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Old 03-12-2007, 09:37 PM   #1
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put wheel locks on your wheels, next time they steal the whole car... wheel locks are a bad investment, and cause many problems at the tire/lube shop when you need your tires rotated or need a flat repair... something simple to do for security is to use a tuner lug, you do have to use a key, but most shops can get one same day, instead of using a Gorilla or McGaurd Brand where you would have to wait 3-6 weeks to get a new key in the mail, that is if you kept your key code, if you lost the key code, most shops charge anywhere from $35-$75 to remove locks, and that does not gaurentee they will not damage your wheel, stud or hub

so as I stated before wheel locks bad, tuner lugs are OK, best are regular old lug nuts (BTW I have Tuner lugs but I have 3 keys 1.with spare 2.ingarage 3.in house just incase one gets lost for some reason)

Well thank you for response.
Your defeatism attitude is what makes this world unsafe.
Yes your right, if they really want the wheels they going to have to steal the car.
Guess what? They are going to have to take it to the next step.
Not just removing lugs and installing blocks underneath your car.

Its like buying with cash and showing it around. Would you do that?
Your inviting them to come and steal it from you.
If your wheels are locked, your going to force them to ask them self, how bad do i want those wheels.
I bet anything, that a thief steals more wheels then do they with cars.
Its just common sense.
About losing the key? If your a type of person that loses things, then you got more problems then unlocking your wheel.
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Old 03-12-2007, 10:54 PM   #2
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Well thank you for response.
Your defeatism attitude is what makes this world unsafe.
Yes your right, if they really want the wheels they going to have to steal the car.
Guess what? They are going to have to take it to the next step.
Not just removing lugs and installing blocks underneath your car.

Its like buying with cash and showing it around. Would you do that?
Your inviting them to come and steal it from you.
If your wheels are locked, your going to force them to ask them self, how bad do i want those wheels.
I bet anything, that a thief steals more wheels then do they with cars.
Its just common sense.
About losing the key? If your a type of person that loses things, then you got more problems then unlocking your wheel.
well 95% of people that have wheel locks do not know they have them or do not know where the key is. Well that is from my experience from working at a tire shop for a lil over 7 years... but what the hell would I know about tires
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Old 03-12-2007, 11:00 PM   #3
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well 95% of people that have wheel locks do not know they have them or do not know where the key is. Well that is from my experience from working at a tire shop for a lil over 7 years... but what the hell would I know about tires
Omg, you know what sad?
I believe you, lol.
Well, mind telling me, which lock you hated the most to remove?

Like drilling it out.
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Old 03-12-2007, 11:06 PM   #4
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Omg, you know what sad?
I believe you, lol.
Well, mind telling me, which lock you hated the most to remove?

Like drilling it out.
Gorilla's. because they have a sleave, so you can not hammer anything over them... you have to carefully air hammer the sleave off then try and hammer a lock removal tool ontol them.... the absoluly worst to take off.... usually takes an hour or so when you get good at it
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Old 03-12-2007, 11:10 PM   #5
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Gorilla's. because they have a sleave, so you can not hammer anything over them... you have to carefully air hammer the sleave off then try and hammer a lock removal tool ontol them.... the absoluly worst to take off.... usually takes an hour or so when you get good at it





http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Goril...95933421QQrdZ1

Thats the one i been looking at hard.
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