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Old May 3, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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Does the 03 Z06 models come with factory wheel locks? My 02 coupe had them when I bought the car but my new Z does not have them.
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Old May 4, 2003 | 05:36 PM
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No wheel locks thank God!!!
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Old May 12, 2003 | 11:39 PM
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No, but my Chevy dealer had a kit complete with key that looked great and took about five minutes to install. It was about $30 and change. :thumbs:
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Old May 13, 2003 | 05:46 AM
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So the 2003 does NOT come with wheel locks. Did the 2002 Z06 come with them?
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Old May 13, 2003 | 08:00 AM
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I have exactly the same as Gardiner and mine has no wheel locks either.

BTW Gardiner, how long you had yours? I bought mine on the 17th of March and after having to wait 6 weeks for it to get to the UK, I am finally able to drive it!! :hurray:

Let me know what mods you are planning as I have a pile of bits sitting in the spare room waiting to be fitted and I would like to know what differnce your mods make to yours.
These include:
Carbon Air Bridge
Blackwing
BPP Quick Shift
CAGS Defeat
Grills for the gills, rear gaps and front brake vents

I also have the Euro spec rear lights which will be fitted next week prior to the car going for SVA.

Then later I have an LG Motorsport Carbon rear wing and a set of C5-R fixed headlights.
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Old May 13, 2003 | 08:04 AM
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Default Re: Wheel locks (Shylor)

The 02's did come with wheel locks.
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Old May 13, 2003 | 08:35 AM
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I have exactly the same as Gardiner and mine has no wheel locks either.

BTW Gardiner, how long you had yours? I bought mine on the 17th of March and after having to wait 6 weeks for it to get to the UK, I am finally able to drive it!! :hurray:

Let me know what mods you are planning as I have a pile of bits sitting in the spare room waiting to be fitted and I would like to know what differnce your mods make to yours.
These include:
Carbon Air Bridge
Blackwing
BPP Quick Shift
CAGS Defeat
Grills for the gills, rear gaps and front brake vents

I also have the Euro spec rear lights which will be fitted next week prior to the car going for SVA.

Then later I have an LG Motorsport Carbon rear wing and a set of C5-R fixed headlights.
I bought mine a few weeks ago, got about 800 miles on it now. I installed a set of Borla Oval Quad tip Stingers the other day. I have a Blackwing and Predator for it, both not installed yet. One application of Zaino.
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Old May 13, 2003 | 09:59 AM
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Default Re: Wheel locks (Gardiner)

The wheel locks were dropped on '02 cars built after roughly 2/25/02, according to a GM bulletin at the time. Basically, it was a cost issue.

Later cars have the new lug nuts.
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Old May 13, 2003 | 06:28 PM
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A cost savings? It cost them...what $15 per car, if that!
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Old May 13, 2003 | 07:11 PM
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Don't shoot the messenger.

Based on what I saw, it also involved reimbursing dealers for their installation.
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Old May 13, 2003 | 09:29 PM
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You mean to say GM didn't install them? They paid dealerships to install them!
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