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Old 06-06-10, 04:54 PM
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I know that if they really want them they will get them but I dont want to make it easy for thieves. I know the OEM IS-F rims are expensive so insurance will give you enough to cover the cost of most aftermarket wheels out there but its still a pain to go through so I'm thinking of getting some wheel locks for my car when my new rims are ready. Whats the latest and greatest out there? I know thieves can use a tool to remove regular wheel locks by hammering it on and then just spin them off but what about what about wheel locks with spinning outer shafts? The problem with most wheel locks is they are ugly as sin and usually only come in chrome. I'd prefer something in black.

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$250-$300 Volk formula racing lugs, they are round on the outside and you need a hex key to get to the slot then once that's removed you need a heptagon shaped key that goes inside the lug to open them. Yes you could jam a socket over them to removed them but seeing as to how there would be 20 of them it would still take a very long time to get them all.

$90 bucks per set Kyo Ei Dency 2000 locks, these are pretty interesting.
http://www.nengun.com/kyo-ei/dency-2000-lock-nuts
These have a spinning outer shell, even if you hammer a removal tool on there it will just spin. To remove the cap you need a special tool that will expose the inner portion to remove. They come in black too.

$20Gorilla guard nuts with spinning outer shell:
http://www.gorilla-auto.com/gorilla.guard.locks
only come in ugly chrome

what else is out there?
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i love my dency locks...got them for 75 shipped.
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
i love my dency locks...got them for 75 shipped.
From a shop or did you buy them from someone?
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from a online shop..fizz autosports.
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Old 06-06-10, 10:50 PM
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no matter what you get it will be a wise investment
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Called fizz they dont have them in stock Does anyone else know who would carry the kyo-ei wheel locks? Either the dency 2000 ro the ReGuard ones would work.
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On a side note, the gorilla spinning locks are not effective, take a large flat screw driver and wedge it between spinning part and lock nut, one hit with a hammer and it cracks off. Kyo-ei looks promising though.
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I have McGard Spline drive lug nuts on my car. Every lug nut needs a key to get them off, then there's the locking lug nut, which uses a different key.
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Originally Posted by ecr527
I have McGard Spline drive lug nuts on my car. Every lug nut needs a key to get them off, then there's the locking lug nut, which uses a different key.
This is the solution I ended up going with in the end
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