With collection day looming fast, I'm looking for one of those small locks which locks the driver seat facing backwards. Halfords sells steering locks which would do the job but I prefer something much smaller to put away when not in use.
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This may be handy info for if you are wanting to fit a Patriot lock.
The info is all out there already posted, but not all in one post.
Short shackle in the locked position : 10.5mm gap
Long shackle in the locked position : 45mm gap
Short shackle: 40.5mm length
Long shackle: 75mm length
Length of shackle inside locked body: 30mm
( same for both locks )
Longer shackle length may be a problem if you have a narrow space underneath the swivel base.)
Unfortunately on the driver seat of my Ducato Bessacarr 2006 the overall width of the two swivel plates was 14mm.
So I bought the extended shackle Patriot ( the one for use with a chain), and padded the shackle underneath with M14 x 30mm diameter washers to make a snug fit. Maybe for "On - Off" usability, gaffer tape around all the washers to form one large spacer piece.
The window stickers I designed and printed out on normal paper. I used clear wide parcel tape, sticky side onto the printed side, trimmed off accurately any excess parcel tape around the edges of the label shape.
Layed out a length of parcel tape, sticky side up.
Carefully positioned the label shape ( unprinted side down, printed side up ) onto the parcel tape, so that width of the tape overlap was equal along the top and the bottom edges. Cut the end tape overlaps to be a liitle wider. This was ready to stick to the inside of tbe windows.
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Thanks all for your answers. I was looking for a thread about it but couldn't find one.
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Shipping Container lockInteresting, name of the device?
Any chance of a description and/or pics of it in place? Where on the seat frame does it attach?
Mines on a ford transit, seats don't turn fully and didn't need to drill hole, bit fiddly to fit but good deterrent.Any chance of a description and/or pics of it in place? Where on the seat frame does it attach?
I would be tempted to take your vehicle to a quiet area, apply the lock and try for yourself to evaluate if it's possible to drive the van away, even if a bit uncomfortable. My suspicion would be yes, if a bit awkward.Mines on a ford transit, seats don't turn fully and didn't need to drill hole, bit fiddly to fit but good deterrent. View attachment 878796
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I use. Motorbike disc lock with the seat turned works perfectWith collection day looming fast, I'm looking for one of those small locks which locks the driver seat facing backwards. Halfords sells steering locks which would do the job but I prefer something much smaller to put away when not in use.
Sorry just looked at forum and Moho is back in storage so can’t post pic but it locates over the bars at the bottom of the seats [ the one’s you use to put the seats back and forward… if that makes sense? ]A pic of it in place would be good Go_buddy_go_
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Try this alarmed motorbike lock. Very robust but small, very easy to fit and you can drop it in the door pocket when not in use. You just have to drill a single hole in the seat base. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09FX27K6P/?tag=mhf04-21With collection day looming fast, I'm looking for one of those small locks which locks the driver seat facing backwards. Halfords sells steering locks which would do the job but I prefer something much smaller to put away when not in use.
yes you could and i have drove it out of the car park onto the road , but don't think you would get far with the seat turned ,I would be tempted to take your vehicle to a quiet area, apply the lock and try for yourself to evaluate if it's possible to drive the van away, even if a bit uncomfortable. My suspicion would be yes, if a bit awkward.
Mike.