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buy an fin alarm!!! and don't park in the fin ghetto too!!!!
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everyone acts like wheel locks dont do **** but if they dont then why did they bother to stop and not to follow through on stealin my rims?
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my sister's civic si got her wheels stolen 3 times. first time they stole 2, she didn't have locks. second time they stole all the wheels with wheel locks. third time they stole her car and then found the car without rims near silvercreek high school. Note to self do not buy a honda :P
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i always park with my wheels locked left or right, i've always thought it would make it harder to get the wheel off for S***F***'s, i mean thieves
same with bike locks, the $20 takes 10 seconds to break while the $200 takes 10 minutes
if they are portable locks aka under 20 lbs, they can be broken
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they worked for your situation, being in a mall for an hour or three in a well lit parking lot...but locks overnight with little streetlight for a good 8 hours say bye bye rims.Originally Posted by xhengmanx
everyone acts like wheel locks dont do **** but if they dont then why did they bother to stop and not to follow through on stealin my rims?
same with bike locks, the $20 takes 10 seconds to break while the $200 takes 10 minutes
if they are portable locks aka under 20 lbs, they can be broken
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I work at an auto shop so I've broken/ taken off many wheel locks. some are harder than others. but generally if given enough time its always possible.
although depending on the wheel/lug combination you can't help but damage the wheel when you are removing the lock with out the key.
I'm familiar with two different types of wheel lock removers
1. the kind that is a socket with a spiraled grove that grabs the outside of the wheel lock the more you turn it.
2. the kind where the socket just gets progressively smaller. these are used with the impact gun. you run the socket on the wheel lock with the impact gun for about 10 seconds(it doesn't catch like the above remover, so all it does is spin) this heats it up. then you grab a hammer and pound the socket on (with it heated up it, it expands a small amount ) then wait for it to cool (so it shrinks back to normal size) I usually wait about 1 minute. then stick the impact gun back on and it removes it.
the second type works better where there is little clearance between the lug and the wheel.
The only thing that stops our shop from removing certain locks is if there is a high chance of the wheel being damaged in the process, like when the clearance between the lug and the wheel is too small (in that case we call the customer to let them know what they want to do)
I guess this would stop some thieves from stealing your wheels. Assuming they wouldn't want to steal rims they would have to damage in the process.
although depending on the wheel/lug combination you can't help but damage the wheel when you are removing the lock with out the key.
I'm familiar with two different types of wheel lock removers
1. the kind that is a socket with a spiraled grove that grabs the outside of the wheel lock the more you turn it.
2. the kind where the socket just gets progressively smaller. these are used with the impact gun. you run the socket on the wheel lock with the impact gun for about 10 seconds(it doesn't catch like the above remover, so all it does is spin) this heats it up. then you grab a hammer and pound the socket on (with it heated up it, it expands a small amount ) then wait for it to cool (so it shrinks back to normal size) I usually wait about 1 minute. then stick the impact gun back on and it removes it.
the second type works better where there is little clearance between the lug and the wheel.
The only thing that stops our shop from removing certain locks is if there is a high chance of the wheel being damaged in the process, like when the clearance between the lug and the wheel is too small (in that case we call the customer to let them know what they want to do)
I guess this would stop some thieves from stealing your wheels. Assuming they wouldn't want to steal rims they would have to damage in the process.
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That second lock lug, ive never heard of! have to heat up and let cool, that sounds like a good lock that i'd buy
i'm assuming the thieves have an arsenal of every lug key ever made. Like repo people that take your car, if they cant get it, they always have their ring of 150 keys knowing that 1 will open or start it.
i'm assuming the thieves have an arsenal of every lug key ever made. Like repo people that take your car, if they cant get it, they always have their ring of 150 keys knowing that 1 will open or start it.
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i'm assuming the thieves have an arsenal of every lug key ever made. Like repo people that take your car, if they cant get it, they always have their ring of 150 keys knowing that 1 will open or start it.
