C8 Mag Lug Nuts
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C8 Mag Lug Nuts
I am placing my final order request 2022 C8 (I am #3 on dealer list) for a Hypersonic Gray with the 5 open spoke Carbon Flash-painted aluminum wheels with machined edge. On the Chevrolet Build your Vette website the lug nuts look gray. I was thinking about getting the Wheel lock kit in chrome but believe that it would not look good with the carbon flash. I wonder if it’s even worth spending the $105 for theft preventions?
Thanks for feedback,
Uno
Thanks for feedback,
Uno
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Great color choice! Had I gotten a 2022 it would have been a hard choice between Hypersonic and my 2021 Accelerate Yellow. The lug nuts are a matching chrome. I have a set of the GM locks ready to go as soon as my car arrives; had them on my C7 as well.
Last edited by Kracka; Jul 2, 2021 at 09:37 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '21
I had the wheel locks. After reading discussions here I decided to remove them. If thieves want your wheels and tires they will get them. More damage done with the locks installed. Thieves know the key is in the car as well, they are likely to break into the car to get the key. Car is insured, no insurance discount for having wheel locks. One less thing to worry about when having the car serviced as well, I’m always forgetting to leave the key out where they can find it.
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '21
The lug key will still be in the vehicle somewhere. Now you have a broken window AND missing wheels. At least that was my logic for removing them. I think wheel theft is actually fairly rare. The inclination alarm will sound when they start jacking up the car anyways (2LT and 3LT), but even that won’t deter determined thieves.
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I also lock the doors to my home, apparently some folks don't as a professional thief can get in anyway!
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At 140 ft-lbs C8 torque not so easy to get off without the key. Some years ago bought Gorilla locks for my Truck. Needed to remove a tire to bring and have repaired and the key broke. Read all that stuff about pound a 12 point socket over the lock and it's easy to get it off! Well two destroyed 12 point quality sockets later I finally got it off. Used a 5 lb sledge to pound it over the lock. Was ready to weld a socket on the lock, another approach! Never used Gorilla locks again! May just have been my luck but never have had an issue with McGard. However I also order another key, keep one in the tool bag in the Frunk and another in my tool box.
Last edited by JerryU; Jul 3, 2021 at 03:26 PM.
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I am placing my final order request 2022 C8 (I am #3 on dealer list) for a Hypersonic Gray with the 5 open spoke Carbon Flash-painted aluminum wheels with machined edge. On the Chevrolet Build your Vette website the lug nuts look gray. I was thinking about getting the Wheel lock kit in chrome but believe that it would not look good with the carbon flash. I wonder if it’s even worth spending the $105 for theft preventions?
Thanks for feedback,
Uno
Thanks for feedback,
Uno
Now that I have two sets of wheels and lug nuts I'm thinking of having the "spare" base silver wheels and factory lugs powder coated copper color and seeing how that looks on my Zeus Bronze car. I'm aware that installing and removing the lugs will scrape up the powder cost to some extent if not very careful. In any case the solution to your lug nut color issue might be to have them powder coated any color you like.
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I have used wheel locks for decades. In the US, Advanced Wheel Locks are the way to go. You would need a long time with power tools to defeat one. Just below them, McGard of Europe (I bought from Amazon UK) Has a set that has an aluminum ring that foils hammered socket attempts pretty well. It meets the European High Security standards. Again not available in the US. 1/2 the price of Advanced though. Those two really work. The regular ones the factory sells you I can beat myself with a 12 point socket.
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He parked in Detroit. and snow to boot. Lucky to have any thing left. Chain link fences with barbed wire all over. That be a hint. In fact if you can even see that mess. You should have turned around 5 miles back.
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^^^
Yep in areas like that I refer to it as crooks having a "City Wide Parts Warehouse." Put in your order and they will have whatever next day!
Yep in areas like that I refer to it as crooks having a "City Wide Parts Warehouse." Put in your order and they will have whatever next day!
Last edited by JerryU; Jul 4, 2021 at 10:54 AM.
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I, like many here, don't feel the need for wheel locks. I live in Pittsburgh, not the worst for this type of theft and I understand that. If owning anything nice required me to have this constant apprehension about it, I wouldn't even want it the car.
Half the time I don't even lock the doors or close the windows when I park in public. I've watched seedy characters thrown off by it. It actually works. You can see their thought process. "The owner of this is obviously in sight and carrying a gun"
Try it out!
Half the time I don't even lock the doors or close the windows when I park in public. I've watched seedy characters thrown off by it. It actually works. You can see their thought process. "The owner of this is obviously in sight and carrying a gun"
Try it out!