5200 Locks aren't that tough. they'll take a lot of abuse from chisels, hammers, and bolt cutters, but give me an F wrench and a 18 in pry bar and that locks off in 5 secs. i was always the master key in the motor pool when some stupid Joe lost the key for the his vehicle
Well the most secure lock would be the high security padlocks I used in the arms room for the door but come on the chains will break with enough leverage. Or you could just pull the chain away from the what ever it is connected to. Put up against some of the locks you get at Walmart the 5200 does pretty good.
I lost a key to a wall lockbox and set out to spend an hour drilling it out to replace it. I started to drill in one place and the bit went in about half and inch and damned if the lock did not open with the rotation of the drill. It took me about 10 seconds to open this lockbox.
My point is that with a few hand tools you can open just about anything. If you have the tools you are a determined thief and most of the time if a thief is determined he will get your car. We can only hope to discourage part time joy riding type car thieves.
All it takes to get into any car is the porcelin part of a spark plug. You throw it at any car window and it will smash easily. If you don't have the right tool it can be pretty hard to smash a car window.
I plan on putting a transponder key system from a ford on mine and putting in lojack. If that doesn't work then I guess I will just have to beat the crap out of any would be attacker. One more word, if I am ever carjacked it will be very bad. I will need a new driver's side window and I will need new seatcovers and carpet. Think about it.
I also have a 5200 for the original look they have. A master lock hanging on the chain just doesn't look right.
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