wheels stolen :(
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: West By God Virginia
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Sorry to see your day start like that.
Hope you're back on the road soon. On the bright side, you'll get new shoes out of the headache. Are you going to go with the same setup or something different? Perhaps an opportunity to make lemonade out of lemons.
Hope you're back on the road soon. On the bright side, you'll get new shoes out of the headache. Are you going to go with the same setup or something different? Perhaps an opportunity to make lemonade out of lemons.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Champaign IL
Man I am Really sorry to Hear this! I hope someone Find them. Just so you know, It doesn't matter HOW many LOCKING lug NUTZ you have!! A thief can get them off in a second!
My buddy Lost the Key to his C5's Locking Lug nutz. Gorilla BRAND all his Lugs were Locking, 5 Per Wheel!! I simply took my Sears Lock Lug nut Remover Kit and Cordless Dewalt 18Volt Impact Driver to his house and had all the Lugs Removed (20 of them) in less then 2 minutes. I didn't even have to line up the Lugs and Socket.. Just slammed them on the Lugs.. NO DAMAGE to RIMS either.. IT WAS scary FAST how Fast I got all the LUGS to Come off!!
Here is a Link to the Tool!!
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952165000P
My buddy Lost the Key to his C5's Locking Lug nutz. Gorilla BRAND all his Lugs were Locking, 5 Per Wheel!! I simply took my Sears Lock Lug nut Remover Kit and Cordless Dewalt 18Volt Impact Driver to his house and had all the Lugs Removed (20 of them) in less then 2 minutes. I didn't even have to line up the Lugs and Socket.. Just slammed them on the Lugs.. NO DAMAGE to RIMS either.. IT WAS scary FAST how Fast I got all the LUGS to Come off!!
Here is a Link to the Tool!!
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952165000P
Last edited by slvrzo6; Jan 2, 2009 at 01:11 PM.
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Doral Fl
Man that just ain't right !!!!! we work so hard to keep the car looking nice , then some punks come around and have to ruin our day. I hope your insurance takes care of you , It sure sucks starting the year off like this. I feel for you brother 
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Midland TX
Man I am Really sorry to Hear this! I hope someone Find them. Just so you know, It doesn't matter HOW many LOCKING lug NUTZ you have!! A thief can get them off in a second!
My buddy Lost the Key to his C5's Locking Lug nutz. Gorilla BRAND all his Lugs were Locking, 5 Per Wheel!! I simply took my Sears Lock Lug nut Remover Kit and Cordless Dewalt 18Volt Impact Driver to his house and had all the Lugs Removed (20 of them) in less then 2 minutes. I didn't even have to line up the Lugs and Socket.. Just slammed them on the Lugs.. NO DAMAGE to RIMS either.. IT WAS scary FAST how Fast I got all the LUGS to Come off!!
My buddy Lost the Key to his C5's Locking Lug nutz. Gorilla BRAND all his Lugs were Locking, 5 Per Wheel!! I simply took my Sears Lock Lug nut Remover Kit and Cordless Dewalt 18Volt Impact Driver to his house and had all the Lugs Removed (20 of them) in less then 2 minutes. I didn't even have to line up the Lugs and Socket.. Just slammed them on the Lugs.. NO DAMAGE to RIMS either.. IT WAS scary FAST how Fast I got all the LUGS to Come off!!
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Champaign IL
When you say he had "Gorilla Brand" locks - did he have the Gorilla-Guard Model locks like shown in Post #65? Most Gorilla locks are similar to the locks GM uses and can be removed by pounding an extractor socket over the outer perimeter. The "Gorilla-Guards" however have a hardened steel rotating sheath tightly surrounding the perimeter specifically designed to prevent using such a tool. The local Discount Tire said they had to remove one of these on a wheel where the owner lost his key and it took them an hour with all their tricks and they almost ruined the wheel.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Midland TX
I would say that the Gorilla-Guard outer shields are virtually impossible to get off due to both the material and inter-locked design (at least while installed on the wheel)... so that narrows the options quite a bit. These were developed because regular locks WERE relatively easy to defeat.
Race Director
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From: Out of Site...Out of Mind. Corvette: anything else is just transportation.
St. Jude Donor '09 thru '20
Oh, That's just wrong............ 
Check the local Pawn Shops and area "ricer" shops. Punks/Crackheads aren't smart enough to think you won't go looking for them.
Bet they've been pawned or sold for drugs.
Check the local Pawn Shops and area "ricer" shops. Punks/Crackheads aren't smart enough to think you won't go looking for them.
Bet they've been pawned or sold for drugs.
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2001
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I personally had Guerilla make an extra set of wheel locks using the original key. I have 2 locks on each of my HRE Wheels. So Good luck to them. If they are willing to go through the grinding effort with the appropriate wrench size on 8 locks then they can have my HRE's
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: O'Fallon MO
At work I can't see the pics so I'm left up to my imagination.
However this may not have been about the wheels and someone was just that desperate for some tires for their own ride, Lord knows these aren't cheap.
Sorry for your loss, hope you get to upgrade over this.
However this may not have been about the wheels and someone was just that desperate for some tires for their own ride, Lord knows these aren't cheap.
Sorry for your loss, hope you get to upgrade over this.
