Securing the TFT

[Grumpy Goat]

First of all ... sorry to hear of your loss.

Having a 2016 with the LED display that no one want to steal, I am not familiar with the mounting design for the nice new TFTs so I can only comment generally. Two things come to mind:

1. Shouldn't Cymarc shoulder some of the blame for this "theft-ability"? After all they designed something that is supposed to enhance the security of the allegedly security-weak BMW design and yet still it was stolen ...
   
2. I would guess that resistance to theft for the dash would be secondary to the BMW design team, especially given that it is on a motorcycle. The added cost of enhancing security against a determined thief, on a vehicle that itself can be piled into a van, would likely not be sustainable in the marketplace.
   

The fact that these parts cost so much in the first place supports the black market in parts.

As for the Loctite and secure torx ... I doubt there would be any strength of threadlocker that would withstand a determined well-fitting torx tool inserted properly into the fastener. Threadlockers are effective against vibration as opposed to crooks. Then there is the case of crooks over there having noisy battery powered cutting wheels to cut through bike chains and such ... I'd think that the relative quiet and easy operation like the removal of a TFT dash would be a piece of cake for those types ...

I suspect that the only recourse, short of a removable dash, is anti-theft insurance coverage. In the case of my Nav VI and now my Carpuride CarPlay unit - I just remove them from the bike as needed. PITA but I still have them ...