Looking For An In-Trunk Lockbox For A Car

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ShotgunSteven

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Should be suitable for storing papers, pistols, or precious metals. Needs to be fire resistant in case the car gets torched, and water resistant in case it gets sunk. I used to have a whole list of contacts for companies that made this kind of stuff, but unfortunately it is all stored on a drive I cannot access right now, and I cannot recall specific company or product names so Google isn't being much help. Going to research general security product companies next.

Anyone else know the type of product I am talking about? If it can be installed by a customer that is a plus, but not if it is one of those ones that just bolts through the bottom of the trunk so someone can crawl underneath the vehicle and unbolt it in a couple of minutes. I would take it to a place I know and have it welded in by professionals, if that is what is required.
 
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olds

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No idea on the boxes but this is an interesting idea. Did you google?
You may be able to have some tubing welded in place that you can bolt the box to using tamper proof bolts. At least it will slow someone down.
 
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Originally posted by: se7en
google "drug runner car attachments"
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Your search - "drug runner car attachments" - did not match any documents.
 
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ShotgunSteven

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
No idea on the boxes but this is an interesting idea. Did you google?
You may be able to have some tubing welded in place that you can bolt the box to using tamper proof bolts. At least it will slow someone down.
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Google has failed me thus far. I have found only a few pitiful little lock boxes that do not not even come close to meeting the requirements I want. I may have to wait until I get my other system up and running again so I can access the information on the HD.

These type of boxes may come more into demand by the general populace if the economy continues to tank. Even when it was good you had to be careful about leaving stuff in your locked vehicle. A sister's friend had her backpack stolen out of her vehicle. The thief broke out the window just to get a bag with two textbooks and a final paper. More might be willing to try a smash and grab for a potential quick profit as time goes on.

Trunks aren't safe by themselves either, at least against someone with a couple of minutes on their hands and the right tools.

This is the type of stuff I have found thus far.

I just got an idea for another place someone might have the information I am looking for, I will have to make a forum account over there though.
 
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What kind of dimensions are you looking for? I don't know if something like this would be useful, if its for a car though might be too big, i generally see these on the back of pick-up trucks and vans.

http://www.vanvault.co.uk/
 
alkemyst

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
Should be suitable for storing papers, pistols, or precious metals. Needs to be fire resistant in case the car gets torched, and water resistant in case it gets sunk. I used to have a whole list of contacts for companies that made this kind of stuff, but unfortunately it is all stored on a drive I cannot access right now, and I cannot recall specific company or product names so Google isn't being much help. Going to research general security product companies next.

Anyone else know the type of product I am talking about? If it can be installed by a customer that is a plus, but not if it is one of those ones that just bolts through the bottom of the trunk so someone can crawl underneath the vehicle and unbolt it in a couple of minutes. I would take it to a place I know and have it welded in by professionals, if that is what is required.
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If you are getting into welding, just have a box custom made.

Budget is going to determine this project.
 
alkemyst

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
No idea on the boxes but this is an interesting idea. Did you google?
You may be able to have some tubing welded in place that you can bolt the box to using tamper proof bolts. At least it will slow someone down.
Click to expand...

Google has failed me thus far. I have found only a few pitiful little lock boxes that do not not even come close to meeting the requirements I want. I may have to wait until I get my other system up and running again so I can access the information on the HD.

These type of boxes may come more into demand by the general populace if the economy continues to tank. Even when it was good you had to be careful about leaving stuff in your locked vehicle. A sister's friend had her backpack stolen out of her vehicle. The thief broke out the window just to get a bag with two textbooks and a final paper. More might be willing to try a smash and grab for a potential quick profit as time goes on.

Trunks aren't safe by themselves either, at least against someone with a couple of minutes on their hands and the right tools.

This is the type of stuff I have found thus far.

I just got an idea for another place someone might have the information I am looking for, I will have to make a forum account over there though.
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If the shit hits the fan that bad, they are going to flat bed the vehicle and work on it somewhere else.
 
