with it they get sprayed. lol
Whatever happened to those shocker systems. I would still love to have one. Shock the hell out of someone who touches the car

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Splat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Find some security head bolts like you see on some bathroom stalls. They have an unusual pattern that requires a special tool.

There are also security bolts that look like Torx fasteners with a pole in the middle, again requiring a special bit. Probably easier to find those in sizes appropriate for car use.

[edit] Here you go: http://www.tamperproof.com/ind...ducts

These would be fun:



OpsitTM Reverse Thread
OpsitTM is a reverse thread sheet metal screw that installs counter-clockwise, thus, tightens if removal is attempted. Available with a low profile Truss-Head and Tri-Wing drive</TD></TR></TABLE>


Only bad thing about security bits is now Sears is selling a security bit set with screwdriver and it has about every known bit and size ...

 

what the gay

 

Or try not parking it in places where it'll get stolen....

 

it got stolen at our apartment complex... not much I can do

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Splat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Find some security head bolts like you see on some bathroom stalls. They have an unusual pattern that requires a special tool.

There are also security bolts that look like Torx fasteners with a pole in the middle, again requiring a special bit. Probably easier to find those in sizes appropriate for car use.

[edit] Here you go: http://www.tamperproof.com/ind...ducts

These would be fun:



OpsitTM Reverse Thread
OpsitTM is a reverse thread sheet metal screw that installs counter-clockwise, thus, tightens if removal is attempted. Available with a low profile Truss-Head and Tri-Wing drive</TD></TR></TABLE>

Excellent link, thank you.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jowee 1162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Or try not parking it in places where it'll get stolen....</TD></TR></TABLE>

Now a days, it seems as if those type of parking spots are non existent. I mean, we all have to do things and go places, and nowhere caters parking spots to our own personal requests/needs. And lets say we did choose parking it in a "good" place, who's to stop the theif if you're not at your car?

 

Just use the normal screws but fill in the heads with solder from a soldering iron.

 

if you dont want the lip to ever come off, use red loctite. the blue kinds keeps it from undoing itself, but can be undone. Red is permanent, screws will never come off.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P Nut &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Quick release, so you can take it with you.

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lol, i say do the screws in the opposite way downwards instead of up, and put a few razor blades on the underneath part of it (backside of the 2 outside screws). just don't forget about them

 

Do my method it's free:

Crack the **** out it on an uphill driveway.

 

Now that I think about it, I don't think screwing the screws downward would work because it wouldn't hold the lip on... ARGH!!!

And red loctite is a perm solution which I don't want because the last time I went to smog my car they had it on a raised Dyno and I had to take off my front lip

 

Park up close to a curb so that they cant get at the underside of the lip without raising the car up pretty high on a jack to get at it. I have approx 30 self tappers holding my lip on, if they want to screw all them out and can get at the lip then good luck to them!

 

hahaahah good lord thats a lot of screws

 

Use Torx security bolts. Yes there are more "extreme" measures, but most thieves do not have the bits to get these off.



They are easy to install with the tool. I have them on my license plate now becasue that got stolen off my car at church. Go figure.

 

just do what i do back in teh day when stealing foglights in nyc was the hot thing, park like 1/2" from the wall head in,