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  • Stupid Thule key-alike Q…
  • ratherbeintobago
    Full Member

    As things stand we have all the bike racks keyed-alike, and both sets of roof bars on different keys.

    While I am aware that the locks are made of finest Camembert and aren’t anything more than a visual deterrent, am I being daft about having them keyed differently or is there no real security difference to having them all keyed the same?

    Ta!

    csb
    Full Member

    If you lose the keys in a bunch and a scrote gets them, different locks will give them a bit more hassles to nick all the bars and racks for resale.

    If they’re intent on just nicking them by screwdriver it matters not what key they locked with.

    somafunk
    Full Member

    A few years ago i lost the keys to my thule rack with bike attached but less than 5 seconds with a screwdriver and hammer rendered them useless, dunno if they’ve changed design since then

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    Greybeard
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    I can’t see keyed-alike making much difference to security, and as said, they’re pretty weak anyway. On my roof bars, I swapped the standard Allen bolts for the security ones with a pip in the socket. But then they jemmy the bars off and you need a new roof as well…

    ratherbeintobago
    Full Member

    Thanks all!

    kiwizak
    Free Member

    What type of rack? keys may make no difference at all.

    pdw
    Free Member

    Quite a few of the keys are interchangeable anyway.

    And as above, I don’t think the key is the weak point on most racks anyway.

    ratherbeintobago
    Full Member

    @kiwizak 591/598s with Thule base bars.

    kiwizak
    Free Member

    The Thule 598 is a great rack. But the lock does absolutely nothing.

    Might as well have the same keys for convenience.

    ratherbeintobago
    Full Member

    It turns out Thule have changed their lock barrels and the N200+ locks are ‘better’. Anyone know how?

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