The Club anti-theft device on X5's steering wheel?

[autoque]

Here's the link to the The Club, steering wheel lock.
http://www.winner-intl.com/index.cfm...Group/Home.htm

I was wondering if the weight of steering wheel lock will somehow hurt the steering wheel or the alignment of the wheels. I also heard that when it is put on, the weight of the lock is not centered and unbalanced, meaning it's heavier either on the left or the right.

Would it be perfectly alright to use this? I'm not willing to risk it if it's bad for the car in anyway.(eg. misalignment, too much stress on steering wheel and etc)

[x5mad]

Personally, I think they are a waste of time and money. A professional car thief will on average spend about 7 seconds opening one. An amateur thief would not be able to drive away in an expensive and sophisticated car as the X5.

Therefore they are more suited to cheaper bangers with the intent of deterring only the joyrider. Plus they are so ugly! reminds me of the post on those horrible door protectors!

[autoque]

Originally Posted by x5mad

Plus they are so ugly! reminds me of the post on those horrible door protectors!

I knew someone would bring that up

Still, it's better than door protectors because it's installed inside the car.

So, you guys think I don't need to purchase this?

[trueX5er]

No....the X5 is almost impossible to steal. It doesn't even use a conventional key, so....

[rh71]

Originally Posted by trueX5er

No....the X5 is almost impossible to steal. It doesn't even use a conventional key, so....

I never even thought about it this way. Exactly how hard is it to steal these modern-keyed cars? Impossible unless you have another keyfob of the same code that can only be ordered from factory?

[golfer4life]

No car is impossible to steal. If somebody wants to steal your car for any reason at all, it can be stolen.

But on the flip side, there's not much market for stolen X5 spare parts at least here in Socal. Cars are being stolen for parts, Honda, Acura and Toyota's. The logic is, BMW owners will not go to a junk shop or no name auto supply shop to buy parts for a 60K car. An average luxury car owner takes the car to the dealer for parts and service.

So in reality, the chances of my X5 being stolen here in Socal is pretty slim, unless I'm stupid enough to park the car in the middle of the night in Pacoima or South Central LA.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by golfer4life

But on the flip side, there's not much market for stolen X5 spare parts at least here in Socal.... So in reality, the chances of my X5 being stolen here in Socal is pretty slim...

I though that Socal had more than normal luxury car thefts since they can be driven to Mexico and/or shipped out on a cargo ship easier than locations in the interior/North of the U.S.

But that's just a vague memory of something I read, I don't have any statistics.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by golfer4life

No car is impossible to steal. If somebody wants to steal your car for any reason at all, it can be stolen.

But on the flip side, there's not much market for stolen X5 spare parts at least here in Socal. Cars are being stolen for parts, Honda, Acura and Toyota's. The logic is, BMW owners will not go to a junk shop or no name auto supply shop to buy parts for a 60K car. An average luxury car owner takes the car to the dealer for parts and service.

So in reality, the chances of my X5 being stolen here in Socal is pretty slim, unless I'm stupid enough to park the car in the middle of the night in Pacoima or South Central LA.

They stole Merc-Benz CEO's security car in Germany few years back. If they steal BMWs they ship them as-is out of country to places like Belize, Africa and some other countries where drug money demand for such cars. In fact I know someone who saw thier car (stolen from NJ) in Belize with their NJ plates still on.

[SpeedR]

The Club Let's see...A heavy hardend steel locking bar attached to a light weight aluminum hollow core steering wheel. I'd guess about 10 seconds with a hacksaw on the steering wheel should take care of that...

[PersonaNonGrata]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

They stole Merc-Benz CEO's security car in Germany few years back. If they steal BMWs they ship them as-is out of country to places like Belize, Africa and some other countries where drug money demand for such cars. In fact I know someone who saw thier car (stolen from NJ) in Belize with their NJ plates still on.

And how about David Beckham's two X5 Security Models that have been stolen.