What are wheel locks?

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are electronic? Automatic? How do they work? Can I access them from inside the car or do I have manually lock it?
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Wheel locks would be a lug nut that requires an attachment (key) go on the socket to be able to turn it. so in theory no one can roll up to your car real quick and with a normal lug wrench take the wheel off. Their usefulness is greatly up for debate as they are not horribly hard to defeat for a criminal, but it may be enough for someone to skip your car and go to the quicker and easier car.

The image below from left to right has key, wheel lock, and normal lug nut.

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All they do is slow down a thief.
 

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For extra secure wheels, buy 4 of these ... ;)

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I just never heard of anyone stealing wheels? I guess they do and if you have nice wheels better than stock. I just run what came on the car, so I am like just about everybody else. All Civics with my trim are all over the place. Another thing to remember when I take car in and have the wheels rotated. But it came with the car. And I did not what to argue about it.
 


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I just never heard of anyone stealing wheels?
We had a string of wheel thefts last spring around my neighborhood....both stock and aftermarket wheels, so it does happen. That's certainly one of my hesitations about getting aftermarket wheels is that thieves may perceive higher value than OEM and want to try to steal them.
 

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I just never heard of anyone stealing wheels?
Went to check out apartments to rent last year and, in the parking lot at one complex, there was a car on blocks with all four wheels gone. We kept driving and left. Nope, not gonna live there.
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