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Old 09-29-09, 06:47 PM
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Can anyone recommend a set of theft proof wheel locks? Apparently, would be thieves have access to a master set and are ripping people off of there wheels.
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Have you tried McGard ?
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Yep, tried Mcgard and they took the wheels off the car like the locks had a phillips head on them. In fact, they left the wheel locks in the drive way as a courtesy.
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bottom line is they want it, they take it. locks will take them a bit longer, but nothing is theft proof

i had mcgard locks and lugs and i think they are some of the better ones out there
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Reminds me of old Rodney Dangerfield jokes.

I tell ya, I live a tough neighborhood, yea a tough neighborhood. The other day they stole the hub caps off my car .............. while I was driving it.

When I moved in there I asked the cop how long it took to walk to the subway. He said "I don't know, nobody ever made it"!

I tell ya I don't get no respect ....... no respect at all.
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Originally Posted by rominl
bottom line is they want it, they take it. locks will take them a bit longer, but nothing is theft proof

i had mcgard locks and lugs and i think they are some of the better ones out there
I'm trying to buy McGard locks online and was wondering if the ones that Sewell is selling are McGards. Here is what I came across
http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/par...id=87322&all=Y

Thanks!
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umm hard to say, i know there are other brands that look similar

why not call sewell and ask? tell them you want to be sure they are mcgards before you buy
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If you want a pretty full proof way of protecting your wheels buy 5 different sets of wheel locks and put one on each wheel.
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