Dear Santa, please could I have some new wheels for my car...

[Hedge]

I remember reading something about locking nuts being slightly weaker or something compared to the other bolts.

On one of my old Mondeo's I had 2 lots of locking wheel nuts mainly due to the fact that my dealer lost mine and so had to replace it and also gave me an extra set.  

[jonnym]

^^^^^^^^^^^

What he said 

Also, a lot of the time, they're hooded up, so all you see is figure/s in usually dark clothing.

Detection chances are pretty slim

When my car got broken into (not at a station) the local shop keeper showed me his cctv and the quality was terrible and all I could see were shapes. Thus no one was ever caught. I'd love to see how these absolute twa$s would feel if t happened to them.

They'd nick someone elses car or attempt to steal someones car window to fit theirs knowing how dumb they are!! haha!

[Rachael]

Haha very true!
Eugh this is something that REALLY annoys me. We work hard to have nice things in our lives that we enjoy and then some scum bags thieve them.

Go out and earn a living like everyone else!

[Hedge]

You speak the truth Rachael. 

[jonnym]

Haha very true!
Eugh this is something that REALLY annoys me. We work hard to have nice things in our lives that we enjoy and then some scum bags thieve them.

Go out and earn a living like everyone else!

Tell you what does my head is every scums bags house i've been in.......has a games console atleast AND everytime has a MASSIVE flat screen TV. HOW?!?!?!?!?

[Rachael]

That's an entirely different conversation   

[jonnym]

That's an entirely different conversation   

:) Indeed! Haha. Locking wheel nuts:

Good article here which uses the Mk4 Golf as the test car - http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/35994/locking-wheel-bolts

Less than £10 a wheel and tey also say McGard ones are good.

[smil3r]

I know it's a bit off topic but here's the latest craze up in Aberdeen. My sisters friend got her 6 week old A3 stolen the other week by this method. Apparently some gangs got a master key to get into any new Audi and there going about doing this. There using 15-16 year olds to go and steal the cars so they don't get prosecuted!!!

http://local.stv.tv/aberdeen/news/court-crime/28587-warning-to-audi-car-owners/

[Rachael]

That's ridiculous! An emergency key in the glovebox WTF!  why haven't they told the owners!

We had a similar thing down Here with bmws,  thieves broke in, and programmed a key to the car and drove off happy as Larry

[jonnym]

That's ridiculous! An emergency key in the glovebox WTF!  why haven't they told the owners!

We had a similar thing down Here with bmws,  thieves broke in, and programmed a key to the car and drove off happy as Larry

Even with all this hi-tech security, no car made to date, cannot be stolen.....and you don't need expensive tools to do it. It really is crazy. Dealers know all this of course!

[Rachael]

^^^^^^^^^^

Very very true. It's a shame, and a sad society we live in where you go to bed at night and there is a chance your car might not b there in the morning.

I might get a train horn fitted to my alarm, if that thing starts going off they'll definitely start running!

[sub39h]

I know it's a bit off topic but here's the latest craze up in Aberdeen. My sisters friend got her 6 week old A3 stolen the other week by this method. Apparently some gangs got a master key to get into any new Audi and there going about doing this. There using 15-16 year olds to go and steal the cars so they don't get prosecuted!!!

http://local.stv.tv/aberdeen/news/court-crime/28587-warning-to-audi-car-owners/

That's just frigging stupid. Just because it's in the manual does not give the manufacturer the right to leave the equipment to drive the car off left INSIDE the car