anyone remember these old accessories??

[Mercdan68]

sorting out in my garage and found these, were krookloks really any good??!!!

and could you see through one of these?!


if any rr members want any of these bits for your classic, free if you collect them from dartford!

[omega]

krooklocks not really you either stamped hard on the pedal or bent the steering wheel

[fogey]

May 7, 2015 16:43:26 GMT omega said:

krooklocks not really you either stamped hard on the pedal or bent the steering wheel

Indeed! Still bought one when I bought my first car though !

[fogey]

Who remembers the Savage S500 wheel trim for those who didn't have / couldn't afford Rostyles?

[Mercdan68]

Yep you could buy them in halfords when it was a real car shop!

[bazzateer]

More like a poor attempt at a Dunlop D1 than a RoStyle.

[stuartp]

I had used the krooklok that I inherited from my mum when I got my first car in every car since the mid 90s

My car was stolen last year though and they bent that krooklok with apparent ease

[slackerTHEpinstriper]

I had a crook lock on my rat look polo.

Oxymoron??

[mk14dr]

One time at Area52 we found some of those wheeltrims in the little motor factors around the corner, I think KFW bought them actually.

[taurus]

One the first indicator devices

[Rich]

May 8, 2015 11:12:48 GMT taurus said:

One the first indicator devices

Does it pre-date the semaphore fitted to most early WW2 era trucks? Just curious.

[willg]

I still use the krooklock that was included with my Mini, in pair with the yellow steering wheel lock!

Got an anti static strip too

[taurus]

Rich - in reply to your question about the indicator predating the WW2 semaphore - I believe it was from the 1930's

[thedriver]

Got a krooklock knocking about somewhere, was in the boot of I car I was given, never used it though too much messing around. Although i might use it in the Micra... just be be even more retro lol

[skozra]

Still got one of those old krooklocks from what seems like an eternity ago - it even has two keys still.

Also a sealed-in-its-packet bottle of Polco Zone Fresh squirty car air freshener from 1990. Always liked the smell of that stuff, Polco bring it back please ?

[grifterkid]

May 7, 2015 15:57:25 GMT Mercdan68 said:

sorting out in my garage and found these, were krookloks really any good??!!!

I have been on the hunt for one of these as a bit of a retro thing to add to my Toledo when it's parked in 'naughty' places as it were...! It seems from what has been said though that they're not really up to the task...!!!

[Rich]

May 8, 2015 19:59:41 GMT taurus said:

Rich - in reply to your question about the indicator predating the WW2 semaphore - I believe it was from the 1930's

Cool what an over engineered but amusing solution mind.

[stealthstylz]

The only way a Crooklok would improve car security is if you saw the thief and bashed them over the head with it.

[Mercdan68]

May 9, 2015 9:15:13 GMT stealthstylz said:

The only way a Crooklok would improve car security is if you saw the thief and bashed them over the head with it.

Back in the day you could get away with that I suspect!!!!

[PistonBroker]

I bought a bright yellow Disclock when I got my first car, a 205.

I didn't think anyone was using them still until a friend posted up pics of his latest acquisition, a Saff Cossie. Still a good idea on one of those I guess!