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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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I was curious if most people here put one special security wheel locking bolt on each of their rims and if they do, do they buy the MB ones or go to NAPA etc. and buy them there .

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I'd go with OEM MB because a) they're guaranteed to fit, and b) are balanced to OEM bolts. Just my $0.02. Why try to save a few bucks and risk getting the wrong thing, or worse, having the wrong bolts fail on you.
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Originally Posted by slammer111
I'd go with OEM MB because a) they're guaranteed to fit, and b) are balanced to OEM bolts. Just my $0.02. Why try to save a few bucks and risk getting the wrong thing, or worse, having the wrong bolts fail on you.

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best bet is go OEM...can't get them to give any BS excuse if something ever happens to the bolts/wheels etc.
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