mhl23

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Hi all,

I just bought a set of work emotions off a fellow member here.
Just wondering if i am living in the berkeley area, are locking lug nuts necessary?
anybody have their wheels stolen in the berkeley area?
I will go to oakland sometimes, but not all the time.
I live around the campus.

TIA.

edit: and where can i get them in the san jose/milpitas area?
i know auto innovation is one of the places, any other options?

tigsterz

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id get some wheel-locks, my buddy got his stock gsr rims stolen they left his car on milk creates. It wont stop them from taking them but will slow them down.

RU-X

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dude...oakland isn't the only place where u could get ur wheels jacked... but anywho, i'd just get some subaru lock lugs... 35ish bucks to protect ur wheels from the common theif is a cheep buy... altho, if someone really wanted ur wheels, it WILL be gone

tigsterz

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if you want i have a set of mcgard subaru oem wheel locks $25 picked up in san jose =)

WRXakaBooSTi

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yes they are definately necessary if you have aftermarket wheels. i would put locks on rotas, and DEFINATELY on works.

mhl23

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thanks for all the responses.
I went to auto innovation, and they are out of the locking lugnuts.
anywhere else in the san jose area with them instock, maybe?
wanna get them tomorrow morning.

pwnx0rz

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i have subaru wheel locks.
couldn't thieves just buy a pair of subaru wheel locks and easily take my rims?

zumnwrx

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haha thats like asking if you should roll up your windows even tho you locked your doors!

hell YES!

kspek

iTrader: (53)

i live in oakland and my volks don't even get touched.

tigsterz

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they prob wont steal your volks, they will take the whole car and then take the volks after they strip everything in oakland. haha =x

dynamicprojeKtz

iTrader: (23)

theft can happen anywhere...even in the nicest neighborhood. if youre worried about your rims getting jacked, get some locks

RU-X

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theres like 20 different keys so..... if the theif wants to go start collecting keys... then yeah... but i can't see a theif spending that kinda money to get ur wheels, when they can find an easier targert

thesnowboarder

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yea thats so true, but my buddie mike (apexwagon) and calivin (subarusti8 or somthing)'s keys work on eachothers cars... so i reccomend some kind of aftermarket set if your gunna get some

pwnx0rz

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ahh i see. thanks for the info.

mhl23

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i just got some mcgard tuner's lugnuts from auto innovation.
they don't have the locking ones in stock right now.
am i safe for a while?
or are those just for looks and are as easily taken off as the oem lugnuts?