Wheel Locks?
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Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Area, USA
2015 ML 350
Just a question... The car's alarm will sound if the car is jacked up, and as long as the car's insured, who cares if they steal the wheels & tires? You'll get a whole new set from insurance...just the ones you want, just the kind you like, just like you want 'em.
Also, that 1 heavy wheel lug/lock can affect wheel balance too.
Outside of the inconvenience of finding the car on blocks, I say let them take all the wheels they want! Preferably every 25 thousand miles!
Also, that 1 heavy wheel lug/lock can affect wheel balance too.
Outside of the inconvenience of finding the car on blocks, I say let them take all the wheels they want! Preferably every 25 thousand miles!
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Originally Posted by Barry45RPM
Just a question... The car's alarm will sound if the car is jacked up, and as long as the car's insured, who cares if they steal the wheels & tires? You'll get a whole new set from insurance...just the ones you want, just the kind you like, just like you want 'em.
Also, that 1 heavy wheel lug/lock can affect wheel balance too.
Outside of the inconvenience of finding the car on blocks, I say let them take all the wheels they want! Preferably every 25 thousand miles!
Also, that 1 heavy wheel lug/lock can affect wheel balance too.
Outside of the inconvenience of finding the car on blocks, I say let them take all the wheels they want! Preferably every 25 thousand miles!
I found wheel locks a waste of time. I had them on my LS400, and the key got bent so when I got a flat, I couldn't open it.
I called a friend with an impact hammer, bam, we just broke the lock.
BTW: If a bunch of high schools could do it....
Also, I think the best anti-theft security is the broken Airmatic system where it drops the car so it's on the ground. Then how do you get anything underneth the body to jack it up!
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From: CA
Go with original MB. They are designed not to affect wheel balance.
I have them on my car so would-be thieves can move on to the next car.
Chances are they will cause a lot more damage to your car when removing wheels (undercarriage, scratching panels, etc.).
I have them on my car so would-be thieves can move on to the next car.
Chances are they will cause a lot more damage to your car when removing wheels (undercarriage, scratching panels, etc.).
