Van Tool Storage

[jp1976]

Hi

After some good ideas on van tool storage and lay out, does anyone know of a good website I can have a look at ?
I'm wanting to make it as anti theft as possible, got a good collection and don't want some thieving scum robbing it

Cheers

 

[Andy78]

A van vault bolted to the floor of the van is a good idea.

 

[shanky887614]

A van vault bolted to the floor of the van is a good idea.

just to add, using 8mm bolts,zebs and strut is the most secure way. (without cutting floor pan they wont get it out)

 

[Delboybully]

The guy that put my van vault in drilled the holes for the fixings a little too small and then put the bolts in with an air gun such that they put a thread on the floor. This means that van vault would be difficult to remove even if the nuts were removed. Costs me £20

 

[davesparks]

The guy that put my van vault in drilled the holes for the fixings a little too small and then put the bolts in with an air gun such that they put a thread on the floor. This means that van vault would be difficult to remove even if the nuts were removed. Costs me £20

Quality job! There's no point tapping a thread when you can just batter a bolt through an undersized hole is there!

 

[Tidy Max]

Quality job! There's no point tapping a thread when you can just batter a bolt through an undersized hole is there!

hahahahahaha, i think you would probably struggle to tap a hole in metal that thin surely? Still made me laugh though!

 

[uksparks]

I just have slam locks, dead locks, cat 1 alarm and immobiliser and I park my van in a garage with a police approved roller shutter.

 

[Tidy Max]

What are slam locks? I want to get some additional locks for mine but i don't know what to go for at all! (sorry to hijack the thread abit!)

 

[HandySparks]

Quality job! There's no point tapping a thread when you can just batter a bolt through an undersized hole is there!

Ha ha!

Although thread forming is a recognised technique for producing a longer thread engagement in thin sheet metal than just tapping it. :biggrin:

 

[Delboybully]

I see your point and I did question him. I checked it out and i wouldnt try to remove it without the van vault open and thats the point isnt it

 

[davesparks]

What are slam locks? I want to get some additional locks for mine but i don't know what to go for at all! (sorry to hijack the thread abit!)

Locks which lock when you shut the door and can't be picked. The down side is that if you shut your keys in there or loose them the only way to get in is wreck the door.

 

[shanky887614]

Locks which lock when you shut the door and can't be picked. The down side is that if you shut your keys in there or loose them the only way to get in is wreck the door.

in other words, always have a spare key handy.

dead locks are better tham slam locks because they only lock when you lock the vehicle so there is less chance of locking them in

 

[davesparks]

The plumbers I work with have retractable key holder jobbies that you use for your ski lift pass with their van keys on to avoid such accidents!

 

[Leesparkykent]

What are slam locks? I want to get some additional locks for mine but i don't know what to go for at all! (sorry to hijack the thread abit!)

you could get armour plates for your door locks to stop them being pulled out.

 

[davesparks]

Locks etc are all well and good, but they don't help if the scrotes turn up with a hiab truck and pick the whole van up and take it away.
This is an increasingly popular way of stealing landrovers these days, to the point that some owners chain their landy down to steel rings cast into the concrete driveway.

 

[Tidy Max]

The plumbers I work with have retractable key holder jobbies that you use for your ski lift pass with their van keys on to avoid such accidents!

I bet they have string running through their sleeves aswell so they don't drop their mittens :teeth_smile:

 

[shanky887614]

you could get armour plates for your door locks to stop them being pulled out.

wouldnt work, they will smash front window and use central locking on some vans

 

[uksparks]

What are slam locks? I want to get some additional locks for mine but i don't know what to go for at all! (sorry to hijack the thread abit!)

Slam locks auto lock as Dave says, basically you disable the existing handle mechanism. And the dead locks, they lock into the frame or where ever. I have the thatcham approved ones. I would highly recommend the slam locks, it prevents you accidentally leaving the doors unlocked.

I paid to have my ones fitted professionally so I didn't bugger the door up.

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I used these people to install them: Commercial vehicle deadlocks van security locks slamlocks limpet locks - van security locks installed - DM

This is one of my garages, I just put some lights on it yesterday, look nice!

 

[Leesparkykent]

wouldnt work, they will smash front window and use central locking on some vans

True, but unless you have a bulk head if they smashed the window they could have your tools either way.

