Is this really a thing? Do I need a second locking wheel nut?
"There's another easier method that thieves use if you only have one lock per wheel; it involves over torquing the other nuts by a good amount (this can be risky, as you can shear off a stud if your lugs are already over torqued), this takes the pressure off the lock nut and you can simply unscrew it by hand"
I thought, these days, there were more vehicle thefts than wheel thefts.
Apart from non-RLD protected spares..
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
8th Aug 2022 8:56 pm
galwaygreen
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now you let the secret out....look out
8th Aug 2022 10:59 pm
Flatlander
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Re: Wheel theft. Is this a thing?
kevofcov wrote:
"There's another easier method that thieves use if you only have one lock per wheel; it involves over torquing the other nuts by a good amount (this can be risky, as you can shear off a stud if your lugs are already over torqued), this takes the pressure off the lock nut and you can simply unscrew it by hand"
Try it
8th Aug 2022 11:33 pm
galwaygreen
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wouldnt rule it out...given spare wheel theif....towbar theif...car thief via keyless...not all nuts done up the same....the otherway would be to overtighten and shear off...plenty weetabix for that one
9th Aug 2022 12:10 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Why go to the hassle of nicking a wheel that’s on the hub when it’s child’s play to take the spare?
9th Aug 2022 12:20 am
galwaygreen
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may have RLD....if your desperate hassle isnt a consideration...many drug fueled..thats where we are sadly
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9th Aug 2022 12:22 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Those on here may have one but I’d bet that is a very, very small percentage of owners. Most peeps have a life!
9th Aug 2022 12:24 am
galwaygreen
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you can still have a life and be on here...as youve displayed...where are you now ???
9th Aug 2022 12:27 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Sudbury, Ontario rather than Suffolk.
9th Aug 2022 12:40 am
galwaygreen
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enjoy
9th Aug 2022 12:41 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Will do, especially as it’s not due to be raining tomorrow! Just got to avoid Yogi and his friends, as in avatar!! If I get eaten by one no fighting over me Engel, Oztent or assorted D3 parts that still clutter up my junk room!
PS I don’t have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than Mrs DSL!!
9th Aug 2022 12:46 am
ronald.soak
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What is this rain of which you speak?.
9th Aug 2022 1:02 am
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And it’s all green here, now that’s a blast from the past for back home.
9th Aug 2022 1:12 am
Lightwater
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Re: Wheel theft. Is this a thing?
Flatlander wrote:
kevofcov wrote:
"There's another easier method that thieves use if you only have one lock per wheel; it involves over torquing the other nuts by a good amount (this can be risky, as you can shear off a stud if your lugs are already over torqued), this takes the pressure off the lock nut and you can simply unscrew it by hand"
Try it
Down under they just flip the car over, it's at just the right height, take all the wheels & burn the remainder. Seen hundreds of cars on their back.
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