Security Screws???

[benzmansl65amg 10+ year member]

I can not find them anywhere. I went to lowes, home depot, and ACE. None of them carried them and i did a search online and i couldnt order the minimum 1000 so where do u guys buy ur security screws and bits for that matter. Well anyway thanks in advance.

Joe

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[yne721 10+ year member]

did you try asking any of the people at the hardware stores where you could buy them instead of just asking if they had them?

try going to a tool store. i don't know what the equivalent in your area is, but there are a couple stores out here, like Production Tool company. i'd try one of those.

 

[benzmansl65amg 10+ year member]

anywhere online at all?

Thanks

Joe

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

google "1 way screws".

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

id like to get some also.

 

[benzmansl65amg 10+ year member]

You cant remove one way screws well i kinda wanted ones with crazy heads or something.

Thanks

Joe

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

if i were a thief and couldn't get something out, i'd destroy whatever it was in with a crow bar. security screws often cause you to lose whatever you're securing + whatever it's screwed to. i strapped my deck so it wouldn't come out and ended up buying a whole new dash and instrument cluster. get a 2-way alarm system, then secure your equipment with security screws. i only worry about it with my rims.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

You cant remove one way screws well i kinda wanted ones with crazy heads or something.Thanks

Joe

you can remove them. they sell the tool at home depot, which i guess almost ruins the effectiveness of a "1 way" screw. they're mainly so that dumbass kids cant take bathroom stalls apart with a butter knife, etc.

 

[benzmansl65amg 10+ year member]

Thanks dude so home depot should sell one way screws and they do not know what security screws are well i will go tomorrow morning. I am just trying to secure my car i just put in a Viper and want to put these screws on everything.

Thanks for all the help,

Joe

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

it doesnt matter what kind or screw you use, in a matter of minutes they all can be out. its very easy to drill out a screw. even though is done buy time if the thief cannot get it out they will just wreck it.

 

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

maybe in those "minutes", u could be at your car stopping the theif. They prevent theift and make it harder and time consuming for them also. Any extra security can help.

 

[konechiwa 10+ year member]

best idea is to change up the type of screws you use. If a proffesional theif knows and is prepared, they will get your stuff out, no matter what (unless forced to stop).

Use many screws, regular, phillips, square, allen, so that he has to change up the bits all the time which will slow him down. Also, put some crap into the screw (sillicon, some sort of puddy) that will fill in the bit making it flush so it is very hard to remove.

Also invest in an alarm that has a backup battery and sirens attached to the battery so even if he cuts your power it will still go off.

 

[blimblam 10+ year member]

Also, put some crap into the screw (sillicon, some sort of puddy) that will fill in the bit making it flush so it is very hard to remove.

what if you're working on your car outside and its hard for you to get tha crap out then a thief robs you. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

jk. but that is a good idea.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

you probably will want something like these, you need a special bit that you cant buy at walmart, you have to go to an actual hardware store or tool store. Most places that sell automotive tools have the bits. http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=260-840

 

[type[s5] 10+ year member]

Thieves here where I live are usually never stopped by car alarms but are rarely ever prepared for something other than a philipps head/flathead to dismantle things, so something like security screws would probably get them to either stop or completely tear your sh*t up in anger.