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    Default 20 Pcs Locking nut set - where can I buy one?

    Hi guys, I have some after market rims with 16 normal nuts and 4 lock nuts. I work in a shitty area and in the last month, people have tried to steal my wheels 4 times. Each time they have taken all the nuts off one wheel until they get to the locking nut. Im sick of replacing the nuts they have stolen, so I'm wanting to buy a 20 piece locking nut set where all the nuts are locking ones which require the key. Anyone know where I can buy them? Cheers

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    Thewheeldeal.com.au Gorilla Gaurd lock nuts cant help you with the rest of the nuts. Send him a PM and he'd probably be able to help you. Top bloke.

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    gee they must be mad wheels to need 20 lock nuts.
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    Huh? I got given the gun of my neighbour,

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    Quote Originally Posted by madvnss View Post
    gee they must be mad wheels to need 20 lock nuts.
    Did you read the whole post?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickle' View Post
    Did you read the whole post?
    yeah but 4 times they must be keen. any pics of the wheels.
    Originally Posted by 87RB30VL
    Huh? I got given the gun of my neighbour,

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    Quote Originally Posted by madvnss View Post
    yeah but 4 times they must be keen. any pics of the wheels.
    Haha, I think 4 times is BS. either that... Or he works in redfern.

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    haha redfern or mount druitt
    Originally Posted by 87RB30VL
    Huh? I got given the gun of my neighbour,

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    just buy 5 sets with the same keys some brands run the same keys for a year/ or shipment then change

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    all that trying to steal for 18s yeah there nice wheels but there not worth the owner seeing you or the cops
    Originally Posted by 87RB30VL
    Huh? I got given the gun of my neighbour,

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    Nah down in elizabeth in Adelaide..####ing ridiculous, i recon its the same ####wits who i cut from the bar all the time

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    You need to keep in mind that lock nuts are not necessarily designed to take the torque loads a regular wheel nut needs. You may find you have a stripped nut/key after a couple of uses that will solve your wheel theft problem though.

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    do you have sullvalance were you work one day you will catch the ##### just put a sticker on the window that says ''nothing on this car is worth your life''
    Originally Posted by 87RB30VL
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper View Post
    You need to keep in mind that lock nuts are not necessarily designed to take the torque loads a regular wheel nut needs. You may find you have a stripped nut/key after a couple of uses that will solve your wheel theft problem though.

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    there are lock nuts that can be torqued and rattled they are usally long nuts with spline drive not as secure as some as sockets are easy to bang on but who would have 20 of the same socket

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    you can bash sockets on them they will still come off
    Originally Posted by 87RB30VL
    Huh? I got given the gun of my neighbour,

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    get the allen key style nut or hex key what ever you call it i have them and you need the key to remove them as they are just round on the outside and sit inside the wheel so unless the scum bags are carrying this type of key your wheels will stay on the car but the downside is your in elizabeth your whole car will be gone with the wheels
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xxis11 View Post
    neither is replacing wheel nuts every time
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