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Originally Posted by fastfredracing
I just ran across a set of Mcguards locks that would be nearly impossible to defeat in a situation where someone was trying to steal your wheels. The outside of them spun on the nut, making the wheel lock remover tools useless. You would have had to either drill them which would take hours, or burn them off , in my case I would have destroyed the wheels. Thank goodness, the guy still had his original paper work , and I was able to obtain a replacement from Mcguard .
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Thanks. Do you remember the model number or type of the Mcguard locks?
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Originally Posted by recycled sixtie
I agree with the above. It will slow the thief down. Having said that when I had my Boxster I had wheel locks on(factory made likely) and when I last changed the summer rims to the winter ones I ended up damaging one wheel lock to the point where I could not get the lock off. I took it to my indy shop and he managed to remove the damaged wheel lock and I told him to put all regular wheel nuts on. I was that exasperated.
If I was in a sketchy area or had no garage then I would put wheel locks on. An extreme measure would be to spray the rims a wild orange, lime green or pink color as an additional deterrent. After all it is a Toyota.  |
Unfortunately it is both a sketchy area and no access to a garage.
They are the higher end Corolla wheels. I can see the after market demand for them.
