Disklocks..

Gerard

Gerard

Gerard

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Anyone else find these things can be a huge pain in the ass to get off sometimes? Just been pratting about with mine for near 45 mins before it would come after after much swearing.

Don't understand why they do this though, most mornings it unlocks fine, but when it feels like not coming off its normally a long battle to get the thing shifted. :mad:
 
Buy a better one now. I have had two many cheapos where the keys bend or the lock seizes up to feel comfortable with a cheap one on my bike. Is the cheap price worth the potential pain of removing it the hard way when it fails.
 
No, I've had mine a few years and it never takes more than 2-3 seconds. (It is the official sort and not a cheap replica)
 
Mines the official, only slight problem I have sometimes is the key doesn't go right down into the lock so cannot turn all the way. Just have to take the key out and put it back in and its fine then.
 
I'm confused how you could take 45 minutes - did you buy one which is too small for your wheel or something?

Mine is yellow (not that it makes a difference, I believe they are identical mechanically) and I just rotate the disclock to the left a bit, stick the key in, sometimes it requires a tiny bit of jiggling as the instructions do say, unlock, open, put on the passenger side.
 
oh we're talking disklocks for cars.. thought you meant bike disk locks lol. I have one of the silver ones for the car, bought it the other week coz a set of keys got stolen from the house in a burglary that I interupted. So i got one to secure the car until I could get the locksmith.

It did come with a worrying note saying the barrel could get out of line or something and there was a procedure to reset it, but I can't recal what it was.
 
dirtydog said:
Why not? Unless you own something which would attract high calibre car thieves, it will deter most casual thieves / joyriders who will look for an easier target.
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Spot on :)

makes sense to spend £50 on a decent wheel lock than having to fork out £300 excess.
 
I'd use one if my car was a thief magnet, old GTi, Escort Cosworth etc or so old it had no security, but otherwise I dont want the hassle for the small risk tbh. The fact I live in a relatively rural area might help too i suppose.
 
They really are minimal hassle. I bought one after reading people complaining they were awkward or very heavy etc - I think the complaints were exaggerated. I do have a thief magnet type older car which is not hard to steal, so something strong and also visible seemed essential.
 
OllyM said:
I didn't realise anybody still used these nowadays!
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If you have a modern car they are basically untheivable without keys so these aren't much use but since all my old stuff is both easy to nick and fun to drive one of these things or similar is a wise move.
 
dirtydog said:
I'm confused how you could take 45 minutes - did you buy one which is too small for your wheel or something?

Mine is yellow (not that it makes a difference, I believe they are identical mechanically) and I just rotate the disclock to the left a bit, stick the key in, sometimes it requires a tiny bit of jiggling as the instructions do say, unlock, open, put on the passenger side.
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Nope its the proper size for an astra wheel, usually it comes of fine but sometimes it takes a bit of jiggling. This morning though took the biscuit, the key refused to go into the barrel properly and took ages to get it in. Thought it might be a problem with the key but with all 3 same thing.
 
I thought they were super easy to get off with a chisel and hammer (literally 5 seconds on a program on car security I once watched), and the stearing bar ones just help them break the stearing lock.

If your that bothered a removal steering boss is the way to go for older cars

As for bike disc locks I have never had a bike wre I haven't masheda front fender because I forgot to take the lock off :o
 
chaparral said:
I was thinking the same....(motorbike disklock)

As i thought people used steering wheel locks for there cars :confused: (how do fit a disk lock on a car ??? :confused:)
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Steve said:
I thought they were super easy to get off with a chisel and hammer (literally 5 seconds on a program on car security I once watched), and the stearing bar ones just help them break the stearing lock.
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I doubt anyone got a Disklok off in five seconds. The last write up I read, when various locks were attack tested was it took about a minute, when you know how to do it. Maybe that's changed since, I don't know.
 
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