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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:28 AM
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I am looking to purchase a set of wheel locks for a 2008 Corvette.

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Here are some good sources of info on the subject:


http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1939807

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1757505

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1670763

http://www.bugmanweb.com/c6/wheellocks.html
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Originally Posted by MSEP
I am looking to purchase a set of wheel locks for a 2008 Corvette.

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Yes. Save your money. Wheel locks are useless. Every thief knows how to remove them with a hammer and undersized socket.

Tom
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Yes. Save your money. Wheel locks are useless. Every thief knows how to remove them with a hammer and undersized socket.

Tom
There are some available with a rotating sleeve around them that prevents this. I forget the name right now though.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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Yes. Save your money. Wheel locks are useless. Every thief knows how to remove them with a hammer and undersized socket.

Tom
This may be true, but Gorilla makes a set that every lugnut is a locking lugnut. They may be able to eventually remove them all, but it will take alot of time, alot of noise and alot of undersized sockets. These are the one's I bought for my custom wheels.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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Yes. Save your money. Wheel locks are useless. Every thief knows how to remove them with a hammer and undersized socket.
And for every person who has wheels stolen and says, "Boy, I wish I had gotten wheel locks." there are 10 who have lost the key or bought a car without a key who can't figure out how to get the lock off. Save your money and spend if on the deductible on comprehensive insurance IF you are one of the very few who ever have wheels stolen.
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Wheel lug locks only serve to delay the inevitable. If someone wants your wheels, consider them gone.
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Wheel locks my only be a deterent, but, then again, that might be enough. Here's my car b/c there were no wheel locks



I now have wheel locks
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Why lock your doors . . .why put deadbolts on the house? A little bit of prevention can be a deterrence and with all due respect, those simple things are money well spent.
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Search "Wheel locks Corvette" on FleaBay
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My 2008 came with wheel locks. Did you not get a set?
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I recycled mine from my 2006 to my 2008, the Vette does not come with standard wheel locks. Must be a dealer add on.
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Those that say they are worthless are simply wrong and I wish they would wake up. Look into to the Gorilla Set #71633N for 20 at around $70.00.
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One of the times I was living in Italy there had been some auto thefts in the area and one of my neighbors had a really elaborate, strong, expensive gate built into his property to prevent his Mercedes from being stolen. The thieves used C4 to blow the gate off the hinges, pulled the gate away with a neighbor's hot-wired car and stole the Mercedes.

They want 'em, they'll get 'em.... or take the whole car.
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Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe
Those that say they are worthless are simply wrong and I wish they would wake up. Look into to the Gorilla Set #71633N for 20 at around $70.00.
THESE are great
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Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe
Those that say they are worthless are simply wrong and I wish they would wake up. Look into to the Gorilla Set #71633N for 20 at around $70.00.
Geesh, I'd sure hate to lose the key
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For $10 buy a spare key.
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Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe
For $10 buy a spare key.
It's the first thing that Gorilla recommends you do. I keep one hidden in the car incase I need it and have one hidden in my garage as a backup. I always know where they are at.
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Originally Posted by CQRT
Why lock your doors . . .why put deadbolts on the house? A little bit of prevention can be a deterrence and with all due respect, those simple things are money well spent.



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It's the first thing that Gorilla recommends you do. I keep one hidden in the car incase I need it and have one hidden in my garage as a backup. I always know where they are at.
I have my GF keep one in her undies, lose at hand so to speak.



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