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ShotgunSteven

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
No idea on the boxes but this is an interesting idea. Did you google?
You may be able to have some tubing welded in place that you can bolt the box to using tamper proof bolts. At least it will slow someone down.
Click to expand...

Google has failed me thus far. I have found only a few pitiful little lock boxes that do not not even come close to meeting the requirements I want. I may have to wait until I get my other system up and running again so I can access the information on the HD.

These type of boxes may come more into demand by the general populace if the economy continues to tank. Even when it was good you had to be careful about leaving stuff in your locked vehicle. A sister's friend had her backpack stolen out of her vehicle. The thief broke out the window just to get a bag with two textbooks and a final paper. More might be willing to try a smash and grab for a potential quick profit as time goes on.

Trunks aren't safe by themselves either, at least against someone with a couple of minutes on their hands and the right tools.

This is the type of stuff I have found thus far.

I just got an idea for another place someone might have the information I am looking for, I will have to make a forum account over there though.
Click to expand...

If the shit hits the fan that bad, they are going to flat bed the vehicle and work on it somewhere else.
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It doesn't have to hit the fan that bad. Cordless power tools have made some aspects of vehicle break-in and theft quick and easy, and scoring pieces for scrap more so. Have you heard about the catalytic converter thefts?

They are spreading all around the country.

Park and ride lots are prime targets for that type of thing. Cracking open vehicle trunks to get at what may be inside is easier in some ways.

On another forum I read, one guy had his stolen off of his Toyota while he was in a mall for forty-five minutes. When he went by the scrap yard later, it turned out his converter had been part of a lot of forty that were just sold to the place.
 
skyking

skyking

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those breifcase-style firesafes would work. Find a place in your car trunk where you can drill through without hitting the tank, Drill the downside of the safe to match, and install carriage head bolts through from below. The nuts will be locked inside the safe.
It's not too big, but should do for most things you describe. The holes will not compromise the firesafe effectiveness by much, they will be filled with a steel bolt.
 
olds

olds

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My father had a cross bed toolbox, full of tools mounted to the bed of his truck. Someone took a cordless sawzall and cut between the bed and the box. They then took off with his tools in a handy carry case.
 
alkemyst

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
It doesn't have to hit the fan that bad. Cordless power tools have made some aspects of vehicle break-in and theft quick and easy, and scoring pieces for scrap more so. Have you heard about the catalytic converter thefts?

They are spreading all around the country.

Park and ride lots are prime targets for that type of thing. Cracking open vehicle trunks to get at what may be inside is easier in some ways.

On another forum I read, one guy had his stolen off of his Toyota while he was in a mall for forty-five minutes. When he went by the scrap yard later, it turned out his converter had been part of a lot of forty that were just sold to the place.
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a lockbox ain't going stop that. Like I said, if they want something bad enough they will just load the car on a flatbed and take off with it.

Best you can do is a good alarm...maybe GPS / LoJack and not leave major valuables in a passenger car.

If one had to worry about both personal security and valuables they'd be better off with an armor plated full sized truck that require specialized towing.
 
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ShotgunSteven

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
It doesn't have to hit the fan that bad. Cordless power tools have made some aspects of vehicle break-in and theft quick and easy, and scoring pieces for scrap more so. Have you heard about the catalytic converter thefts?

They are spreading all around the country.

Park and ride lots are prime targets for that type of thing. Cracking open vehicle trunks to get at what may be inside is easier in some ways.

On another forum I read, one guy had his stolen off of his Toyota while he was in a mall for forty-five minutes. When he went by the scrap yard later, it turned out his converter had been part of a lot of forty that were just sold to the place.
Click to expand...

a lockbox ain't going stop that. Like I said, if they want something bad enough they will just load the car on a flatbed and take off with it.

Best you can do is a good alarm...maybe GPS / LoJack and not leave major valuables in a passenger car.

If one had to worry about both personal security and valuables they'd be better off with an armor plated full sized truck that require specialized towing.
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It will slow them down. I do realize that if they really want to get at what is in there, they can just haul the vehicle away and attack it at their leisure, but I am not looking to use this as a long-term storage solution or anything like that. :roll:
 
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