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    If you take your car somewhere to have tires put on it, make sure that you have your wheel lock key in hand before driving off. It is a pain in the rear to get a new one. Appearently no GM dealers in the Austin area stock the things. When I called the manufacturer of the wheel locks the lady told me she probably sells 10 a day to people who lost thiers at a tire store. Well, at least I discovered mine missing doing maint., not on the roadside with a flat

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bobby97SS View Post
    If you take your car somewhere to have tires put on it, make sure that you have your wheel lock key in hand before driving off. It is a pain in the rear to get a new one. Appearently no GM dealers in the Austin area stock the things. When I called the manufacturer of the wheel locks the lady told me she probably sells 10 a day to people who lost thiers at a tire store. Well, at least I discovered mine missing doing maint., not on the roadside with a flat
    Bro I feel your pain and it's happened to more people than you think..

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    Know what i did? Got rid of the f'ing locks all together! Just get REAL lugnuts and live with it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zapper2003 View Post
    Know what i did? Got rid of the f'ing locks all together! Just get REAL lugnuts and live with it
    X2. The thieves can get your wheels with those locks on there. The only person they make it hard to get the wheels off for is you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zapper2003 View Post
    Know what i did? Got rid of the f'ing locks all together! Just get REAL lugnuts and live with it
    +1 here got rid of mine....i dont live in N.Y. dont have to worry bout someone jacking my wheels

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    It keeps them on with the little neihbor hood punks that take anything that isn't somewhat locked down. They took my platic caps off of one side of my car already!

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    i think firehawks are the only rims worth putting the locks on.

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    That happened to me w/my old Z. I went back to the shop that did not give it back to me & made them remove the locks & put a new set on & hand me the key to the new set.
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    Quote Originally Posted by third_shift|studios View Post
    i think firehawks are the only rims worth putting the locks on.
    I think my white SS wheels are nice, and just as hard to find as Firehawk wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bobby97SS View Post
    I think my white SS wheels are nice, and just as hard to find as Firehawk wheels.
    ZR1's? Firehawk rims are not made anymore. ZR1's can be bought anywhere.

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