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Has anyone ever heard of these are used them. I am thinking of getting them and they look, well.... different. They look more secure than any other conventional wheel lock

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Old 06-10-2010, 05:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Has anyone ever heard of these are used them. I am thinking of getting them and they look, well.... different. They look more secure than any other conventional wheel lock


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Old 06-10-2010, 06:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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whoa those really dont look too good to me imo..
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I use those on my Audi TT. They are designed to fit over a properly torqued lug so they are safer then replacing a lug with a locking lug that can't be torqued down properly! I believe they only work on the small Euro 17-19mm lugs though. Not our OE lugs!! BTW: They have been out for over ten years!! I've had my set for about 6 years.
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that sucks, you are 100% sure they wont fit our OE lugs? is there a certain type of lug that i could use on an aftermarket wheel, that would fit our cars and these locks? I believe we need a 1.25 thread pitch for our lugs.

as far as your experience, in physically dealing with them, do you think they are more secure than a regular locking lug nut?
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Do they make bolts/nuts that are the size head that fit on an audi/volkswagon that would fit on our japanese cars?
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Do they make bolts/nuts that are the size head that fit on an audi/volkswagon that would fit on our japanese cars?
They may fit over non oe lug bolts. Just not sure. I've only seen them on Euro vehicles.
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Wow, I had a set of those way back on my VW. They worked good for me.
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Looks like if you have a small enough flat head screwdriver you could unscrew them?
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im in contact a vendor of theirs and he is trying to find a solution for us.
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Does anyone know of any wheel locks that rotate on ball bearings or something? The way someone removes a wheel lock is to hammer a socket over it, but if there's no resistance from the lock itself, unless say a key is inserted would null this tactic.
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Looks like if you have a small enough flat head screwdriver you could unscrew them?
Trust me, they're not coming off withouth the key unles someone wants to damage the wheel.
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these require a 17mm or 19mm lug nut. does anyone know if they make 17mm or 19mm lug nuts that fit on our studs (which are 12x1.25mm)
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There are no aftermarket lugs currently available that work with our stock Rays. We use that cone & washer style lug.
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for aftermarket application, i believe the black tops will fit on these lugs: which will fit on our cars with aftermarket wheels that use acorn style lug nuts.

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