had to take my recent car purchase, back to the dealer as the socket for the locking wheel nuts were misssing, it took the mechanic all of ten mins to replace all four wheel bolts. bet naughty boys could do it in less.
No.2 son got locked out of his car twice cos of key trouble. His mate comes and lets him using a nifty bit of a kit he keeps just in case no.2 son phones him!
No.2 son got locked out of his car twice cos of key trouble. His mate comes and lets him using a nifty bit of a kit he keeps just in case no.2 son phones him!
where I work the scumbags arrived 2 weeks ago and took 8 wheels off 2 vehicles and 2 off the trailer!!!One vehicle was new!!!! It is a charity too. So much for locking wheel nuts. They brought the release sockets with them!!!
Richard says this. When he was working on the docks there were a couple of occasions when one of the fitters had to "break into" a car that was supposedly theft proof - a car would sometimes be sent over from Ireland, and the keys left in it - and they would self lock, which would mean that they had to be broken into (so to speak) so that they could be moved.
Wasn't sure whether or not to be embarrassed - one time I was at my parents, and somebody opposite had obviously locked themselves out of their car - they had been trying for about an hour to get in - took Richard about 5 minutes.
I have removed my security nuts, total waste of time! It only took 10 seconds per nut to remove! which is only a second or so more than the normal nuts
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Hi, I have just had my car to the garage to change all 4 tyres and the mechanic said that he could not see the point of security nuts as they are easy to remove with kit and not many alloy wheels are stolen now.
Quote: Originally posted by Kenton on 03/5/2013
If they weren't fitted, how long until the first post complaining about cheapskate manufacturers making it easier for thieves?
You have a point. But personally, I dont want them as I dont see any need for them.
But you are absolutely right we would complain because thats what people do
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Topic: why bother with locking wheel nuts
which is only a second or so more than the normal nuts
