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Quote from: 6s1640 on November 17, 2020, 03:13:20 AMHi Steve,Very nice. I am assuming you are happy with these locks.My son has been watching a YouTube video on picking locks. There is some guy he watches that can pick any lock. I'd like to see him pick the gauge cluster lock while installed in the dash. The transmission one might be easier to pick. If I was a crook back in the day, I'd just cut the cable.When you get you display put together for the car show, you will have to post pictures of that as well.Thanks for sharing.CoryCory, I don't understand why a Crook would cut the cable. It didn't have anything to do with stealing a car, The purpose of the lock was to keep the speedometer cable from being disconnected to circumvent mileage used to determine a rental car bill .It had to be done without anyone knowing otherwise you would not get away with the scam. Typically not a huge amount of money ether way. The lock didn't have to be super sophisticated because it wasn't that big of deal. Yes they are on the easy side to pick if a key is lost.I have done it with a lock pick a couple of times for friends who found them. There would be no incentive for a crook to cut the cable. If the crook cut the cable then it would be obvious he was trying to manipulate the mileage and the scam would not be successful.
Hi Steve,Very nice. I am assuming you are happy with these locks.My son has been watching a YouTube video on picking locks. There is some guy he watches that can pick any lock. I'd like to see him pick the gauge cluster lock while installed in the dash. The transmission one might be easier to pick. If I was a crook back in the day, I'd just cut the cable.When you get you display put together for the car show, you will have to post pictures of that as well.Thanks for sharing.Cory
Quote from: Bob Gaines on November 17, 2020, 11:34:19 AMQuote from: 6s1640 on November 17, 2020, 03:13:20 AMHi Steve,Very nice. I am assuming you are happy with these locks.My son has been watching a YouTube video on picking locks. There is some guy he watches that can pick any lock. I'd like to see him pick the gauge cluster lock while installed in the dash. The transmission one might be easier to pick. If I was a crook back in the day, I'd just cut the cable.When you get you display put together for the car show, you will have to post pictures of that as well.Thanks for sharing.CoryCory, I don't understand why a Crook would cut the cable. It didn't have anything to do with stealing a car, The purpose of the lock was to keep the speedometer cable from being disconnected to circumvent mileage used to determine a rental car bill .It had to be done without anyone knowing otherwise you would not get away with the scam. Typically not a huge amount of money ether way. The lock didn't have to be super sophisticated because it wasn't that big of deal. Yes they are on the easy side to pick if a key is lost.I have done it with a lock pick a couple of times for friends who found them. There would be no incentive for a crook to cut the cable. If the crook cut the cable then it would be obvious he was trying to manipulate the mileage and the scam would not be successful.Hi Bob,I don't disagree with you. You are right. Back to my first comments, the locks are mostly to keep honest people honest "...keep the GT350H renter mostly honest."Take careCory
Hi Steve,Very nice. I am assuming you are happy with these locks.My son has been watching a YouTube video on picking locks. There is some guy he watches that can pick any lock. I'd like to see him pick the gauge cluster lock while installed in the dash. The transmission one might be easier to pick. If I was a crook back in the day, I'd just cut the cable.When you get you display put together for the car show, you will have to post pictures of that as well. Very happy 😃 Thanks for sharing.Cory
Cory, I don't understand why a Crook would cut the cable. ........
Quote from: Bob Gaines on November 17, 2020, 11:34:19 AMCory, I don't understand why a Crook would cut the cable. ........Think I would just pull the cable and gear out of the trans and zip tie or bailing wire it up out of the way. Just a thought concerning a practice that I saw once to twice Understand that renters are not typically gear heads and didn't want to get their suits dirty
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 12, 2020, 12:10:42 AMLooks like they repurposed spare tire locks - http://www.garybeaupre.com/Site/Spare_Tire_Locks_Page1.htmlThe double sided security key seen in Cory's picture is far harder to pick and completely different mechanism then the single sided key used in the GM tire locks seen in your provided link. The bodies do look similar however.[/quNothig Nothing The Lockpicking Lawyer on UTube cant handle!
Looks like they repurposed spare tire locks - http://www.garybeaupre.com/Site/Spare_Tire_Locks_Page1.html
please note that the cars had two different types of locks, the one on the speedometer head ( discontinued because of the labor required to install) look closely at the tail shaft picture and you'll see the 2nd type that prevented pulling the speedometer cable.