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Are Mcgard wheel locks the best wheel locks available? Is there a significant advantage to having locks w/ different keys on all for 4 lug nuts of each wheel?...

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08-20-2003, 10:26 PM   #1
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Are Mcgard wheel locks the best wheel locks available?

Is there a significant advantage to having locks w/ different keys on all for 4 lug nuts of each wheel?
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Different keys = a pain for you when you have to take a wheel off. Even with locks, if they want it, they'll get it. Locks just slow them down/deter them.
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just get the spline drive kit with locks then you only need 2 keys thats what i have and my wheels are still on my car longer then the last set
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Different keys = a pain for you when you have to take a wheel off. Even with locks, if they want it, they'll get it. Locks just slow them down/deter them.
how do they get mcgard locks off, i've only heard of one way to do it and it would take a lot to time + some money, especially if there were 4 of them on each wheel.
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Different keys = a pain for you when you have to take a wheel off.* Even with locks, if they want it, they'll get it.* Locks just slow them down/deter them.
how do they get mcgard locks off, i've only heard of one way to do it and it would take a lot to time + some money, especially if there were 4 of them on each wheel. [/b]
pics of said locks?
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I've heard of them being frozen and then smashed.
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I've heard of them being frozen and then smashed.
haha, you gotta' be kidding. if they can find away to "freeze" them off of my car they can have my wheels. did you hear that from a reputable source?
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ive seen someone get those style off with a flathead and vice grips
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ive seen someone get those style off with a flathead and vice grips
That too. Or a chisel/flathead and a hammer.
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ive seen someone get those style off with a flathead and vice grips
That too. Or a chisel/flathead and a hammer. [/b]
once again, if they want to go through that 16 for my wheels, they can take them.
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