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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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id like to see the little sh*ts get in to it now

pics not great only off me phone

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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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I would build some metal gaurds around that lock to be honest m8, it looks to easy to attack sat there

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two mins and there in
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not even 2 mins with one of these

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yep you need a "bash box" over the padlocks, also the angle bolted to the wall-have you used the masonry bolts with nuts on-if so you need to tack weld the nuts to bolt to save little scrotes undoing them!

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As said, get guards, but dont forget the more it looks like fort knox the more people want to see in
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doesnt that make it more apparent that there is something in there worth keeping?

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now that looks like you have somethink special to hide in there! if i was a pikey your garage would be the first one i would go for !
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and dont post pictures of it on the internet theives will just analyse and evaluate how easy to get in!!
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Looks like a coal shed. Can you actually fit a car in there?
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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cheers for all the input



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and dont post pictures of it on the internet theives will just analyse and evaluate how easy to get in!!
they have to find the garage first as its no where near my house
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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get some better locks

could snap them with a pair of stillsons and 6ft of scaffi tube
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I suppose btu a row of old green garages in bristol area, wouldnt be surprised if people may recognise them
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If they undo the 2 nuts on each side the whole lot looks like it'll fall off (assuming they are nuts).
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Originally Posted by AdsCapri2
I suppose btu a row of old green garages in bristol area, wouldnt be surprised if people may recognise them
one of my mates lives about 4 miles from the garage and has lived there for about 10 years and didnt know they were their
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Originally Posted by Jamz
If they undo the 2 nuts on each side the whole lot looks like it'll fall off (assuming they are nuts).
they were once but have been sorted now
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Fireproof roller shutter ? Expensive yes, would attract attention I suppose but depends what's in there ? And no, I don't know !!!
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any local-ish kids hang about round there?

they are always too willing to put super glue in padlocks
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Liquid Nitrogen on the padlocks and a sledge should do it!!
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Originally Posted by warrenpenalver
Liquid Nitrogen on the padlocks and a sledge should do it!!
it seems like you have been watching a few to many films mate that seems a bit extreme to me seeing as they dont know whats in the garage
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Originally Posted by peters500
any local-ish kids hang about round there?

they are always too willing to put super glue in padlocks
yea there is i think they broke into it last time but the bit where i put the key is facing down which may help a bit
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good idea but needs more protection!
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Watch out, someones already eyeing it up
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:59 PM
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[quote="fatboyz"]id like to see the little sh*ts get in to it now

pics not great only off me phone



from the state of the wood i would say one good kick and the wood is a gonna any way.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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mate you should have put it on the inside. my garage looks identicle from the outside so as to not draw any attention but just behind the door i have security posts concreted into the floor and just to make sure i put in 3!!! so they may get in should i be unlucky enough to have my garage picked on but the car aint comin out!!!!!!

still saying that its better than nothing mate
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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As above, the theives will just have a go to piss you off as you obviously have something in there worth protecting
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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crow bar/prybar behind that nice steel angle iron and its off. Wood is more rotten than gary glitters mind. Also 3 minutes on the roof and anyone is in!!!

As mentioned before, dont go posting your security measures on the net as someone will always reconise it........

Also if you know the scrotes have visited before, move garage. They will be back, more so now it looks like that.

This is not a dig, just wouldn't like you to loose anything valuable.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by alfacossie
mate you should have put it on the inside. my garage looks identicle from the outside so as to not draw any attention but just behind the door i have security posts concreted into the floor and just to make sure i put in 3!!! so they may get in should i be unlucky enough to have my garage picked on but the car aint comin out!!!!!!

still saying that its better than nothing mate
Exactly what I did at the 'secret location' where my cars kept
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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I agree with above, its great you are making the effort to protect your investment but i would have made sure all the "modifications" were on the inside where they arent visible.
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better than nothing though!

I know about having garages broken in to.. little pykey theiving c*nts!
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Originally Posted by DaveEscos
better than nothing though!

I know about having garages broken in to.. little pykey theiving c*nts!
Is it better than nothing if it means your garage is ignificantly more likely to be targetted in the first place?
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I have fitted a cemented in security post, lower cemented in door lock, full wireless alarm system and CCTV to my garage and floodlights

Looks like fort knox.. sounds like fort knox when it all goes off

No fucker has been near it*.. no fucker can get in*.. I have peice of mind and can sleep at night

so yes! anything is better than nothing





*touches wood
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Originally Posted by DaveEscos
I have fitted a cemented in security post, lower cemented in door lock, full wireless alarm system and CCTV to my garage and floodlights

Looks like fort knox.. sounds like fort knox when it all goes off

No fucker has been near it*.. no fucker could get in*.. I have peice of mind and can sleep at night

so yes! anything is better than nothing





*touches wood
And they're the measures I took in 1999 when the fuckers went through the garage roof to try and get to my S1 - place is, as Dave says, like Fort Knox. But if that's what I needed to do to keep my pride and joy then that's what we do.
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Originally Posted by DaveEscos
better than nothing though!

I know about having garages broken in to.. little pykey theiving c*nts!
With security like this Dave, I'm not surprised!!!

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i could bite those locks off
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Originally Posted by DaveEscos
I have fitted a cemented in security post, lower cemented in door lock, full wireless alarm system and CCTV to my garage and floodlights

Looks like fort knox.. sounds like fort knox when it all goes off

No fucker has been near it*.. no fucker can get in*.. I have peice of mind and can sleep at night

so yes! anything is better than nothing





*touches wood

Is that all on a garage in a block in the middle of nowhere?
Cause its different if they are on your driveway for ten mins cutting it all open.
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superb Kev!!!
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Originally Posted by kjc300
Originally Posted by DaveEscos
better than nothing though!

I know about having garages broken in to.. little pykey theiving c*nts!
With security like this Dave, I'm not surprised!!!

Don't like red ones but that looks proper........ I'm liking that ALOT !!!
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
Originally Posted by DaveEscos
I have fitted a cemented in security post, lower cemented in door lock, full wireless alarm system and CCTV to my garage and floodlights

Looks like fort knox.. sounds like fort knox when it all goes off

No fucker has been near it*.. no fucker can get in*.. I have peice of mind and can sleep at night

so yes! anything is better than nothing





*touches wood

Is that all on a garage in a block in the middle of nowhere?
Cause its different if they are on your driveway for ten mins cutting it all open.
No, its at the bottom of the garden, but a long garden and a shitty alleyway really, prone to break ins.

I would NEVER use a lone garage miles away
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