Advanced Wheel Locks great American company to secure your wheels.

[Valhalla]

35$ set and an impact gun I bet they come off

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[TheShark]

I wanted to secure my wheels - I live in an urban core - and after trying out the McGard but not being satisfied with their look / bulk, I stumbled onto Advanced Wheel Locks -- https://advancedlocks.com/ -- I had a chat with them on the phone and just received them today. They are amazing - very secure, well made and don't adversely look like wheel looks unless you look closely.

Well packaged.

Honestly I get that some people would not like the price point, but they are made in the USA by a small business and the quality is noticeably better then McGard and are more secure as well. I have removed old McGards with an old socket and an a hammer - these are made in a conical way that makes that old socket technique impossible.

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Profile comparison McGard and Advanced Wheel Lock

These are great, I've had a set on my Bronco for a while now. Make sure you don't use an air gun on them, always do it manually. I generally remove the locks when I have the tires rotated because I don't trust the tire shops.

 

[swamp2]

35$ set and an impact gun I bet they come off

I'd bet $35 not.

Have you carefully observed their shape and how they foil all of the common techniques out there?

 

[Valhalla]

I have a 2# hammer to whack them on. In the 90's I worked in a garage; we were always having to remove this stuff when it rounded or people lost their "key"

 

[Blakshukvw]

Maybe if I lived in a ‘beautiful suburb it wouldn’t be an issue, but I live in a area that is “blighted” -federal and state designation— smashed car windows, slashed tires and the like / so even stock wheels are acceptable to drug users looking for a fix…

sounds like a lovely place to live.

 

[CalvinT]

Suggestion: Write your Advanced Wheel Lock code on your truck registration, so you always have it in case you somehow find yourself without your key.

I just bought two keys and an extra lock when I placed my order.

 

[CalvinT]

35$ set and an impact gun I bet they come off

Those look like the Maddox Wheel Lock remover from Harbor Freight. Projectfarm tried them. They didn't work on the Advanced wheel lock nor the Free-Wheeling Gorilla lock. They worked on everything else.

This reminds me of o quote from A.H. Weiler, "Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself." Not an exact fit, but close.

 

[TheShark]

Lets face it, if someone wants something bad enough they will figure out a way to get it. The locks stop the casual punk from easy pickings.

 

[Valhalla]

Lets face it, if someone wants something bad enough they will figure out a way to get it. The locks stop the casual punk from easy pickings.

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

I just bought two keys and an extra lock when I placed my order.

one at home
one with my tire tools in the truck. I keep it along with some spare lug nuts and a few things in a zip-lock bag, less-likely to go looking for a little place to hide.

 

[TheShark]

one at home
one with my tire tools in the truck. I keep it along with some spare lug nuts and a few things in a zip-lock bag, less-likely to go looking for a little place to hide.

I picked up a couple of these storage bags on Amazon to keep my wheel lock keys in.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8KMXSWL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

I picked up a couple of these storage bags on Amazon to keep my wheel lock keys in.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8KMXSWL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I'm cheap:

You should see my receipt record system for itemizing my tax deductions!

 

[TheShark]

I'm cheap:

You should see my receipt record system for itemizing my tax deductions!

$7.99 was a little steep, you are shall we say "Thrifty"

 

[swamp2]

Those look like the Maddox Wheel Lock remover from Harbor Freight. Projectfarm tried them. They didn't work on the Advanced wheel lock nor the Free-Wheeling Gorilla lock. They worked on everything else.

@Valhalla , for general knowledge/education check out the video of this. As we've pointed out this is a great product and great company.

 

[Icetek]

$7.99 was a little steep, you are shall we say "Thrifty"

My key is also in a high-security zip lock bag buried in the truck!

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