Theft prevention - wheels?

i say if u dont want ur wheels stolen dont leave it out so they even get a chance. GARAGE IT, SECURED PARKING LOTS etc.

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Originally Posted by ekay1

Has anyone here actually got their rims stolen before?

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i'd say atleast a few people on here have or know someone who has..

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Originally Posted by DC4Integra98

Buy my work vs-ss wheels :).

These rims require special inverted lug nuts, as the stud hole is smaller than a normal rim. They also come stock with the addon that is required to remove the nuts.

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haha your shout?

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Originally Posted by ninzee

lol if the blokes who are trying to steal the wheels are smart enough and want them that bad they will take them one way or another

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it's a sad reality..

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Originally Posted by quangsuke

i say if u dont want ur wheels stolen dont leave it out so they even get a chance. GARAGE IT, SECURED PARKING LOTS etc.

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yeah..sadly it seems that way.


does anybody know what happens with insurance in this case? say if you had full comprehensive? i wouldn't imagine it'd be easy to get your money/replacement wheels

if they want the wheels they will take them, period.

and remember, the harder it is for them to get them off, the more damage to your car they are likely to cause

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Originally Posted by ninzee

what if they jack the car up higher than the gutter lol

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jack it higher good idea, but are they going to have everyones locknut?

unless you know who done it, would you pay whatever excess you pay for replacement wheels?

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Originally Posted by brandonek1

i'd say atleast a few people on here have or know someone who has..


haha your shout?


it's a sad reality..


yeah..sadly it seems that way.


does anybody know what happens with insurance in this case? say if you had full comprehensive? i wouldn't imagine it'd be easy to get your money/replacement wheels

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Get a good alarm system with a tilt sensor. Set it to 1 or 2 degree tilt. +lock nuts.

Thats your best bet.

Or if your baller, get hydraulic suspension and before you lock and leave your car... Slamm it on its **** so that way no jacks can fit under it it LOL

(make sure you have no rear tow hook access for them to use as a jacking point)

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Originally Posted by na-118

unless you know who done it, would you pay whatever excess you pay for replacement wheels?

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so i'd pretty much have to pay over $1k (since im p-plater) to get them back in that case?
that really sucks :thumbsdown:

Btw locknuts did save my shitty wheels once, not sure why they would wanna steal it but some idiot tried and couldnt undo the locknut (even i didnt have the key to it). My friends and i heard noises from my rear wheels late night at the carwash and turned out i was driving around with only 1 nut on the wheel, the locknut. Found the rest of the nuts lying around at my usual parking spot.

Even Bob Jane took like 30mins+ and $50 to get those locknuts out.

My last set of wheels used barrel nuts which needed a hex key because it sat in deep, and then i got locknuts with that retarded shaped key.

=get 2 dif lock nuts on each wheel LOL
=tilt sensor
=sslam your car :D so trolley jacks cant go under ahha

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Originally Posted by viinnh

=get 2 dif lock nuts on each wheel LOL

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haha that's not actually a bad idea...maybe even 4 per wheel XD.
it's already been said though, this would just slow them down a bit :/

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Originally Posted by flipfire

Get these lol

http://www.mcgard.com/prod_imgs/LockConeReg.jpg

but even if you get locknuts, your wheels can still get stolen if they snap off the bolt the locknut is attached too.

Alarm tilt sensor is a plus too.

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I had these at one stage, drove me nuts taking them off cos i lost the key

there are actually alarms where it goes off when ur cars locked and the wheels go off, ive seen it somewhere just dont remember