Let's see you jack THIS!!!
01-13-2009, 12:50 PM
#1
JK Super Freak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
Posts: 1,258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Let's see you jack THIS!!!
What do you with seventeen (17) sheet metal screws and another day off where you don't have anything planned???
Fabricate a de facto anti-theft system for your subwoofer, of course!
Okay, I have been rollin' around topless and doorless for just about a week now, and I am loving it. However, I have always had the nagging and persistent worry about my subwoofer whenever I am away from the JK, so, I took matters into my own hands and did something about it! The pictures follow:
The new "guts" of my subwoofer enclosure...same as before but with the addition of seventeen (17) sheetmetal screws punched right through the box, and then the tub of the JK.
The flip side of what you just saw on top...watch out for that gas tank, oh yeah...and so much for my EVAP canister relocation kit!
Ha ha ha ha ha
"Box" seats for this next picture.
All of this to protect my "WMSD" (Weapon of Mass Subsonic Destruction), or, if you prefer: "IBED" (Improvised Bass Explosive Device).
A couple of shots of the finished product. Obviously, there was no further need for the bungee cords that were previously "securing" my box down. Also, I added a couple of 3/4" Carbon-Steel Service Entrance Staples to secure the wire leading down to the amp (and to prevent wire flapping in the wind). I did the whole project for about $5.50 with parts from my local Lowe's.
Now, I know that no system is COMPLETELY foolproof, but I would love to be there to try and see a would-be thief try to lift this thing out of the bed of the Jeep without tearing the whole rear sheetmetal panel off!
About the only person who could easily remove this sub is Magneto, Master of Magnetism...but he would definitely have to know what to look for.
I realize this is probably a one off setup, since most of you 2-door cats haven't taken your rear benches out (or if you have...you've filled the ensuing space with something else). BUT, for those of you that DO have an external sub box and worry about it with the top off...here's your answer. Enjoy!
Russ D.
Fabricate a de facto anti-theft system for your subwoofer, of course!
Okay, I have been rollin' around topless and doorless for just about a week now, and I am loving it. However, I have always had the nagging and persistent worry about my subwoofer whenever I am away from the JK, so, I took matters into my own hands and did something about it! The pictures follow:
The new "guts" of my subwoofer enclosure...same as before but with the addition of seventeen (17) sheetmetal screws punched right through the box, and then the tub of the JK.
The flip side of what you just saw on top...watch out for that gas tank, oh yeah...and so much for my EVAP canister relocation kit!
Ha ha ha ha ha"Box" seats for this next picture.
All of this to protect my "WMSD" (Weapon of Mass Subsonic Destruction), or, if you prefer: "IBED" (Improvised Bass Explosive Device).
A couple of shots of the finished product. Obviously, there was no further need for the bungee cords that were previously "securing" my box down. Also, I added a couple of 3/4" Carbon-Steel Service Entrance Staples to secure the wire leading down to the amp (and to prevent wire flapping in the wind). I did the whole project for about $5.50 with parts from my local Lowe's.
Now, I know that no system is COMPLETELY foolproof, but I would love to be there to try and see a would-be thief try to lift this thing out of the bed of the Jeep without tearing the whole rear sheetmetal panel off!
About the only person who could easily remove this sub is Magneto, Master of Magnetism...but he would definitely have to know what to look for.I realize this is probably a one off setup, since most of you 2-door cats haven't taken your rear benches out (or if you have...you've filled the ensuing space with something else). BUT, for those of you that DO have an external sub box and worry about it with the top off...here's your answer. Enjoy!
Russ D.
01-13-2009, 12:54 PM
#3
I would skip messing with the 17 holding it to the floor, and just remove the 8 holding the sub into the box if I really wanted it. but I understand the need to bolt everything down. I have had many car stereo systems stolen (some worth thousands) and even entire cars. I feel your pain.
01-13-2009, 12:55 PM
#4
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Suches, Georgia
Posts: 291
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Couldn't they just steal your sub by taking the 8 screws out that are holding it in the box with a screwdriver in about 5 minutes?
You should swap those eight screws out from a phillips to a TORX head (or something else). (Something most theives wouldn't have readily available)
You should swap those eight screws out from a phillips to a TORX head (or something else). (Something most theives wouldn't have readily available)
01-13-2009, 12:55 PM
#5
JK Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: AT LARGE somewhere in CT
Posts: 2,710
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What a coincidence! I just fashioned an anti-anti-theft device using 17 screwdriver heads! 
Nice work - looks like it'd take a ton of effort to get that thing out of there in usable condition.
Nice work - looks like it'd take a ton of effort to get that thing out of there in usable condition.
01-13-2009, 12:58 PM
#6
JK Super Freak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
Posts: 1,258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I would skip messing with the 17 holding it to the floor, and just remove the 8 holding the sub into the box if I really wanted it. but I understand the need to bolt everything down. I have had many car stereo systems stolen (some worth thousands) and even entire cars. I feel your pain.
Russ D.
Trending Topics
01-13-2009, 01:06 PM
#8
17 screws + 8 expanding screws + MDF / sawzall = missing sub 
Although if I was a theif ( which I am not and I hate them) I would carry a cordless drill with me and pack quick change driver/drill bit kit in my pocket. If I ran across that I would just put a drill bit on the end and drill off the heads real fast.
Most theifs want to get in and get gone, so they wouldn't mess with it if it wasn't loose probably. They would likely just look for another car to break into. Many theifs are crackheads, and if they had any power tools would have sold them for crack. I think this will work fine.
Did you do all this because someone stole your backseat?
Although if I was a theif ( which I am not and I hate them) I would carry a cordless drill with me and pack quick change driver/drill bit kit in my pocket. If I ran across that I would just put a drill bit on the end and drill off the heads real fast.
Most theifs want to get in and get gone, so they wouldn't mess with it if it wasn't loose probably. They would likely just look for another car to break into. Many theifs are crackheads, and if they had any power tools would have sold them for crack. I think this will work fine.
Did you do all this because someone stole your backseat?
01-13-2009, 01:37 PM
#10
JK Super Freak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
Posts: 1,258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
17 screws + 8 expanding screws + MDF / sawzall = missing sub
Although if I was a theif ( which I am not and I hate them) I would carry a cordless drill with me and pack quick change driver/drill bit kit in my pocket. If I ran across that I would just put a drill bit on the end and drill off the heads real fast.
Most theifs want to get in and get gone, so they wouldn't mess with it if it wasn't loose probably. They would likely just look for another car to break into. Many theifs are crackheads, and if they had any power tools would have sold them for crack. I think this will work fine.
Did you do all this because someone stole your backseat?
Although if I was a theif ( which I am not and I hate them) I would carry a cordless drill with me and pack quick change driver/drill bit kit in my pocket. If I ran across that I would just put a drill bit on the end and drill off the heads real fast.
Most theifs want to get in and get gone, so they wouldn't mess with it if it wasn't loose probably. They would likely just look for another car to break into. Many theifs are crackheads, and if they had any power tools would have sold them for crack. I think this will work fine.
Did you do all this because someone stole your backseat?
Naw...I sold my backseat for crack!
Ha ha ha ha...just messin'...I never carry anybody, so I just sold it on Craigslist and actually got a few hundred bones for it, too!
Russ D.