Retro fitting a safe to Cali Ocean

[Vincent Mercer]

I now this has been dealt with in the distant past... but the thread links seems to fail. Has anyone recent experience of retro fitting a third party safe into the clothes locker of a Cali Ocean? Just bought a Yale digital safe from Aldi!! It fits well but I'm anxious about drilling to fit it.... causing any damage or not getting a secure fixings... any suggestions?

 

[buster]

i fitted the genuine one easy holes already there just 4 rivets

 

[Vincent Mercer]

Thanks... I presume the holes are in the side wall of the locker next to the fridge? or are they in the floor of the compartment.? I guess the chances of the existing holes (I only have 3 in the side wall!) lining up with the pre drilled holes in my third party safe is pretty remote.... I'll check. it out.
Thanks again.

 

[buster]

Yes the holes are in the side wall that match up with the safe lid

 

[Alan Andrews]

The vw 'safe' is more like a locked door.

I have thought about the same, but think that if you install a safe, then a crim can do some serious damage trying to access/remove.

 

[Ting Tong]

Unless you are bolting through the chassis or metal bodywork, any safe can be pulled away from the cupboard with relative ease, leaving the thief with a handy box to carry all your valuables back and leaving you with no stuff and a trashed cupboard.

The lockable oem metal flap that fits across a recess at the bottom of the cupboard isn’t a safe by any means.

Something like this that fits under the driver’s seat is probably the nearest you’ll get.

VW T4 Transporter Caravelle Camper Swivel Seat Safe | eBay

The safe door is supplied with 2 keys and the door is removable to allow full access to the safe storage are which is ideal for storing all those valuables whilst your on the beach!

rover.ebay.com

 

[Vincent Mercer]

Unless you are bolting through the chassis or metal bodywork, any safe can be pulled away from the cupboard with relative ease, leaving the thief with a handy box to carry all your valuables back and leaving you with no stuff and a trashed cupboard.

The lockable oem metal flap that fits across a recess at the bottom of the cupboard isn’t a safe by any means.

Something like this that fits under the driver’s seat is probably the nearest you’ll get.

VW T4 Transporter Caravelle Camper Swivel Seat Safe | eBay

The safe door is supplied with 2 keys and the door is removable to allow full access to the safe storage are which is ideal for storing all those valuables whilst your on the beach!

rover.ebay.com

Yes I had one of these in my last VW T5 camper van... under the passenger seat and was really easy to use for access....
Vince

 

[calikev]

A thief is less likely to find it in the wardrobe with clothes on it than under a drivers seat in clear view

 

[Meoncoast]

A thief is less likely to find it in the wardrobe with clothes on it than under a drivers seat in clear view

unless he reads the forum

 

[WelshGas]

unless he reads the forum

Unlikely. Not old enough.

 

[jts46]

And can they read???

 

[larrylamb]

A thief is less likely to find it in the wardrobe with clothes on it than under a drivers seat in clear view

Agree, and it's a pain in the ass to get into with a key never mind a crowbar. It works for me.

 

[GollyOlly]

IMHO nothing's fool-proof. For me, it's all about delay and making life more difficult for the fools.