Tires & Wheels What wheels are you rollin' around on? Discuss wrapping your rims in here.

Wheel Locks? Good Idea?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 11-09-2011, 09:32 AM
zena_fan2000's Avatar
Newest Of Newbies
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 14
Default Wheel Locks? Good Idea?

My Accord came with pretty nice rims. Any reason I shouldn't buy wheel locks? Thanks.
 
  #2  
Old 11-09-2011, 10:26 AM
g22cd5's Avatar
Supper Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 3,894
Default

nothing wrong with them. I use tuner lug nuts...use special key on ALL my lug nuts not just one of them. They are good insurance
 
  #3  
Old 11-13-2011, 10:09 PM
JimBlake's Avatar
Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 18,398
Default

It kinda depends on where you live & the crime rates.
 
  #4  
Old 11-16-2011, 05:34 PM
zena_fan2000's Avatar
Newest Of Newbies
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 14
Default

Thanks. I'll give them a try. They aren't too expensive.
 
  #5  
Old 11-17-2011, 03:29 AM
Peli's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 394
Default

Any thief worth their salt has a key set, for the average Joe you'll probably save your tires but if someone who knows what they're doing wants your rims wheel locks aren't going to stop them. Plus they aren't all that hard to break off anyway. Ericthecarguy has a how to on it. They'll probably give the thief an extra 45 seconds of effort per tire.
 
  #6  
Old 11-17-2011, 07:36 AM
crispin's Avatar
Been Around A Long Time Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 1,653
Default

I have bought a few cars that were missing the keys to the wheels locks.

Never took me more than a few mins to pull them off, I just tap a socket over lock and they come right off.

there is also a tapered socket that most wheel shops and wheel thieves have, makes removing them even easier.
 
  #7  
Old 11-17-2011, 08:45 AM
g22cd5's Avatar
Supper Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 3,894
Default

it's good insurance. But if someone wants your car your rims or nything in your car. They will get it.
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
RTexasF
General Tech Help
14
01-09-2007 12:34 PM
Tyltong123
Headers, Intake, & Exhaust
2
01-08-2007 05:00 AM
thunder_x
Suspension
4
11-01-2006 07:05 PM
thunder_x
General Tech Help
19
09-27-2006 11:00 PM
joshuaaaronalpert
Headers, Intake, & Exhaust
17
12-30-2005 03:40 PM



Quick Reply: Wheel Locks? Good Idea?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:35 PM.