I was at the SJ auto show 2 years ago and i used my key on the STi there and i opened up the trunk. Another time i was at Stevens Creek Subaru and i did the same thing and i opened up the trunk. Subaru needs to stop making the same lock/keysOriginally Posted by kYLEMtnCRUZr
That second lock lug, ive never heard of! have to heat up and let cool, that sounds like a good lock that i'd buyi'm assuming the thieves have an arsenal of every lug key ever made. Like repo people that take your car, if they cant get it, they always have their ring of 150 keys knowing that 1 will open or start it.
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No I think I may have confused you. I was talking about wheel lock removers. not wheel lock sets.Originally Posted by kYLEMtnCRUZr
That second lock lug, ive never heard of! have to heat up and let cool, that sounds like a good lock that i'd buy
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I remember when I was like 4, my dads Toyota Supra got its wheels stolen and they left it on milk crates. He was so angry because I think they were brand new....
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btw, if you're wheels got stolen, check the dealer price per wheel, his stock 02's were like 570 or something each... so he easily replaced them with some volks fully covered by insurance.. haha
got to love that Originally Posted by krzyxrevver12
my cousin did, wheel locks dont do ****, if you ever worked at a shop you know how easy it is to take anything off... but anyway, east san jose parked in front of the house...btw, if you're wheels got stolen, check the dealer price per wheel, his stock 02's were like 570 or something each... so he easily replaced them with some volks fully covered by insurance.. haha
How easy are spline drive lugs to remove without the key?
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depends. look at my prior post. and if the clearance is very small there is chance of damaging the rim a little.Originally Posted by chimchimm5
How easy are spline drive lugs to remove without the key?
most wheels with spline drive lugs are pretty easy to remove.
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although depending on the wheel/lug combination you can't help but damage the wheel when you are removing the lock with out the key.
I'm familiar with two different types of wheel lock removers
1. the kind that is a socket with a spiraled grove that grabs the outside of the wheel lock the more you turn it.
2. the kind where the socket just gets progressively smaller. these are used with the impact gun. you run the socket on the wheel lock with the impact gun for about 10 seconds(it doesn't catch like the above remover, so all it does is spin) this heats it up. then you grab a hammer and pound the socket on (with it heated up it, it expands a small amount ) then wait for it to cool (so it shrinks back to normal size) I usually wait about 1 minute. then stick the impact gun back on and it removes it.
the second type works better where there is little clearance between the lug and the wheel.
The only thing that stops our shop from removing certain locks is if there is a high chance of the wheel being damaged in the process, like when the clearance between the lug and the wheel is too small (in that case we call the customer to let them know what they want to do)
I guess this would stop some thieves from stealing your wheels. Assuming they wouldn't want to steal rims they would have to damage in the process.
its even easier than that.Originally Posted by DemonPossessed
I work at an auto shop so I've broken/ taken off many wheel locks. some are harder than others. but generally if given enough time its always possible.although depending on the wheel/lug combination you can't help but damage the wheel when you are removing the lock with out the key.
I'm familiar with two different types of wheel lock removers
1. the kind that is a socket with a spiraled grove that grabs the outside of the wheel lock the more you turn it.
2. the kind where the socket just gets progressively smaller. these are used with the impact gun. you run the socket on the wheel lock with the impact gun for about 10 seconds(it doesn't catch like the above remover, so all it does is spin) this heats it up. then you grab a hammer and pound the socket on (with it heated up it, it expands a small amount ) then wait for it to cool (so it shrinks back to normal size) I usually wait about 1 minute. then stick the impact gun back on and it removes it.
the second type works better where there is little clearance between the lug and the wheel.
The only thing that stops our shop from removing certain locks is if there is a high chance of the wheel being damaged in the process, like when the clearance between the lug and the wheel is too small (in that case we call the customer to let them know what they want to do)
I guess this would stop some thieves from stealing your wheels. Assuming they wouldn't want to steal rims they would have to damage in the process.