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Old 09-12-2006, 04:48 PM
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Default Well someone tried to steal my Rims last night..

Yep! Thank God 2 days ago I replaced my lug nuts with the locking set! I was at the car wash and noticed one lug was missing and the others on the front pass side were all loose!
Except the locking one! Thank God! Best 30 bucks I ever spent!!! I suggest these for everyone! I don't live in a bad area either. I got the locks cause they were "cool". I'm so happy they worked!

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Maybe I should look into those wheel locks for my rims. My rims are not that special, but they are RS2.0 rims.
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I love my gorilla locks... I can't imagine why people don't invest in such a small priced peace of mind... rims are way to easy to steal otherwise.
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I have locks on my RS2.0 rims and I'm gonna get some for my new wheels, also. I wouldn't chance it.
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is it crazy to have a lock on every lug like i do?
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Old 09-12-2006, 11:42 PM
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Extremely.

J/K, atleast you know that they won't be stolen!
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i just figured it would look weird having regular lugs on 4 of the 5, so i just got something uniform for all of them
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i had em on every one. it looks stupid w/ 4+1 and I have heard some guys can take of the lugs , but it takes foreva. So, if i have 5 they prolly wont bother.
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There you go.
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That's messed up!! But good thing u had them locks on!
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5 locks FTW! lol
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i have a garage. but wheel locks are a must
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Old 09-13-2006, 01:20 AM
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If someone REALLY REALLY wants your rims..a wheel lock or two isnt going to stop em. But i guess having a set is at least good for other times.
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Old 09-13-2006, 01:23 AM
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What type of lugnuts do we have? Cuz I need to get me a set.
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hmm... i wonder how ___ it would be to steal steelies... or hubcaps... i can see someone taking hubcaps to be stupid or cruel.

not that i have.. oh wait... hmm.. uhh... yeah.
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I'm not going to buy wheel locks, if someone wants them, the wheel locks aren't going to stop them.
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and where do all of you with locks place the key ?
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Originally Posted by amanda776
I'm not going to buy wheel locks, if someone wants them, the wheel locks aren't going to stop them.
It makes it a whole lot harder thats fo sho. And in that extra time that they need to get the locks unlocked, someone can hear or see them. But yea, you gotta learn the hard way . . .
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Originally Posted by tikbhoy
and where do all of you with locks place the key ?

I actually taped mine underneath the rear seats. A bit extreme, but i figured he'll look underneat the front but maybe not take off the rears and look for it. Maybe they will, but it won't be the first spot they look.


I don't have my car anymore so don;t get any ideas . . .
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What are RS2.0 Wheels?

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