Beware, The Thieves are Out

[Junkley]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

The would be thief or vandal or whatever doesn't know how to use the tool right.

I'd have your wheel locks off in about 5 min. I should know I get paid to remove them


Now if you want a wheel lock that can't be removed get the ones Jeep is using now. They spin independent of the actual bolt. You can't use a tool to remove them if you don't have the key.

^^^ that brightens my day when a customer who looses there wheel lock key comes in and I tell them they have to cut the wheel off or pay a locksmith a fortune to make a key.

I can get these at a Jeep dealer? They’ll definitely fit the wheels?

If so, I’ll go score them tomorrow morning. I’m not really sleeping well knowing that someone is deliberately after my car.

[Starter986]

Yeah, Piper!~ LOL. You know I'm just razzing ya.

Everyone else... I don't bite. Hard.

My wheels, stock, don't have locks. I've spacers... and don't want to go hunting for proper locking lugs. Plus... thge wheels are stock.

On my Edge I did strip the lock tool... and the tire shop had to wrench off the locks. I had purchased four new lugs from AZ and when the tire gut went to reinstall the wheels he informed me that the four lugs I had purchased were smaller than the originals.

Good, I told him. If anyone wants to steal my 22's they better bring more than a tire iron.

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by Junkley

I can get these at a Jeep dealer? They’ll definitely fit the wheels?

If so, I’ll go score them tomorrow morning. I’m not really sleeping well knowing that someone is deliberately after my car.

You know I brought it up because that style is like impossible to crack, but as I was typing it I thought to myself "man, new jeeps use wheel bolts like the Porsche... seem like a similar size..."


I haven't seen (or haven't bothered to look) closely at the stock Porsche style mating surface on the lug bolts but it might work if you can get the right thread pitch.


I want to say that the Jeeps use a 60 degree conical mating surface. but don't take my word for it. Aren't Porsche wheels a spherical surface?

[MrBen]

If you don't want to confront them with firepower which is what I would do. How about a night vision trail camera. Seems you get them on film the local authorities would probably be able to identify them. So glad I don't live in a city. I have 14 acres with cameras a big dog and lots of ammo nobody in there right or wrong mind would come back here and risk there well being for anything

[Xpit77]

In my hometown the new thing is to steal cat converters.While there still on the vehicle.

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by Xpit77

In my hometown the new thing is to steal cat converters.While there still on the vehicle.

haha... jokes on them if they come to my house. I don't have any Cadillac converters on my machines.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

haha... jokes on them if they come to my house. I don't have any Cadillac converters on my machines.

I knew a guy who called them Catalina Converters!