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Originally Posted by upallnight
Why do people lock their wheels and not leave the key/tool to unlock the wheels in the car? If you'are afraid that someone is going to steal your wheels, you need to move to a better neighborhood. Most professional thieves won't bother to remove the wheels, they'll steal the entire car.
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I have never ever before forgotten to put the key back in my x5.
I just installed spacers the week before on the front wheels and therefore no longer needed the factory 19mm lug bolts, and in my infinite wisdom when I was putting the factory lug bolts in a bag I forgot to remove the key from a lock lug and so it sat in the bag till my brother-in-law could track it down late friday night in my garage.
and yes the first thing I did when I got home yesterday was buy 4 BMW lug bolts and therefore removed those bloody lug locks and they and the precious key are sitting in a box in a drawer now.
My car sits in a garage during day and night so little worry about them getting stolen.
If someone wants my wheels, you're right, they will be stolen regardless.
And this is kinda funny cause I just told my wife this on her summers when we put them on a few months ago...
moral of story: don't use lug locks OR always make sure the key is in vehicle somewhere.