RE: Wheel Lock Recommendation?

[Ed Kellock <EKELLOCK@ECS-INC.com>]

Thanks Greg.  These are the locks I remember being the favored item not the
Gorilla locks.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Greg Amy [SMTP:grega@pobox.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, April 06, 1999 3:15 PM
> To:	'Peter Schulz'; 200; 20v; quattro
> Cc:	'EKELLOCK@ECS-INC.com'
> Subject:	RE: Wheel Lock Recommendation?
> 
> Peter-
> 
> I have Borbet wheels on my car, which have a "sunken" area for the wheel
> bolts, like the BBS wheels. For this type of wheel, I like to use the
> "Eurolocks" that can be obtained from Ron's Parts in CN (they advertise in
> European car).
> 
> Eurolocks are simply a cylindrical "cover" for the factory wheel bolt.
> It's
> released by a key from the end. Once it's removed you can use regular
> tools
> on the wheel bolt.
> 
> However, once it's attached to the wheel bolt, its outer cover spins,
> therefore there's no way to grab and rotate the factory wheel bolt.
> Granted,
> you can probably spend some time and use a screwdriver or whatever to
> break
> these covers off, but by that time you've marked up the wheels badly, and
> have taken enough time to make anyone paranoid move on.
> 
> Note that these work best on wheels where you cannot get a set of pliers
> around the outside of them.
> 
> Since they've been installed on the BBS wheels on my GTi and the Borbets
> on
> my Audi, I've never had any loss of wheels (and I park in some pretty bad
> places which formerly resulted in "wheel liberation." Of course, since
> I've
> installed them I've never been attacked by a pride of lions, so your
> mileage
> may vary...
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Schulz [mailto:schulz@ed.ray.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 9:47 AM
> > To: 200; 20v; quattro
> > Subject: Wheel Lock Recommendation?
> > 
> > 
> > Does anyone have wheel lock recommendations?
> > 
> > I just purchased a new set of wheels and tires and would
> > like to ensure that that they *stay* on the CQ, unless
> > I want to remove them.
> > 
> > TIA
> > -Peter Schulz
> > 1990 CQ
> > 1991 TQW
> > schulz@res.ray.com
> >