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Introducing the Hitch Vault

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Edmontontaco, Sep 9, 2018.

  1. Nov 21, 2018 at 6:13 AM
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    Edmontontaco

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    Black Friday sale is now active! $60 Vaults and free shipping on orders over $150. These are in Canadian dollars too so for you guys in the US it’ll be cheaper.
     
  2. Nov 21, 2018 at 6:26 AM
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    You really sure you're from Canada? Aluminum corrodes. BAD.
     
  3. Nov 21, 2018 at 6:32 AM
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    If you try one code, at a second per try, it would take you almost 3 hours.
    If it takes you two seconds a try then it takes you 6 hours.

    But you can do it in 30 minutes :rolleyes:
     
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  4. Nov 21, 2018 at 6:53 AM
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    What's stopping the end cap from being chiseled off with a flat screwdriver and a rock?
    What happens when you hit the combination lock a few times with a rock?
    What happens if you come back to it and find that somebody has damaged the combination lock by hitting it with a rock?

    I think there are better ways to achieve the same objective. Like tie a string around your car key and hang it around your neck. Going for a swim in the ocean and your car only has an electronic key? Go get a basic door-lock-only key cut at a hardware store, leave the electronic key hidden in the car.
     
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  5. Nov 21, 2018 at 7:03 AM
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    Checked out the site and you sell the safe and the pin separately? Whats the difference between Gen 1 and Gen 2? Also, its cheaper to buy them separate...

    Think this would work very well with an offroad bumper with an integrated hitch behind the license plate. Wouldn't even know its there behind the plate.

    Also your competitor is at around $40usd. At your MSRP, have to make sure yours is worth almost 2X the cost once converted.
     
  6. Nov 21, 2018 at 8:13 AM
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    believe it or not idc. used to do it all the time in high school. same 4 digit code type locks, an hour (free period length) and normally you were in stealing your buddys weed with the other half of the break to go chief it.

    thats why i said if there isnt a mechanism preventing you from attempting the codes quickly.
    in a full second you could try 3-4 combos on your normal combo lock once you get good at it. also you normally arent going through the ENTIRE set of numbers as the code is 90% of the time not in the 9000s. so even if the max time is hour and a half (at your calculations) i would stand a good chance cracking it under that time.

    or just bash it with a rock or heat it up and cut it. either way if i had to get into the thing i wouldn't need 3 hours.
     
  7. Nov 21, 2018 at 8:24 AM
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    They’re fully anodized, yes I’m from canada and yes these hold up to the harsh winters here.
     
  8. Nov 21, 2018 at 8:26 AM
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    The end caps are pressed in hydraulically, we’ve tried to chisel the end caps out and they won’t budge. As for the pins, they are made by Trimax and a well made. If someone wants to get in bad enough they can get into anything. I’m a welder by trade, with enough time and tools I could get into anything.
     
  9. Nov 21, 2018 at 8:28 AM
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    Yes the vaults are cheaper right now because of Black Friday. As for the Trimax pins, you can buy them direct from Amazon for roughly $20. So vault and pin would be $80. The reason why I did the sale like this is lots of people are buying multiple vaults as gifts for christmas.
     
  10. Nov 21, 2018 at 8:30 AM
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    got mine setup on my 3rd gen. nice piece. solid.

    IMG_20181121_102541.jpg IMG_20181121_102550.jpg
     
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  11. Nov 21, 2018 at 8:32 AM
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    Looks good man!
     
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    Also just the retail price on the pins are $40. The same cost as the other one. These are 1/4” aluminum too not folded steel.
     
  13. Nov 21, 2018 at 11:58 AM
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    I like the way it looks on your truck.
     
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  14. Nov 21, 2018 at 12:47 PM
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    I’ll make sure to use a code that’s in the 9000’s. You think you can do 4 codes a second? Buy a pin and a Vault, if you can guess it within 30mins, I’ll send you your money back.
     
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  15. Nov 21, 2018 at 2:47 PM
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    :facepalm:
    you realize that cuts the number of combinations by 90%? but by all means go for it.
    again, i am not buying your product to prove this to you or anyone else.
    i would just buy the pin through Amazon for cheaper than what you sell it for anyways if i wanted to.
     
  16. Nov 21, 2018 at 3:57 PM
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    You’re just saying words and not backing it up with any facts..How exactly does setting a combination of 9xxx rule out 90 percent of the other combinations, obviously the person trying to guess the combination has an equal chance of picking any combination.

    Again, if you are so confident in what you say then why not get a free vault?

    Every comment you’ve had on this thread has been negative, I’m all for constructive criticism and input but every single one of your comments adds nothing of value to this post so why comment?
     
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  17. Nov 21, 2018 at 3:59 PM
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    The pins are $10 more because I buy them and do a final inspection and then package them up with the vaults. Feel free to buy them off Amazon.
     
  18. Nov 21, 2018 at 4:03 PM
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    your pins are double the price. thats 20 bucks, not 10.

    what does your quality inspection process entail? you would think that is something the original manufacturer would do.

    and its simple math. you tell me the first number is 9 on your lock, now i have 999 combinations to try instead of 9999.

    dont want your product, i dont know how to get this through to you.

    we will just have to agree to disagree
     
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  19. Nov 21, 2018 at 4:12 PM
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    Okay I’ll repeat myself, I add $10 to the cost of the pin because I order them
    The retail price of the pins at Walmart right now is $38. I’ve been totally transparent about where and how much these pins cost, it is way easier to just sell the vaults and the customer can buy the pin separately for cheaper.

    Instead, I front the money and buy them and sell them as a nicely packed combo pack. I charge $30 for each pin, remember the retail price on the pins are $38.

    Yes I’m confident that Trimax does their own quality control, If I am selling something though I stand behind it and like to double check because my name and brand is on it.
     
  20. Nov 21, 2018 at 4:36 PM
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    You said that already and came back to troll again... soooo....

    I mean really, If you don't like it just go away and stop being such a douche bag. LOL clearly you have some personal issue with this product...

    Show us on this doll where the hitch vault touched you

    [​IMG]
     
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