Spatt Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 got my Volks on the car and although i hadn't given it much thought... people are saying im crazy just having 17mm nuts holding them on. Do they do some 'nice looking' locking nuts or do i have to get a standard 'locking nut' i have the GT50 nuts at the moment and they look really nice with my new wheels just wondered what people are doing to secure their wheels Matt Quote
mouthwash Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 I came to the conclusion that if they want my wheels then they are going to take them, it's not a crime of opportunity really so I'd imagine they would turn up with something to remove locking nuts too. Quote
Ekona Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Locking wheel nuts only cause trouble. If they want the wheels, they'll get the wheels. 2 Quote
Spatt Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 hmm interesting outlook.. im not worried about coming home from work to find my zed on bricks but i do wonder if im going somewhere in the car, i guess you just dont leave it somewhere where your not happy Quote
AliveBoy Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 as above, they're a waste of time, they're more likely to cause damage to the car forcing the nuts off too. If they really want your wheels they might put the window through to look for the locking nut too... Quote
Zedd Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Just dont go to Liverpool and you'll be fine 1 Quote
WINKJ Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 who really steals wheels these days?!?!?! Quote
Flex Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 who really steals wheels these days?!?!?! wheel thieves Quote
AliveBoy Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 It's still fairly common unfortunately 3 Quote
Piranha Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Oh so that's what they call slammed 😀 Quote
WINKJ Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 who really steals wheels these days?!?!?! wheel thieves ha! i think it's pretty old school to steal someones wheels. similar to stealing car stereos.... old school theivin' Quote
Jetpilot Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Locking wheel nuts, a lot like alarms, are only a deterrent, as others have said, if they want them they will have the tools to get them, but if you have some form of locking wheels nuts they may think twice and find an easier target. Quote
Spatt Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 this was my thought.. they might think twice about it.. shame they all look rubbish tho huh? shame that they dont get killed by a ninja dart or something when they start to undo them.. Anyone seen that stick death thing? Quote
Grundy Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I came to the conclusion that if they want my wheels then they are going to take them, it's not a crime of opportunity really so I'd imagine they would turn up with something to remove locking nuts too. Locking wheel nuts only cause trouble. If they want the wheels, they'll get the wheels. Everywhere I go... 1 Quote
Jetpilot Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) this was my thought.. they might think twice about it.. shame they all look rubbish tho huh? shame that they dont get killed by a ninja dart or something when they start to undo them.. Anyone seen that stick death thing? Most of the nice wheel nuts have a special socket (6 sides rather than std 5 side socket, or something like that), a std socket wont undo them so kind of a deterrent Or tuner nuts use like a large allen key style adapter. Edited February 24, 2015 by Jetpilot Quote
Voodoo Vix Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I'm not sure what Volks you have but I have these Rays ones on my GT-Cs. http://www.part-box.com/product_info.php?products_id=17067 Quote
docwra Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Its a no brainer for me, when pikeys are happy to cut out cats they wont think twice about taking 4 alloys they can weigh in for 50 quid either. For the sake of a £15 set of lockers it stops the opportunists, its difficult to remove 4 locking nuts without making a shedload of noise as well Quote
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