 

[Delboybully]

As this hassle and cost we go to just to stop some scumbags stealing our tools that we need so we can work. Tougher punisments are needed (I think hanging for this offence is a bit too extreme). One thing we can all do is to reduce demand, dont buy dodgy or stolen tools and report those who we suspect of selling them

 

[amlu]

i have a tool chest on wheels, keep all my power tools in there, take it home at the end of the day.
only working solution.
if scumbags cant crack the van vault they will nick the van.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Locks etc are all well and good, but they don't help if the scrotes turn up with a hiab truck and pick the whole van up and take it away.
This is an increasingly popular way of stealing landrovers these days, to the point that some owners chain their landy down to steel rings cast into the concrete driveway.

here have a look at this dave.

Jail terms cut for car thieves - Kent Online
www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/.../jail-terms-cut-for-car-thieves-a5343...
26 Apr 2013 - The offences involved the theft of five Land Rover Defenders, from ... 307 from Bredhurst Trade Centre and a caravan from near Sittingbourne.

appears they have some kind of skeleton key or something and only targeting landrovers .

 

[shanky887614]

here have a look at this dave.

Jail terms cut for car thieves - Kent Online
www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/.../jail-terms-cut-for-car-thieves-a5343...
26 Apr 2013 - The offences involved the theft of five Land Rover Defenders, from ... 307 from Bredhurst Trade Centre and a caravan from near Sittingbourne.

appears they have some kind of skeleton key or something.

bmw's etc have had a bug for at least 6 months where they could be remotely started without the key.

some you could remote unlock, start then drive away lol.

have a look at some of the crazy talks at defcon and blackhat.

they hacked some wireless camera's, looped the video so the users would see a loop and they would see the real one.

the scary thing about these with ip camera's is, if they can get hold of the firmware they can do this.

the only way for an ip camera to remain secure is;

1. too expensive for the average person to afford
2. cant download firmware/updates with having bought the product

 

[Englishman]

I don't even bother dead locking half the time. Live in a safe area (robbers round here are after millionaires, not vans), and all the tools are the company's, quite lucky like that really.

 

[Leesparkykent]

I don't even bother dead locking half the time. Live in a safe area (robbers round here are after millionaires, not vans), and all the tools are the company's, quite lucky like that really.

Famous last words lol

 

[Tidy Max]

I live in a really nice area, opposite a reservoir, rural, no bobbys ont beat etc. Van got done over 2 nights ago. You can't go off area OR get complacent. If someone sees whats in your van and wants it...

 

[Englishman]

Famous last words lol

Hand tools would be a bit of a nightmare haha, as would radio but, it should be alright. Tbh, I've always dead locked it overnight, but got whacked up the arse, had a hire van for months, and haven't been dead locking since I got my van back.

And don't tempt fate! I get enough bad luck as it is haha.

 

[jp1976]

I live in a nice area but still wanna make sure I make it as hard as possible for the scum to rob mi stuff. them dead locks look good. gonna get some sort of cage fitted as well for inside the doors a think

 

[Leesparkykent]

Hand tools would be a bit of a nightmare haha, as would radio but, it should be alright. Tbh, I've always dead locked it overnight, but got whacked up the arse, had a hire van for months, and haven't been dead locking since I got my van back.

And don't tempt fate! I get enough bad luck as it is haha.

I had my van broke In to and the b******s cleaned me out. Testers, drills, iPad but the one that really peed me off was my hand tools as obviously built them up over years and aren't hardly going to be worth anything to any one else (Apart from another spark I suppose).

 

[Englishman]

I had my van broke In to and the b******s cleaned me out. Testers, drills, iPad but the one that really peed me off was my hand tools as obviously built them up over years and aren't hardly going to be worth anything to any one else (Apart from another spark I suppose).

All I actually care about in that van is my hand tools, so maybe I should start dead locking again haha.

 

[jp1976]

I would be in tears, had some of them tools since they were babies

 

[davesparks]

here have a look at this dave.

Jail terms cut for car thieves - Kent Online
www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/.../jail-terms-cut-for-car-thieves-a5343...
26 Apr 2013 - The offences involved the theft of five Land Rover Defenders, from ... 307 from Bredhurst Trade Centre and a caravan from near Sittingbourne.

appears they have some kind of skeleton key or something and only targeting landrovers .

Skeleton key? Nah, a 5p coin is enough to open a worn landrover door lock!

They are most certainly targeting landrovers, they are one of the most sought after vehicles internationally. They are easy to break for parts which are in high demand, plus the vehicles themselves are in demand in other countries.
Local to me in the last year there has been one taken from a pub carpark on a hiab truck, two spare wheels stolen and one bonnet (they just lift off)
When there was a spate of thefts a couple of years ago the police were actively stopping landrovers being driven late at night/early morning. Due to working in theatre I often drive home in the early hours and was stopped enough times to be on speaking terms with the officers. Which I consider to be a good thing!