http://www.consolevault.com/GMC-Sierra-Floor-Console-wUSB-Access-2007--2013_p_81.html#.VLiuEDK9KSM


id like to,start carrying my .45 in my truck. Anyway this could work with an RTI wheel to hold a holster?

Editing out my previous post, cause it doesn't really work with the actual setup.

Is there any chance you could mount it to the lid?

Had to google what that is, but it looks small enough to mount on the lid. Not sure you need it though. I only lock my gun up in the vault when I'm going someplace I can't carry or when I'm not in my truck and it's garaged at home (leave a p938 at the ready).

I think it would work on the CV I have in my F250 but depending on the vehicle the size really varies. Mine is deep enough to handle a full size 1911. The only draw back is that the lid is inset about 1" on every side. That overhang might create a problem.

Thanks guys

Any better options

Avoid console and glove box safes. Consoles can be removed or smashed apart usually in under a minute and opened later some place where they have more time to crack them open.

I have a safe mounted under the seat in my Heep. I had to remove the seat bolts, lift the seat and then reattach the seat. It took a while to do it and unless a thief is carrying around that specific socket size and has a few minutes they aren't going to be able to get in there very easy.

There aren't many that I have seen that mount under the front seat of a truck. I know there are several options that go under the rear seat and can accommodate shotguns and rifles. Several of those also have options to secure them to the seatbelt secure points underneath.

I would look into those.

You could also look into a safe that you could simply mount under a seat. Likely it would require drilling through the floor but would provide some piece of mind knowing that it isn't going anywhere.

My next choice would be a safe that has a cable lock to secure it somewhere. I know that isn't ideal but it is still better than nothing.

My absolute last choice would be a console safe. I have known a few people who had theirs ripped out. Heard the alarm and by the time they got outside the thief was gone and so was their safe. Thankfully in two of the cases the safes were empty.



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Under 60 seconds? I'm going to need to see some video to believe that.

I believe Nicholas Cage made a movie validating the theory that a vehicle can be broken into in less than 60 seconds.

Me too....I don't see how you can get any leverage on mine to pull it out. If someone comes prepared and attacks the lock....maybe.

I'm not sure there are videos of something like this.

I had a guy who worked for me at my previous job that use to steal cars. He spent a few years in jail after getting caught. We talked a great deal about when he was younger and made poor decisions. He would always laugh about in console safes. He said it just made things easier for him. People would leave money, guns and jewelry in those safes. They are small and don't really weigh a lot so they are easy to make a quick get-away with. A crowbar and a hammer and he would have them out of a truck in 1-2 min tops.

I'm pretty sure my suburban whiteboy self could get one out within a few minutes using just a hammer and crowbar too. Everything is plastic inside trucks and cars these days anyways. Why would you think that a safe set into a cheap plastic console would be secure. It is only a few steps above a glovebox with a lock. Those take a couple of seconds to bust open with a crowbar.

Y'all go ahead and keep thinking your stuff is safe though.

well which is safer? locking your gun up in something inside your truck or just having it in an unlock glove box or console.

Nothing will prevent the determined thieve from stealing your stuff. Hell if they can't get the safe, they'll probable just steal the whole damn truck.

Why are so many of you just leaving them in your vehicle?

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He would always laugh about in console safes. He said it just made things easier for him.

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Not sure I'm buying this. They may be easy to steal, I don't know. But if I'm a thief I'm pretty sure Id rather open a glove box or console and see a gun and/or a wad of cash then a safe. The safe will take more time to get out and could be empty.

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Avoid console and glove box safes. Consoles can be removed or smashed apart usually in under a minute and opened later some place where they have more time to crack them open.

I have a safe mounted under the seat in my Heep. I had to remove the seat bolts, lift the seat and then reattach the seat. It took a while to do it and unless a thief is carrying around that specific socket size and has a few minutes they aren't going to be able to get in there very easy.

There aren't many that I have seen that mount under the front seat of a truck. I know there are several options that go under the rear seat and can accommodate shotguns and rifles. Several of those also have options to secure them to the seatbelt secure points underneath.

I would look into those.

You could also look into a safe that you could simply mount under a seat. Likely it would require drilling through the floor but would provide some piece of mind knowing that it isn't going anywhere.

My next choice would be a safe that has a cable lock to secure it somewhere. I know that isn't ideal but it is still better than nothing.

My absolute last choice would be a console safe. I have known a few people who had theirs ripped out. Heard the alarm and by the time they got outside the thief was gone and so was their safe. Thankfully in two of the cases the safes were empty.



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Yep, my buddy had his ripped out as well. Would advise to look at other options.

Ok...

1) Anyone with a console safe isn't leaving a wad of cash or a gun in the glovebox.
2) Who is leaving wads of cash and guns in a glovebox
3) A quick shake will tell you if anything is inside once you pry it open
4) Those console safes really don't take much time to take out of a vehicle. Consoles are plastic...fairly cheap plastic. They bend, break and are fairly easily pulled apart.
5) These were all things told to me by a guy convicted of car burglary who was trying to give me some advice on how to not get my stuff stolen.


