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Speaker Hack : Secret Safe

video Speaker Hack : Secret Safe

transform your old stereo speaker into a useful safe.

25 comments

Jan 15, 2011. 8:22 PMthat1cool0dude says:

wouldnt some one notice the lock on the top?

Mar 8, 2008. 2:44 AM

gmjhowe says:

this is a great idea! but if someone breaks into your house, what do they steal?

Oct 21, 2010. 8:48 PMEbay says:

lol the SPEAKERS!!!

Feb 10, 2009. 3:00 PM

Yerboogieman says:

Not the $10 speakers on the shelf. The $500 subs, $2000 amp, and $150 deck from your car. Trust me.

Feb 10, 2009. 4:21 PM

gmjhowe says:

actually they tend to go for smaller valuable items, the larger ones are harder to haul out.

Feb 10, 2009. 8:02 PM

Yerboogieman says:

I know from personal experience, they steal it all, all 300pounds of it, subs aren't light, stick it in a wheel barrow, take it down the street and torch it.

Feb 10, 2009. 11:57 PM

gmjhowe says:

A whole different class of criminal over there eh? Everything i own of any value is attached to my desk via 0.5" steel security cable.

Apr 30, 2009. 6:38 PMmettaurlover says:

huh. everything i own of considerable value is booby trapped so that it shocks you if you pick it up without holding a button conveniently on my desk.

Aug 4, 2011. 3:08 AMnisoe says:

dude thats cool make an instructable with that!!

Aug 4, 2011. 3:24 AMmettaurlover says:

Dude, necroing is not OK. Especially when it's something that wouldn't reasonably still EXIST after this long.

Sep 19, 2010. 7:57 PM

raynman217 says:

Now that would make a good instructable!

Sep 20, 2010. 6:45 AMmettaurlover says:

DUDE. THREE MONTH RULE.

Mar 22, 2008. 10:23 AMcarpespasm says:

certainly not your non-functional stereo. Just make sure to turn both speakers into safes.

May 28, 2010. 3:18 PMawfeckit says:

I wanna know the name of that song that's playing on your video and who's the playing it.
thanks

Mar 12, 2009. 9:44 PMbanditkeith80 says:

Not to sound like a jerk or anything. But if i noticed a keyhole on a speaker I'm pretty sure I'd figure out something was in there. Just throwing that out.

Jul 8, 2009. 3:49 PMazntrooper93 says:

and by the way obliviously first youd go to something expensive and small what ever u can grab no ones gonna jump at cheap speakers when they are big enough to take up your whole arms space unless u really need speakers but then ud would get less good stuff unless u brought like a car or something but if your a real robber your not gonna looking for a keyhole on speakers u will glance at them and walk past it unless u have elf eyes or ninja reflexs

Apr 30, 2009. 6:36 PMmettaurlover says:

actually, some speakers have keyhole slots in the back for hanging. just put the locking mech there!

May 14, 2008. 9:03 PMFlyGuyBriGuy87 says:

The only problem with leaving the speaker in is that if you try to hide DVDs, Hard Drives, or things like that a speaker magnet will seriously mess them up. I also like the idea of the magnetic lock.

Jun 30, 2008. 1:27 PMchaoswolf313 says:

hard drives - yes. DVD's are actually burned with lasers. magnet's don't affect the data/music/etc on them.... right? I've never actually wanted to try this until now...

Apr 5, 2008. 7:22 PMaustinator says:

what if someone steals your sound system and notices a lock sticking out of the top, and decides to pop it open by taking off the hinges? "Check this out! vodka!"
It kind of defeats the purpose of having a safe if someone steals the safe, even if they never find the compartment.
you could conceal a video camera inside to see what your room mates do when your not around though. You might try using a magnetic lock to hide the lock like in this instructable http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-secret-compartment!/