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Guys,
For those who have limited time and are unable to peruse the archives, just a quick post to apprise you about a security product marketed as a Console Vault.
I ordered my Console Vault from the company's website and paid $254 for it. I went with the combination lock model rather than the key-lock model. The combination lock model allows you to leave the Vault in an "unlocked" state so that you can freely access your gun (or other belongings) in a hurry, if need be. You can also do this with the key-lock model, but to do so you have to leave the key in the key hole. The combination lock model also allows you to program your own 3-digit combination code. A side benefit of this is that 15 years later, I might just start to remember my 3-digit wedding anniversary date.
The Console Vault fits seamlessly into the front console and bolts into place in a matter of minutes. All you need to do is remove the two OEM bolts that hold the console in place: set the Vault into the console, aligning the two holes in the bottom of the Vault such that you will be able to re-insert and tighten down the two longer bolts that are supplied with the Console Vault. Total time to remove the Console Vault from its shipping box, reprogram the combination code, and bolt the Console Vault into place...ten minutes!
About a year ago I absentmindedly left a $500 (hiking) GPS unit in the "locked" console of my Wrangler when I took it to my dealer for service. Because I had no way to prove that someone at the dealer took it, suffice to say, that service visit cost me an additional $500 that I wasn't counting on ("Stealership", indeed!)
The Console Vault appears to be very well made. Though few safes are truly 100 percent secure, this one would definitely takes some effort to get in to. Probably enough to persuade an amateur thief (or dealership thief) to move onto another vehicle.
My impression, FWIW...
For those who have limited time and are unable to peruse the archives, just a quick post to apprise you about a security product marketed as a Console Vault.
I ordered my Console Vault from the company's website and paid $254 for it. I went with the combination lock model rather than the key-lock model. The combination lock model allows you to leave the Vault in an "unlocked" state so that you can freely access your gun (or other belongings) in a hurry, if need be. You can also do this with the key-lock model, but to do so you have to leave the key in the key hole. The combination lock model also allows you to program your own 3-digit combination code. A side benefit of this is that 15 years later, I might just start to remember my 3-digit wedding anniversary date.
The Console Vault fits seamlessly into the front console and bolts into place in a matter of minutes. All you need to do is remove the two OEM bolts that hold the console in place: set the Vault into the console, aligning the two holes in the bottom of the Vault such that you will be able to re-insert and tighten down the two longer bolts that are supplied with the Console Vault. Total time to remove the Console Vault from its shipping box, reprogram the combination code, and bolt the Console Vault into place...ten minutes!
About a year ago I absentmindedly left a $500 (hiking) GPS unit in the "locked" console of my Wrangler when I took it to my dealer for service. Because I had no way to prove that someone at the dealer took it, suffice to say, that service visit cost me an additional $500 that I wasn't counting on ("Stealership", indeed!)
The Console Vault appears to be very well made. Though few safes are truly 100 percent secure, this one would definitely takes some effort to get in to. Probably enough to persuade an amateur thief (or dealership thief) to move onto another vehicle.
My impression, FWIW...
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