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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240   
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For me, it depends on the circumstances. At home, I always take it inside. When out and about, I'll sometimes take it with me but other times I lock it to the rear seat bracketry. It's also easier to hide it out of view there, too. Darren
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21st Jun 2022 7:01am |
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| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 699 |
I put mine out of sight.
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21st Jun 2022 10:23am |
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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 960  
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Wherever you put it the object is not to prevent you from driving it yourself when you have lost or forgotten it
 Ride like you stole it!!
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21st Jun 2022 10:46am |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2290 
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Hello blackrock
It's a good question IMO as a removable steering wheel for me is right up there on the Security Layers approach to holding on to your Defender, so the 'what do I do with a removed Steering Wheel' has to work, so that you just do it... I'm more or less with Darren on this... but overall: 1. I always remove it. 2. It nearly always goes with me. 3. If left in the Vehicle, it is out of sight, and locked. (in truth this is an additional step and can take more time than just carrying the wheel, but I do do this, again depending on circumstances) I use a Surplus Bag occasionally, that was around £10  Click image to enlarge But for 'out and about' generally I have just 'traded up' to a Filson Ruck Sack (my Swiss Army gave up at 10 years)... and part of the 'assessment' was how it would carry the Startech... (any 14'' wheel) Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I did look at making the area under the Drivers Seat work for storage, but as I've Layered Access into these areas (Battery + Main Fuses) into my General Security this is currently less practical but could be made to work with more effort. Click image to enlarge Net for me... is to take it with you 'in style' ...  SKIP
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21st Jun 2022 1:43pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16999 
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This. I have lost count of the number of times I have rushed out in the morning to go to work, locked the house, locked the gate, unlocked the car, and sometimes even jumped in and started the engine, only to remember that the steering wheel is still in the house!  |
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21st Jun 2022 1:44pm |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 550 
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If I'm parked at home, I bring the steering wheel inside.
When out and about, I put a good quality bike lock through the hole in the middle. This way the scrote has to cut off the locking cover and cut through the lock to put the wheel back on. All while the alarm is going off. I'm hatching plan for a BBUS++. Louder and longer than standard. |
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21st Jun 2022 6:51pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1760 
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I've always wondered...
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21st Jun 2022 9:36pm |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 550
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I like the idea of the Master Blaster. Running off 240V would be a problem. I did near of a tale about an internal siren to prevent scrotes from nicking things. Such is our crazy legal system, it's most likely it would end up with you being prosecuted for hearing damage to the scrote.
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22nd Jun 2022 9:59am |
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