Do you Secure your rear mounted spare wheel?

[Gwoods]

Had to drop my Patrol off at the Panel Beaters yesterday to be fixed after a hail storm. He commented to me that I should secure my spare as heaps of them go missing. I have never secured mine and don't know of anyone first hand who have lost theirs, but am interested in how many do secure their spare wheels and how?
TIA
Sean.

[Bird]

when you consider the rims are $1000each + tyre, they are very valuable.... although they don't sell for that much, I've seen numerous GQ's with later model rims lately.. they look hideous, but if kids are getting them free then.....

[GeoffA]

I've always pad locked mine. Makes it a bit harder for them.

Does your GU not have provision for a pad lock on the carrier?

[GeoffA]

......I've seen numerous GQ's with later model rims lately.. they look hideous.....

They do....and series 4 on wheels on series 1-3 don't look any better....

[GGV8Cruza]

I used to secure mine, I used a custom cable. You can also use a long shanked padlock from memory

GG

[alnjan]

Always padlocked

[noel_w]

I have a padlock on mine which is keyed alike to the locks on the Trackie.
I have black steel GU wheels on my GQ, doesn't look to bad I thought.

[MDS69]

I have the factory Toyota hard wheel cover on my Prado with a wire rope bike lock underneath it securing the spare.

[Gwoods]

Thanks guys, I will look at ways of securing mine when I get the car back. 

[Bird]

I used to secure mine, I used a custom cable. You can also use a long shanked padlock from memory

GG

Wouldn't be one of them GGV8Shitter ones that is the dude sells on myswag would it???

[Beachman]

I have the factory Toyota hard wheel cover on my Prado with a wire rope bike lock underneath it securing the spare.

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[Footy Shorts Shane]

I have the factory Toyota hard wheel cover on my Prado with a wire rope bike lock underneath it securing the spare.

The combination type ones ?

[GGV8Cruza]

Wouldn't be one of them GGV8Shitter ones that is the dude sells on myswag would it???

A subtle plug for a great product 

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GG

[BaseCamp]

apart from the plundered cost of $1K++ each  ... what happens if it happens in say some hickville town - where your next mission is say 5 days on sharp gravel roads (with now no spare(s)??)...

Do you plough on - or cancel your trip??

Thus, its also logically about the safety and the (in)convenience factor as well...

[Ratbag]

Every wheel on both cars and the CT have one security nut. All the same keyway socket.

I also have a 5mm braided security cable that runs through the jockey wheel, spare and hitch. This has a BIG Lockwood padlock on it.

[tk421]

I've got the factory security nut on my Prado. Which I'm led to believe any Toyota key will open...

[V8CRSA]

I used to secure mine, I used a custom cable. You can also use a long shanked padlock from memory

GG

I might get you to knock me up a couple of shorter cables just for this purpose mate.
Will drop you a pm in the next week or two.

Matt

[Rumpig]

My fourby has a padlock on it through the back of the steel plate that holds the wheel in place, and the one on the camper trailer has a plastic coated steel cable threaded through it with a padlock to stop the opportunistic thieves

[Ratbag]

^ That's the real crux of it Rumpig. Nothing will stop a determined thief with heavy cable cutters ($180 @ Bunnings), or a 24/36V angle grinder ...

My tactic is to try to slow them down, and prevent casual thievery while one is having lunch, or a twinkle ... ;-).

[Barry G]

I have 2 of the Jackaroo security nuts, from different cars. Both work off the same key.
Generally don't bother to use them around town. One of the benefits of having a less popular truck.
On a trip the spare is secured by the shovel and axe mount, which fits onto a square section post through the wheel centre.
Shovel mount is secured to the 'post' by 2 splined 'security' key bolts.  Bought both the bolts and the key from a specialty bolt shop.  I think it would be rare for a random thief to have the correct key. 
The retainer for the shovel and axe is padlocked, so they can't be removed from the mount.

[MDS69]

The combination type ones ?

No a key type. It came with two keys so there is one on both sets of car keys.

[Jakster1]

If you look at your spare wheel it is bolted up on 3 studs. There is a hole that lines up with one of the other wheel Nut holes that is perfect to padlock the rim to the wheel carrier.
Mine is always padlocked, as said the rims are not cheap nor are good 17 inch 4wd tyres. I also have a tyre cover on mine so it isn't advertising a good rim and tyre for the taking.

[BaseCamp]

I have 2 of the Jackaroo security nuts, from different cars. Both work off the same key.
Generally don't bother to use them around town. One of the benefits of having a less popular truck.
On a trip the spare is secured by the shovel and axe mount, which fits onto a square section post through the wheel centre.
Shovel mount is secured to the 'post' by 2 splined 'security' key bolts.  Bought both the bolts and the key from a specialty bolt shop.  I think it would be rare for a random thief to have the correct key. 
The retainer for the shovel and axe is padlocked, so they can't be removed from the mount.

hey B&B - a couple of pics of your set up would be appreciated, if possible - cheers (specially of the specialty bolts)..

[whitey1]

I've got the factory security nut on my Prado. Which I'm led to believe any Toyota key will open...

Not from what I've found. I got one off a written off Prado at work to put on my camper but my Prado key wouldn't open it.

[DaveR]

Have always had a lock.
Long shanked pad lock at the moment, and I even remember to check if it works from time to time.