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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 621
From: Portland, Oregon
Holy crap! That looks like a really upper-class neighborhood. Doesn't mean there isn't crime, though 
It looks like the crooks used the homeowner's pavers and bricks to prop up the car, LOL.
It looks like the crooks used the homeowner's pavers and bricks to prop up the car, LOL.
The SUV I can understand... those monster aftermarket rims and tires are $$$ expensive. But who the hell steals 15" rims and tires these days? Even if it had the upgrade set, still only 16" rims...
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 62
From: Indianapolis, IN
Even locks aren't that hard to get off. I guess its a deterrent but if you get an old socket you don't want and just smash it on with a hammer they will come off
or use the 30$ crafstman set for stripped bolt removal.
park in the garage is your best bet.
or use the 30$ crafstman set for stripped bolt removal.
park in the garage is your best bet.
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,110
From: Ottawa, Ontario
I already have a set of wheel locks waiting to be installed!
Not sure if the Crafstman extractors are big enough, but other companies do make locking wheel nut removal tools. I had to purchase one when a jack ass mechanic stripped my wheel lock key.
Not sure if the Crafstman extractors are big enough, but other companies do make locking wheel nut removal tools. I had to purchase one when a jack ass mechanic stripped my wheel lock key.
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Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 728
From: San Francisco, CA
I read that the Fit wheels were stolen from a Honda dealer in New Jersey.
From my previous experience, every Honda/Acura that my family has bought with alloys did not have wheel locks when it was sitting on the dealer lot.
From my previous experience, every Honda/Acura that my family has bought with alloys did not have wheel locks when it was sitting on the dealer lot.
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 13
From: NJ, US
won't help....
Originally Posted by b17gsr
I already have a set of wheel locks waiting to be installed!
Not sure if the Crafstman extractors are big enough, but other companies do make locking wheel nut removal tools. I had to purchase one when a jack ass mechanic stripped my wheel lock key.
Not sure if the Crafstman extractors are big enough, but other companies do make locking wheel nut removal tools. I had to purchase one when a jack ass mechanic stripped my wheel lock key.
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 117
From: Westerville, OH, USA
Years ago, the front wheels were stolen off my ex-wife's car. Crooks left the front up on blocks.
She noticed the missing wheels when she backed off the blocks.
(She could have used the garage, but she was too lazy to fool with the garage door.)
She noticed the missing wheels when she backed off the blocks.
(She could have used the garage, but she was too lazy to fool with the garage door.)
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 42
From: Ohio
Hmmm... on Sunday, I noticed that the rear passenger-side wheel on my wife's 93 Accord was missing two bolts. Either the garage didn't put them on after checking the brakes (or didn't tighten them enough), or somebody started stealing the wheels and stopped shortly after they started.
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Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 728
From: San Francisco, CA
Originally Posted by ysspo
These pics remind of BBS wheeels taken from my Maxima couple of years ago. They broke my passenger side window to take the wheel lock out of the glove box and my car was set on a milk crate which had collaped on one side. Rotors were basically digging into the pavement on the side of the car. Since you need to keep the wheel lock key in the car in case of need, wheel locks don't really help if the thiefs are determined enough...