Look the odds are that your stuff will never be stolen. A criminal will likely never break into your car or truck. I'm saying that if one does and I happen to have valuables inside of there I want a safe that is actually secure and difficult to break open and remove from the vehicle. Console safes may be difficult to open but they are easy to remove from your vehicle. Honestly that's all there is to it. Period. Hate to break it to you guys who have them. Are they better than nothing? Sure. Are they completely safe? Nope. Then again neither is the one I have. If a guy had a drill or a socket, wrench and enough time they could get mine too.

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Yep, my buddy had his ripped out as well. Would advise to look at other options.

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Boom....see what I mean.

I have known several guys who have had theirs just ripped out. ALL have been at home and by the time they could run outside the thief and console safe were LONG gone.

Dp

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Why are so many of you just leaving them in your vehicle?

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Let's see.

So I don't have to transport a gun to and from my truck twice a day that I don't intend to carry on my self.

I can't carry at work, but state law says they have no right to tell me it can't be in my truck, so it has to stay there.

I don't use my truck as a safety deposit box, just a place to store my gun, flashlight, etc.

Most vehicle break ins are smash and grab jobs looking for loose items.

It takes effort to remove them, but seconds to access them.

A console vault / Locker up safe is the best, cheap and accessible deterrent accordingly.

Crawling under my set sounds like a horrible scenario if I need to access something.

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Why are so many of you just leaving them in your vehicle?

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Let's see.

So I don't have to transport a gun to and from my truck twice a day.

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100% pure laziness and irresponsible

Mine go inside into a safe or to a concealed location for home safety EVERY time I go inside. They are NEVER left in a vehicle even with the safe I have installed.

I'll glady let any of you try. I hope someone wants to use a torch from the side...

Inside the locked house with an alarm, inside a locked room, inside a triple locked safe. I hope he can in under 5 minutes. The police station is only about 3 min away.

Oh and hell of a lot easier to walk away with a couple pound console safe than over 1000 pound safe that had the room built around it and is bolted to the floor.


I see you are trying to make a point that any sort of securing of a firearm or valuable is better than nothing. Using that logic though why not just ziptie it under the seat. I mean it is better than leaving it sitting on the dash.

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I can't carry at work, but state law says they have no right to tell me it can't be in my truck, so it has to stay there.

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This. being able to defend myself most of the time is worth the risk. Now if employers would see the light that gun free zones are moronic, I would never have to leave it in the truck.

Don't worry you don't need to be Mr Perfect. Just have some common sense.

I'm talking about leaving a gun in your vehicle overnight at home. Obviously there are times when you are required to leave it. Those are the times when you need something better than a locked glovebox or a joke of a console safe. Nothing is 100% secure. That said there are options which are better than others. Mount a safe under a seat. Secure it. Drill some holes and attach it properly or find one that is vehicle specific that will secure to fixtures already there. If your gun is worth securing why not do it right?




Oh and the gold stuff is probably worth a little less. Still though should probably go for more than $100 a pop.

Can't speak to other vaults, but the console vault in my truck is secured directly to the body (like your mega awesome jeep safe) in two places from the factory with the option to replace two other bolts and have all 4 attachment points secure to the body. I have no doubt it can be removed from my truck by a determined individual, but I do doubt that it would take less than a minute and not make enough noise to wake up the neighborhood, besides the fact that I'd already be up with an unexpected inside my garage.

I've got a console vault and the ability to secure to the vehicle body varies widely based on make model and year of the vehicle. In addition, if the console is free from the rest of the dash vs. secured to the main dash by the connecting console plays a role in security of the vault or console itself. Bottom line is most console vaults provide an additional barrier to thieves, that's what they are designed for, not to be a Fort Knox that can never be penetrated. The speed at which a console vault can be compromised depends on all the factors above, as well as the thief's skill level. As other posters have said, with enough time any vehicle security device can be foiled. Tagguy being a bit high-and-mighty on this thread.

Every thing mentioned is a deterrent...gated community, security system, good doors, safes, console vaults, dogs, nearby police etc.....none of which give you 100% protection.

....and I assure you there is a hell of a lot more stuff stolen out of cars than there is out of locked console vaults.

...for added protection I put my truck in the garage......and close the door.

This thread got full up with stupid in a hurry.

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Don't worry you don't need to be Mr Perfect. Just have some common sense.

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Definitely common sense since the overwhelming majority disagrees with you.

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If your gun is worth securing why not do it right?

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It isn't. That's why its my truck gun. I just want to make sure it requires effort to steel it.

And we aren't talking safes. It isn't a coincidence they aren't called console safes, but that would require common sense.

Go figure ... a Jeep guy going full hardo for no reason.

Buy a Console Vault. You're going to love it

I'm torn between accessibility and security. I may just buy a bigger lunch box and mount a holster in the lunchbox

Going to ignore the majority of this thread, although I'm sure someone will tell me how mine is going to be stolen in 30 seconds and I'm an idiot for having it.

OP, I have a Lock'er Down Console Vault in my truck. Not sure what you drive, but most of these models bolt to the floorboard (mine does), are made of 12 gauge steel, have rounded edges to keep someone from being able to pry it open. I don't leave my gun in my truck, but I can tell you I would have no issue doing so. It's built like a tank and a thief isn't going to get in it without spending a lot of time doing so, and a thief isn't going to do that.

http://www.lockerdown.com/