How safe are wheel lock lugs?
03-03-2011, 03:59 PM
#16
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I took my car to get new wheels and realized when I arrived at the garage (far from home) that I had forgotten the "key" for the locking nuts. I thought, oh no!!!! The garage guy said did I care if the locking nuts were ruined in the process of removing the wheels and I said "no." 10 seconds later, the locking nut was off. Any pro would not be slowed down enough to matter.
03-03-2011, 05:10 PM
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03-03-2011, 08:19 PM
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The point here is that professional car thieves are one thing, but many thefts are crimes of convenience. Anything you do to inconvenience or slow down a wheel theft will ultimately help increase the security of your alloys.
03-03-2011, 08:26 PM
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wheel locks will help, they'll at least hinder the thief. but like most anti-theft devices they can be eventually bypassed. if a veteran thief wants your wheels he'll get them if he has the right oppotunity.
i believe there are only 10-12 different lock patterns for most makes of wheel locks, so if the guy has all those he'll get the wheels.
i believe there are only 10-12 different lock patterns for most makes of wheel locks, so if the guy has all those he'll get the wheels.
It would be a pain to rotate the tires, but at least you may keep your wheels!
03-03-2011, 10:46 PM
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And nyc isn't that bad. I was born and raised here and yes i occasionally do see cars on blocks but def not the way some people are making it sound like. LOLL
IMO, wheel locks can def be broken but most theives dont want to risk it cuz every second counts for them....
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03-03-2011, 11:11 PM
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wheel locks are pretty useless... they're at most just to slow them down.
There is stuff out there in japan is pretty much steal proof... I had these lugs on my previous car that nobody has even heard of and there was nothing you could use that could take it off. Mainly cause it wasn't sold anywhere else than this shop in japan.
no don't buy that crap from america's tire (gorilla lugs or something) those things are absolute crap.
There is stuff out there in japan is pretty much steal proof... I had these lugs on my previous car that nobody has even heard of and there was nothing you could use that could take it off. Mainly cause it wasn't sold anywhere else than this shop in japan.
no don't buy that crap from america's tire (gorilla lugs or something) those things are absolute crap.
03-04-2011, 01:40 AM
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wheel locks are pretty useless... they're at most just to slow them down.
There is stuff out there in japan is pretty much steal proof... I had these lugs on my previous car that nobody has even heard of and there was nothing you could use that could take it off. Mainly cause it wasn't sold anywhere else than this shop in japan.
no don't buy that crap from america's tire (gorilla lugs or something) those things are absolute crap.
There is stuff out there in japan is pretty much steal proof... I had these lugs on my previous car that nobody has even heard of and there was nothing you could use that could take it off. Mainly cause it wasn't sold anywhere else than this shop in japan.
no don't buy that crap from america's tire (gorilla lugs or something) those things are absolute crap.
03-04-2011, 06:10 AM
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WTF R u serious? Cars get stolen in LA all the time. Fak the wheels, they will take the whole damn thing. My Neighborhood is one of the most popular neighborhood for cars getting stolen. I have been pulled over, more than once, AS I GET HOME, for stupid cops assuming my car is stolen. Faking hate cops in my city. They any little nice thing is stole, FAKIN HATE COPS!
03-04-2011, 08:33 AM
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Here's a set i bought from Japan:
YouTube - Kyo Ei Dency 2000 Wheel Locks
I tried to defeat the magnetic lock with speaker magnets and other stuff i had laying around n I couldn't do it. Plus the lock underneath is only from that company from japan so they can't just buy a bunch of keys and see if they fit
As long as you don't get locks at local autoparts stores you'll be ok. Get locks cause without them the wheels will be gone in like 5 minutes with locks it'll take much longer. I got one set of these magnetic locks and a full set of another locks, it would take quite some time to get my wheels off without the locks.
N alot use sockets n pound them on the locks, get locks that are recessed in the lug so they can't do that.
03-04-2011, 08:50 AM
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So now I have a spare key and 3 spare locks
There are also any number of universal wheel lock removers that work to varying degrees. most of them don't add any more than a few seconds to the process. They aren't necessarily cheap but easy to find.
Wheel locks are like door locks. they won't keep any real criminal out, but they prevent casual theft.
03-04-2011, 11:11 AM
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Exactly. The question is who casually steals wheels from cars? It's not like grabbing a candy bar and putting it in your pocket at the convenience store. Anyone who is serious enough to target marketable wheels is serious enough to prepare or is willing to take an extra few seconds to get what they want. Does anyone think there are thieves who are stealing high-end wheels because they just happen to have the same car and liked your wheels better than their own?
03-04-2011, 11:33 AM
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The best defense is to let the wife parallel park the car. Eventually all 4 wheels will have rash. Thieves won't be interested in your my wheels. Problem solved.
